Neuenfels
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The
steamship Neuenfels laid in Narvik harbor loaded with iron
ore and was almost ready to set sail 8.April 1940. Two
days later she and other ships were surprised by the
Allied attack on Narvik in the morning 10.April. She was
hit by a torpedo from the British destroyer Havock in the
bow section and heavily damaged. For three days she laid
at anchor and when the second Allied assault came 13.April
the crew themselves scuttled. The wreck is the biggest one
in Narvik harbor and was never raised or salvaged like
most of the other wrecks after the war, but the the masts
and bridge was dismantled to clear the ship lane. The
wreck rest today on her keel on a depth of 10 to 30 meter.
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| 68° 25' 13" N, 17° 23' 35" E  Picture: Neuenfels Originally from skovheim.org Last updated: September 2018 |
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