The salvage vessel D/S Draugen hit a mine and sunk near Bergen on 15. July, 1940:
Now the wreck has been located :
Now the wreck has been located :
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Talk about “lines”. That was a classically beautiful vessel…
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Interesting that they have a sail out up forward. It’s customary to raise a sail on the aftermost mast like a spanker to steady the yaw at anchor.
This is the Salvage vessel D/S Draugen that I remember Between jobs she was alongside at Fladmark’s base in Åleund, as here:
I used to visit as a newspaper seller in the 1950s.
Photos from this website:
http://www.tugboatlars.se/Draugen.htm