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WW2 wreck at Askvoll - Tvibyrge?
Posted by: Richard Scarsbrook (IP Logged)
Date: August 25, 2003 10:48AM

There is a wreck charted at Askvoll at 61 20.6N 05 04.9E which I dived recently. I was told it is the Tvibyrge, one of 2 ships attacked there during WW2. One was beached and broken up near the church, but the Tvibyrge sank. However I can't find any records of a ship of that name, or of any incident at Askvoll resulting in the destruction of 2 ships (except the sinking of the Lynx and the Tyrifjord at Stavenes on 19/9/1944).

The stern of the wreck is intact in 37m, but forward of the rear accommodation only the hull remains, with the decks and superstructure collapsed. The cargo included motorised vehicles, one of which still has its tyres on. The bows lie up a slope in about 25m. The wreck is sunk into the muddy bottom to the top of the rudder.

Can anyone shed any light on the matter please?



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  WW2 wreck at Askvoll - Tvibyrge? Richard Scarsbrook 08/25/2003 10:48AM
  Re: WW2 wreck at Askvoll - Tvibyrge? Erling Skjold 08/25/2003 01:04PM
  Re: WW2 wreck at Askvoll - Tvibyrge? Richard Scarsbrook 08/28/2003 06:55AM


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