HNoMS Svenner

HNoMS Svenner

HNoMS "Svenner" was an S-class destroyer in the service of the Royal Norwegian Navy during World War II. She was launched on June 1, 1943 as the Royal Navy ship HMS "Shark" (G03), but was rechristened HNoMS "Svenner" when she was commissioned in the Norwegian Navy in 1944. "Svenner" was sunk off Sword Beach Normandy at dawn on June 6, 1944, while supporting the British Army landings.

She was hit by two torpedoes fired from one of a number of German E-Boats, operating out of Le Havre, that managed to get within firing range. The Svenner was the only allied ship to be sunk by German Naval activity on the morning of June 6th. She was struck amidships, exploded, broke in two and sank very quickly. 32 Norwegian and one British crew killed, 185 (15 wounded) were rescued from the crew of 219. (The book 'D-Day' by Stephen E Ambrose contains a photograph, in the 16 pages of photographs after page 160, of the moment that the Svenner blew up.) The anchor from the Svenner was recovered in 2003 and now forms 'The Svenner Memorial' at Sword Beach. The memorial can be found approximately 100 yards on the sea-side of the coast road at Hermanville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France.

Footnotes

ee also

* List of World War II ships
* HNoMS "Stord"


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