Record Details
NHER Number: | 18771 |
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Type of record: | Maritime |
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Name: | World War Two wreck |
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Summary
The wreck of the Norwegian ship Fikhaug, which was torpedoed by an E-boat in 1941, is marked on an Admiralty chart of 1957.
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Location
Parish: | NORTH SEA, -, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Wreck.
Marked on Admiralty chart 1957 as at 53 degrees 05' north, 1 degree 21' east.
E. Rose (NAU), 28 January 1983.
Norwegian SS Fikhaug, torpedoed by E-boat 7 September 1941.
Eye-witnesses reported ship disintegrated, sinking immediately. Foul located 1963.
See details in file.
E. Rose (NAU), 30 January 1984.
Monument Types
- WRECK (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
--- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
--- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
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