Thorodd
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Fleurus
was laid down in Savannah in the USA just after first
world war, and put in service for the French Navy. In 1924
she was sold to Norway and refitted for civil duty. In
1934 Fleurus was sold to Thorodd AS and renamed to
Thorodd. In the spring of 1940 she was put in service as a
neutrality guard boat for the Norwegian navy and sent
northwards and used among other things to transport POW's.
She experienced a few smaller engagements with the German
invasion force in Aprkl and May 1940. before she sailed to
England. Here she was quickly rebuilt to a minesweeper and
put in service clearing mines along the Scottish
coastline. In September 1944 she was taken out of service
and spent the rest of the war being laid up. After the war
she returned to Norway and was put in civil service again
under several different owners.
Under
a a journey from Karmøy to Tofte 6.October
1955. her cargo shifted and she capsized and
went down in the deep. The wreck rest today on a depth of
15 to 25 meter southeast of Risør.
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| N58˚ 41. 012′ E 009˚ 14. 103 ( Source:Dykkeblogg ) 
Picture: Thorodd Originally from skovheim.org Courtesy of Bergen Maritime Museum |
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