HNoMS Svenner
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HMS
Shark was laid down at Scott's Shipbuilding &
Engineering Company in Greenock, and was launched in June
1943.
She was loaned to the Norwegian Navy in March 1944, where
she was renamed to HNoMS Svenner. Under Operation Overlord
and the Allied invasion of France 6.June 1944, she
participated in the naval part called Operation Neptun.
Force D was assigned to support Sword Beach and the
British landing there. German torpedo boats from
5.Torpedobootflotille stationed in Le Havre attacked and
Svenner was hit two times midships. She exploded and broke
in two parts and went down in a matter of seconds together
with 33 men. The wreck was found in 2003 and the anchor
was raised and can be seen today at Avenue
Madame Coty in Hermanville Sur-Mer. The
remains rest on a depth of 25 meter.
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| 49° 28'N, 0° 15'W ( Souce: Uboat.net )  Picture: HNoMS Svenner in Scapa Flow Courtesy of Norwegian Armed Forces Last updated: June 2020 |
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