Stråssa
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6.April
1940 Stråssa left Narvik harbor and sat course for
Baltimore in USA loaded with iron ore and a crew of 34
men. Outside Lofoten she got problems with her cooling
systems and since this damage was not possible to repair
while at sea, they decided to return to Narvik. Here she
laid at anchor at Tjeldsundet when she 9. April was
ordered by the German destroyer Dieter Von Roeder to anchor up in
Narvik harbor and await further orders. When the British
forces attacked Narvik in the morning 10.April,the crew
decided to abandon ship after she was hit, and she was
later sunk by the Germans. The wreck was allowed to rest
in peace after the second world war, but the shallowest
parts such as the bridge and the masts were removed to
clear the ship lane. Stråssa rest today on a depth of
approx 13 to 25 meters at Ankenes, right outside Narvik.
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| 68° 25' 11" N, 17° 24' 0" E  Picture: Stråssa Originally from skovheim.org Last updated: September 2018 |
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