Norwegian B-class submarine explained

The B-class submarines were a class of six vessels of the US L class built on licence at Karljohansvern naval shipyard in Horten, Norway from 1922 to 1929 and deployed by the Royal Norwegian Navy.

Boats

• (1922 - 1946) Escaped to the United Kingdom 8 June 1940.
• (1923 - 1940) Captured by the Germans at Fiskå on 11 April.
• (1923 - 1940) Scuttled in Alsvåg, Vesterålen 10 June 1940 by its own crew to prevent capture by the Germans. Ordered to escape to the UK, but prevented by battery explosion.^[1]
• (1923 - 1940) Captured by the Germans at Filtvet on 10 April.
• (1929 - 1940) Captured by the Germans at Fiskå on 11 April.
• (1929 - 1940) Surrendered to German troops on 18 May under threat of bombing of the port of Florø.

See also

• List of ship classes of the Second World War

Bibliography

• Book: Abelsen, Frank . Norwegian naval ships 1939 - 1945 . 1986 . Sem & Stenersen AS . Oslo . 82-7046-050-8 . no, en.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Naval Events, June 1940, Part 1 of 4 Saturday 1st – Friday 7th . 17 April 2010 . Kindell . Don . Naval-History.net .