Vraken i Narvik : Objektbiorafiska studier om vraken i Narvik efter slaget 1940

• Main Author: Nilsson, Siri
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: Swedish
• Published: Stockholms universitet, Arkeologi 2022
• Subjects: Vrak; krigsvrak; andra världskriget; Narvik; marinarkeologi; samtidsarkeologi; Norge; Archaeology; Arkeologi; Ofotfjorden; Slaget
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-213862

This study has examined a selection of the wrecks of Narvik, which comes from the battle of Narvik in april 1940. The essay introduces every ship that was involved in the battle of Narvik in a chart, and the wreck which is still in Narvik on a map over Ofotfjorden. Ofotfjorden is the fjord where Narvik is located. The chart shows which country the ships comes from, what kind of ship and when it was built. Then the study used an object biography to study the life stories of P/S Norge, S/S Rauenfels, Wilhelm Heidkamp and Anton Schmitt. The result shows that the ships had been used in different ways before the battle of Narvik, both for war, transportation and escorting, and then met the same fate. The result also tells about the interest in the wrecks and discusses how marine archealogy can be used to use the source material to get more knowledge about the ships that were involved in the dramatic battle in april 1940.