Oldenburg
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In
"The Great war" between 1914 to 1918 Germany used several
armed merchantmen as raiders to capture or sink the
enemy's ships. One of these ships that had such a task was
the steamer SMS Möve. She laid mines and completed two
successful raids and is credited with sinking or capturing
a staggering 45 ships. In contrary to many other similar
vessels doing this dangerous duty, she survived the war.
After the armistice she was put in civil traffic again,
and lived a quiet life until the outbreak of the second
world war. Again she was put in service for the German
navy, this time as a freighter. She did twenty tours along
the Norwegian coast before she was attacked and sunk by
British Bristol Beaufighters airplanes 7.April 1945 in
the Sognefjord. The wreck rest today on a depth
of 24 to 75 meter, some fifty meter from shore outside the
small town of Vadheim.
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| N 61° 12' 40", E 5° 49' 03" ( Source: Vragguiden )  Picture: Oldenburg Originally from skovheim.org Last updated: April 2017 |
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