HNoMS Svenner
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HMS
Shark as she originally was named, was loaned to the
Norwegian Navy in 1944. She was then renamed to HNoMS
Svenner. Under Operation Overlord and the Allied invasion
of France 6.June 1944 she participated in Operation Neptun
in Bombarding Force D as support at Sword Beach and the
British landing there. German torpedo boats from
5.Torpedoboot flotille 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. 33 men
of the crew perished in the sinking. 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: Painting from the sinking of HNoMS Svenner Courtesy of the Norwegian newspaper Eikerposten 6. June 2019  Last updated: June 2019 |
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