Hamburg
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The
German factory ship Hamburg laid at anchor in Svolvær
under the Allied attack against Lofoten 4.March 1941,
called Operation Claymore. Under this combined attack of
British and and small group of Norwegian soldiers, several
factories, installations and buildings were destroyed.
They also manage to sink ten ships. Number of prisoners
after the operation counted 225 Germans and 15 presumably
Norwegian NS-members. Hamburg laid at anchor in the
industrial harbor in Svolvær harbor when a small group of
British soldiers attacked. Several grenades exploded on
the deck and the crew began to flee the ship. Two men of
the crew however, stayed behind and opened up the flood
pipes and soon after she sank, partly submerged. Some
sources state that she was sunk by Allied soldiers, or by
the British destroyer Tartar. But these statements are
wrong and is believed to be part of the British propaganda
after the operation. The wreck rest today on a depth of 7
to 25 meter close to shore at Osanpollen on the west side
of Svolvær harbor.
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| WGS84: 68 14,035 N E 14° 32,941 E  Pictures: Hamburg going down Courtesy of the Norwegian Armed Forces Museum Wanna know more? Read more about Operaton Claymore on Wikipedia Last updated: December 2019 |
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