This is the information page about the shipwreck Norge, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 68 25.588 N,17 24.45 E (68.420133333333, 17.401833333333)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.
Name: NORGE
Length 91.7 meter, width: 15.2 meter, draught: 5.2, tonnage 4166 ton
Cause: vessel, built 1900, was torpedoed & sunk by two german destroyers during mist & snow, whilst guarding the entrance to narvik. (dods)
Year of registration: 1940
Water depth above wreck: 26 meter, Height above seabed: 133 cm
Known since: 1940, last detected: 2011
Details measurements/cartography: HH310/560/02 25.7.96 HH310/560/02 25.7.96 DW SHOWN IN 682535N, 172350E [EUR] ON NORWEGIAN 461 [REPRINT 3/96]
- NM 2816/96. HH310/560/02 26.9.96 HH310/560/02 26.9.96 WK 13MTRS PA IN 682536N, 172348E [EUR]. (NORWEGIAN NM 17/868/96)
- NM 3508/96. HH310/560/02 27.10.97 HH310/560/02 27.10.97 DELETE DW PA IN 682536N, 172348E. INSERT DW PA IN 682535N, 172433.5E [EUR]. (NORWEGIAN NM 19/965/97)
- NM 4250/97. 13.5.99 13.5.99 SHOWN AS DWP 13MTRS P/S 'NORGE' IN 6825.620N, 1724.600E [EUR], LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS, ON NORWEGIAN 461 [REPRINT 1/1999]. NE 3890. HH310/560/04 23.7.04 HH310/560/04 23.7.04 SHOWN AS DWP 12MTRS P/S NORGE CENTRED ON 6825.588N, 1724.450E [WGD] ON NORWEGIAN 461 [REPRINT 3/04]. AMEND TO DWP 12MTRS IN 6825.588N, 1724.540E [EUR].
- NM /04. 23.3.11 SEP 2011/00005453 23.3.11 NOW WK 13MTRS. (NORWEGIAN NM 5/34195/11). BA 2337 STS. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 68 25.588 N,17 24.45 E