Sørland
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Sørland
was the first Norwegian civilian vessel that were sunk by
the Germans under the invasion of Norway, operation
Weserübung, 9.April 1940. Sørland was in the same lane as
the German Kampfgruppe V which included the cruisers Emden
and Blücher
who were on their way to Oslo. She was taken under fire by
the German R boats R18 and R19 early in the morning and
set on fire. Captain Asbjørn Martinsen sat course for
shore and beached her close to Elle lighthouse near
Skiphelle. Two men out of the crew of six perished in the
engagement and fire. She was loaded with paper and
combined with her wooden hull she was totally burned down
and destroyed by the fire. The few remains of her was
found south of Skiphelle near Ekeberg farm on a depth of 3
meter.
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 Picture: Sørland Originally from skovheim.org  " In memory of those who died " |
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