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Colonia
as she was originally named when she was laid down, was
built in Newcastle in 1902, and had during her career done
service as a cable ship and floating whaling factory. In
1902 she laid the worlds longest telegraph cable between
Fanning Island and Bamfield. She was sold to Norway in
1928 and put in service in the whaling industry. Ten years
later she was sold to Germany, and three years after that
she saw service for the German Kriegsmarine. According to
several sources she was put in service as a depot and
transport vessel for the Finnish Petsamo front in 1941,
based in Kirkenes. She was sunk by Russian airplanes
14.October 1944 northeast of Nordkapp. The wreck rest
today with the stern section on a depth of approx 300
meter north east of Sværholtklubben between Porsangerfjord
and Laksefjord. The bow section has not been found
according to the Norwegian SFT report from 1993.
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| N 70.03 E 25.1 ( Source: Sjøhistorie )  Picture: Colonia Courtesy of Tyne Built Ships Last updated: June 2019
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