Black Watch
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Black
Watch was for her time one of the most modern ship in her
class. Built for Fred Olsen Lines in 1939 she was meant to
serve the passenger routec between Kristiansand, Newcastle
and Oslo. Right after the German occupation of Norway she
was requisitioned by Kriegsmarine. She sailed with a
Norwegian crew until 1943, when the Germans put in their
own crew. From 1943 she was given the role as headquarter
for General Der Infanterie E.Dietl, but she was later used
as a depot ship for German uboat crews. 4.May 1945 Black
Watch is laid at anchor in Kilbotn together with the
German submarine U 711 when they suddenly are attacked by
British Avenger and Wildcat planes in the afternoon. With
bombs and machine cannons the planes attacks Black Watch
and U 711
and inflicts heavy damage on both of them. The pilots note
down seven hits before she suddenly explodes and breaks in
two parts. The wreck rest today in Kilbotn bay outside
Harstad on a depth of 15 to 50 meter. The Norwegian
salvage company Høvding raised the stern after the war.
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| 68° 43' 11" N, 16° 34' 9" E  Courtesy of Johannes Naavik Last updated: January 2021 |
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