Trondhjemsfjord
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The
steamship Trondhjemsfjord, the second one to bear this
name, was laid down in Glasgow by the company Napier &
Miller Ltd, and was launched in 1921 for NAL, The
Norwegian- America Line. She had a straightforward history
until world war two, where she was used as a cargo ship
and freighter. Under a journey from Bergen to
Kristiansand, she was attacked and sunk by Allied
airplanes east of Ryvingen lighthouse 27.April 1943. A
large shipwreck was found under a search with ROV by Søgne
Dive club in 2020 on a depth of approx 300 meter,
southeast of the island Sandøy.
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 Picture: NAL poster Courtesy of Norway Heritage Last updated: December 2020 |
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