Molch
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The
German Kriegsmarin's midget submarines which were produced
late in second world war, didn't quite have the same
successes as their bigger brothers such as the type VII
and IX uboats. They must rather be looked upon as an
desperate effort to regain the initiative late in the war.
The first type to be produced was the Molch. More a manual
torpedo rather than a submarine, they had great problems
with maneuvering under battle and were soon withdrawn from
service. After the introduction of the more reliable
Seehund and Biber, the Molch was used for training
purposes. In 1997 one of these was found by divers,
still loaded with live torpedoes at the entrance of
Hafrsfjord. The year after divers from the Norwegian navy
disarmed the torpedoes. The remains rest today on a depth
of approx 18 meter at Fjørnesholmene.
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| GPS 59 962628 5. 580014  Picture: Molch mini
submarines
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