Svanholm
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The
steamer Svanholm was built by Wood,Skinner & Company
in England, and was launched in 1905 for a Danish company.
She changed owners several times during her career, and at
the outbreak of first world war she still hoisted the
Danish flag. Under the Great War many ships sailed in the
neutral waters along the Norwegian coast to avoid the war
zones around the British islands and the North Sea.
Under a journey from Sweden to England, she was spotted by
the German uboat U-94 under command of Kapitänleutenant
Alfred Saalwächter outside Florø 16. August 1917. The
uboat opened fire with their deck gun and soon Svanholm
disappeared in the deep.The wreck of Svanholm rest today
on a depth of approximately 100 meter southwest of the
island Reksta.
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| 61º 31´N 4° 45´E ( Source: Scarsbrook )  Picture: Svanholm Courtesy of N N Ships Interested in uboats and their commanders? Visit this great site... Uboat.net Last updated: May 2018 |
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