SS Bogstad

History
Norway
NameBogstad
OwnerFearnley & Eger
Port of registry Norway, Oslo
BuilderGraham & Co.
Yard number153
Laid down1910
Launched1910
CompletedOctober 1910
AcquiredOctober 1910
Maiden voyageOctober 1910
In serviceOctober 1910
Out of service4 September 1918
FateTorpedoed and sunk on 4 September 1918
NotesCall letters: MGCS
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage1,589 GRT
Length47.3 metres (155 ft 2 in)
Beam11.6 metres (38 ft 1 in)
Depth5.6 metres (18 ft 4 in)
Installed powerTriple expansion engine
PropulsionOne screw propeller
Speed9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph)
Crew12

SS Bogstad was a Norwegian cargo ship of 1,589 GRT in operation between 1910 and 1918. She was torpedoed and sunk by SM UB-125 18 nautical miles (33 km) south of Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel on 4 September 1918 with the loss of all 12 of her crew, while she was travelling from Bilbao, Spain to Newport, United Kingdom with a cargo of iron ore.