Sauternes
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The
steamer Sauternes was built in France and was launched in
1922.At the outbreak of world war two she was
requisitioned by the British admiralty. After the German
occupation of Denmark in 1940, the Faeroe Islands was
occupied by British forces. She was also supplied by the
British government, and the steamer was one of many ships
assigned to supply the islands. On her way to Torshavn
loaded with alcohol, fuel,, food, military supplies,
christmas gifts and an amount of Danish currency, she
sailed into a storm and had to seek shelter in Fugloyarfjørður.
7.December 1941 she went down with all hands lost. Six
bodies were later recovered and buried in Klaksvik. The
wreck was found in 1999, and in 2000 and 2001 two
governmental approved diving expeditions were launched.
Photos were taken on the wreck, and some items, including
the ships bell, was raised from the wreck. She rest today
on a depth of 100 meters in the sound of
Fugloyarfjørður,
north ot Torshavn.
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 Picture: Sauternes Originally from skovheim.org Last updated: October 2014 |
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