Ørland
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The
steamer Lake Worth was built in Chicago in 1917. She
survived the First WOrld War, and after a few purchases in
ended up with Norwegian owners, and the name Ørland. After
the German invasion of Norway in April 1940, she had to
take shelter near Midsund after a German air attack in
late April. The
crew abandoned ship, and in the morning 29.April she was
again attacked by German planes. After several attacks she
was sunk near Blo in Midsund. The year after divers went
down to the wreck and salvaged some of the interior, but
the wreck was thereafter left alone. Today the wreck rest
on a depth of 50 to 68 meter in Bløbukta.
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| 62° 40' 39" N, 6° 38' 44" E  Picture: Ørland Originally from skovheim.org |
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