Nord Norge II
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The
Swedish
steamer Mariehamn was bought after all the ship losses the
Coastal Express company had in second world war. One of
these replacement ships was Mariehamn who was bought in
1942 to cover the loss of the steamer Barøy. She was rebuilt and
refitted at Sarpsborg Mekaniske Verksted. 17.March 1944
she was stood ready for service and was renamed Nordnorge
II. This was actually the second ship with this name after
the sinking of the first Nordnorge that was requisitioned by
the Germans earlier in 1940, and who also was sunk. Under
a journey
from Fredrikstad to Tromsø 24.March
1944 she was torpedoed by the
British submarine HMS Satyr and sank in less than a
minute. According to unverified information from divers,
the wreck rest in shallow waters northwest
of the northern point on Stadtlandet.
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Picture: Nord Norge II Norwegische Postschiffe |
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