HMS Bittern
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HMS
Bittern was built in East Cowes and was launched in 1937.
She entered service for Royal Navy in March 1938 and was
assigned to 1st Anti Submarine Flotilla. After the Germans
invaded Norway in April 1940, the Allied sent forces to
help Norway in the fight against the Germans Late in April
General De Wiart was ordered to evacuate the allied forces
at Namsos. During the evacuation HMS Bittern was attacked
outside Namsos 30. April by German JU 87 Stuka airplanes.
She was attacked several times, and was hit in the stern
by a bomb ripping her stern section apart and setting her
on fire. The damages was so grave that they had to abandon
ship, and shortly after she was sunk by a torpedo from HMS
Janus. The wreck was located in 1996 on a depth of approx
150 to 165 meter outside Fangneset.
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  Underwater picture: ROV photo of the wreck Courtesy of Namsos Dykkerselskap |
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