MT Vardaas was a Norwegian oil tanker, built in 1931. She could carry . Sailing for Arnt J. Mørland's shipping company and Nortraship, while on its way from Cape Town to Trinidad carrying dead freight, the ship was hit by a torpedo from the on 30 August 1942. All crew of 41 escaped in lifeboats and landed in Plymouth Bay, Tobago. References Bibliography 1931 ships Maritime incidents in August 1942 World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean Ships sunk by German submarines in World War II Ships of Nortraship Tankers of Norway Ships built in Kiel World War II tankers