Kong Ring
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The
steamship Kong Ring hit a mine near Leangen lighthouse
late at night 26.December 1941 under a journey from Alteid
to Narvik with over 300 German soldiers. The mine was laid
out by the Russian submarine K-1 under command of Mikhail
Petrovich a few weeks before. She was hit on her port side
and attempts to launch the lifeboats failed. Signal flares
was fired but wasn't noticed be anyone. Six minutes later
she disappeared in the deep with her bow first, and it is
believed that 286 people lost their lives in the sinking.
The wreck was found by Bjørn Stenvold in the autumn 2004
on a depth of approx 105 meter outside Grøtsund in the
Ullsfjorden.
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| 69° 32' 1" N, 19° 41' 5" E  Picture: Kong Ring H Larsson Fedde collection  |
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