Neptun
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At
the naval base Karlsjohansvern in Horten, German forces
and uboats was stationed during world war two. Late in the
war Allied air attacks increased against the shipping and
mining in the Oslofjord, In the evening 23.February 1945
the naval base was attacked by 72 Lancaster and 10
Mosquito planes who laid waste to the base and inflicted
losses of 350 human lives. Its believed that Neptun was
sunk in this attack. This motorized barge was later raised
and beached at Østøya outside Horten and scrapped on site.
Right next to the waterline there are still remains of
several ships, and parts of Neptuns hull rest just below
the surface. Also see the fate of U-1273 and V-6733 Widder.
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  Pictures: Book by Jan Ingar Hansen "Bombingen av marineverftet på Horten" & photo taken 23.Februar 1945 The Norwegian divers magazine Bladet Dykking did an exclusive article of Østøya and identification of the wrecks done by the Norwegian Navy & Erling Skjold in 2002 |
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