Bergen
Wrecks in Western Norway (page 4)
The
steamship Inger Tre went down after a stranding in snowy weather on the
12th of January 1936 in Stavfjorden on a journey north towards Narvik. Inger Tre
was stuck on the reef but later slide off and disappeared. The wreck of Inger
Tre rests at a depth of fifteen to thirty meters with the stern as the deepest
part at Trefotskjæret.
The steamship Klaus Fritzen disappeared after an attack by British airplanes from squadron 608 on May 4th 1942. She was laid at anchor when the aircraft arrived over Måløy and opened fire on the ship. She was heavily damaged by three bombs and quickly sank with nineteen fatalities. Today the wreck rests in Måløy harbour in a depth of forty to fifty five meters. The wreck is relatively intact, but damage from the air attack can easily be seen.
The
steamship Lynx was heavily damaged when attacked by Allied bombers close
to Stavenes lighthouse on September 19th 1941 whilst on passage from Hamburg to
Hammerfest. During the attempt to rescue the vessel, she became stranded at
Stavenes. Lynx was registered in Norway and owned by Bergenske Dampskipsselskap,
but sailed under a German flag from April 1940. A salvage attempt was mounted,
but Lynx slid and sank in deep water. The wreck of Lynx rests at a depth of
ninety to one hundred meters The wreck stands intact on her keel, the hull is in a good condition
but covered in fine silt Some inventory and the masts were removed under
attempts to rescue the vessel after the attack and small bits can be seen on the
cliff face.
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Oldenburgh was Built in Germany in 1914 as a reefer named "Pungo" later Mowe, Vineta, Greenbrier then Oldenburgh. In WW1, German sea supply routes were blocked by the Royal Navy. Several German merchant vessels, including the Oldenburg, became commerce raiders, using concealed guns to raid and sink Allied shipping. During WW1 she became the most succesful warship sinking 50 ships, including the Mount Temple that was transporting a collection dinosor fossils from America for the British museum. After the armistice, the Oldenburgh was taken as a war prize and sailed under British ownership as Greenbrier transporting fruit from Africa. At the outbreak of the second world war she was under German ownership again and was requisitioned by the German Navy. In her new role, the Oldenburg acted as a supply ship along the Norwegian coast. Her last journey ended in March 1945 outside Vadheim in the Sognefjorden. The ship was discovered by British Bristol Beaufighters from the Royal Newzealand Air force and attacked with rockets and bombs. The Germans responded to the attack with intensive AA-fire, but the Oldenburg was sunk. Today the wreck is still in a good conditionlayed on her starboard side at a depth of 24-70 meters. fo
The steamship Optima, a
German supply ship launched in 1926, Her last voyage was to supply the German
high command in northern Norway with provisions including vast amounts of
wine, cognac and cheeses in preparation for the for the celebrations to follow
the capture of Murmansk. Whilst laid at anchor in Floro harbour, the Norwegian
MOB 619 attacked her with torpedoes on the 14th of March 1943, quickly sinking
the vessel. Today the wreck of the Optima rests on her port side right outside
the pier at Interlaken in Floro at a depth of thirty to forty-two meters. Wine
bottles litter the seabed while inside the cheese floats up in the holds.
