Klaus Fritzen
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The
German steamer Wilhelm Kunstmann was
built in Hamburg, and was launched in 1922. She was
renamed in 1938 to Klaus Fritzen and under
second world was she was used in the vital iron ore
transport from Narvik. She went down in the deep after
being attacked by British airplanes from RAF squadron 608
outside Måløy 4.May 1942. She laid at anchor and was
heavily damaged by at least three bombs. She quickly went
down and 19 men lost their lives. The wreck rest today in
Måløy harbor on a depth of 40 to 55 meter in Ulvesundet,
between Måløy and Deknepollen.
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| GPS: N 61 56.732 E 05 08.260  Picture: Wilhelm Kunstmann Originally from skovheim.org Nils Vik, private collection |
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