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Norway The Lofoten Islands are on the north coast of Norway, within the Arctic Circle and around 300kn north of Bode. There are many easily dived wrecks in the area of the Lofoten Islands which cover some 1200 square kilometres. These include (among others): 

  Mira : Nordstjernen : Hamburg : Ramø : Rio X : Stella Orion : Galaxy Steam : Fram : Hadsel : Håkon Jarl : Ofotfiord

Last updated May 2001by Wet & Dry
Mira The "Mira" was a steamship built in 1891 by A & J Inglis, Glasgow and operated by Hurtigruta, the Norwegian coastal passenger line, originally as a tourist vessel between Bergen and the Nordkapp. It had a long and varied career, surviving bombing attacks during both world wars before finally meeting its end in 1941, sunk by a British destroyer during a commando raid. The ship lies between 35 and 42 metres depth and is 321 feet long, weighing 1152 tonnes and still carries its final cargo of porcelain.

Dived by: Wet & Dry AS. URL: http://www.wetanddry.no/  


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Nordstjernen Built in 1937 and operated as a tourist ship the "Nordstjernen" is a 300 foot wreck weighing 1919 tonnes which today lies between 40 and 65 metres after straying off course and colliding with the island of Hanøy during the night of 22nd September 1954. Inside this intact and rarely dived wreck can be found much beautiful wooden furniture and many intact glass bottles, many still full!

Dived by: Wet & Dry AS. URL: http://www.wetanddry.no/  


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Hamburg This 250 foot 10,000 tonne whaling factory ship was sunk by a British destroyer during "Operation Claymore" in 1941. She lies today on her side in the harbour at Svolvær, immediately below the surface at a maximum depth of 25 metres. Largely intact at the bow, her intact anchor capstan, oversized anchor chain and cavernous holds give an impression of the size of this vessel and she is often dived as a night dive.

Dived by: Wet & Dry AS. URL: http://www.wetanddry.no/  


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Ramø A cargo ship sunk by a German magnetic mine after the war in 1946 the "Ramø" is 300 feet in length. She lies between 12 and 20 metres and although in poor condition, the huge boiler and large propeller and rudder at the stern can still be clearly made out.

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Rio X

 

This 320 foot cargo vessel served as a mothership for minesweepers during WWII before being sunk by a German magnetic mine in 1946. She lies outside Mortsund between 35 and 45 metres.

Dived by: Wet & Dry AS. URL: http://www.wetanddry.no/  


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Stella Orion Lying between 25 and 45 metres this 180 foot British trawler sank in 1957 after hitting submerged rocks outside Steigen.

Dived by: Wet & Dry AS. URL: http://www.wetanddry.no/  


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Galaxy Steam After foundering on the cliffs of Hamarøy in the 1970s this 250 foot Greek freighter now lies between 15 and 35 metres.

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Fram 120 foot freighter sunk in 30 metres outside Svolvær in 1980.

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Hadsel Small passenger and cargo ferry of 180 feet lies at between 30 and 45 metres outside Reine after hitting submerged rocks.

Dived by: Wet & Dry AS. URL: http://www.wetanddry.no/  


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Håkon Jarl

 This 220 foot 19th century postal ship foundered after hitting rocks at Offersøy in 1877. She now lies at between 25 and 35 metres.

Dived by: Wet & Dry AS. URL: http://www.wetanddry.no/  

 
Ofotfiord, Norway This was the site of the Battle of Narvik fought in 1940 and was dived in 2002 by Seatech Group in England www.seatech.ukdiver.com. The British Royal Navy caught the German transport ships and the destroyers escorting them unloading and refuelling  in the harbour. Their are more than eight wrecks which were either sunk in under 40m/130feet or beached. The cold water has preserved them well and many artefacts are in excellent condition and as they were left.

Anton Schmidt: German destroyer, max 25m. Outside Ofotfiord harbour
Wilhelm Heidkamp: German destroyer, max 25m. Outside Ofotfiord harbour
Dieter Von Roeder: German destroyer, max 25m. Outside Ofotfiord harbour
Herman Kunneto; German destroyer.
Herman Kunne; Herjangen Fjord. German. This was beached and its bow is at 10m/33ft with the stern at 40m/130ft.
Georg Hiele's. German destroyer, its bow is in the air with the stern at 60m/190ft.
Neuenfels. 143m long cargo ship. The ammunition cargo has been removed
Martha Henrik Fisser, cargo ship.
Romanby, a captured British cargo ship is upright in 40m/130 ft.
Strassa, cargo ship lies in 26m with its bridge at 13m.
HMS Hardy, British destroyer. Salvage operations started.

Note - You need to get permission from the Norwegian port authorities to dive these wreck and it may take years (we're not joking) as some of them are still war graves and cannot be dived.
The wreck of Ofotfjord in Aust-Agder, Norway is shown on www.skovheim.org/ofot.htm which has its history and picture.