Hermann Kunne - Z 19
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The
German destroyer Z-19 Hermann Kunne ended her days in
Herjangfjorden outside Narvik 13.April 1940 after she had
run out of ammunition after the fierce battles of Narvik.
She belonged to the German Kriegsschiffgruppe 1
which was assigned to secure Narvik under Operation
Weserübung, the invasion of Norway in April 1940. After
the battles outside Narvik, she sat course to Herjangen
and the crew scuttled the destroyer tp prevent it to end
up in enemy hands. She was partially salved in situ after
the war, and the remains of her rest today on a depth of
approx 1 to 38 meter in Trollvika. SFT investigated the
wreck in 1999 for oil and stated that the wreck no longer
posed an environmental threat.
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| 68° 31' 24" N, 17° 25' 22" E  Picture: Hermann Kunne Wikipedia, Public domain Last updated: March 2018 |
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