Nordstjernen
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Nordstjernen
was built by Fredrikstad Mekaniske Verksted and was
launched in 1937. She sailed for the Norwegian home fleet
under second world war, and towards the
end of second world war she was used to evacuate
civilians from Finnmark and out of harms way from the
Soviet advancement. At the German capitulation in Norway
in the morning 8.May 1945 she laid at anchor in Bergen
harbor. Nine years later she disappeared in the
deep at Ranøy in Raftsundet 22.September 1954 under a
journey from Svolvær to Stokmarknes carrying passengers
and mail. She hit ground late at night and in the accident
five people perished. The wreck rest today on the north
side of the bridge across Raftsundet, on a depth of approx
45 to 60 meter.
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| 68° 28' 21" N, 15° 12' 22" E  Courtesy of Hurtigrute Museet Last updated: September 2018 |
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