History l Pictures and storys from September 2005
In September 2005, a team of Swedish techdivers reached Narvik to dive on the different Destroyers that was sunk during the battle in 1940. Moste of the wrecks are resting at a depts between 25-15MSW, but there are also two wrecks that are deeper. George Thiele is starting from above the surface, and goes down to about 52MSW, and Erich Giese is resting at 72MSW. The deeper wrecks requires more advanced diving, where you use Helium as part of your breathing gas.
Before
the dive. On the back, 17% Oxygene, 50% Helium, 33% Nitrogen. On the front,
stagebottle with the same gas as the back, and 50% Oxygene, 25% Helium
and 25% Nitrogen for decompression. Not showing on the picture is the
100% Oxygene.
Jumping
in the water.
The
remains of George Thiele
A
bomb for submarines. Erich Giese. Photo: Lennarth Högberg
Warheads,Anton
Schmitt. Photo: Lennarth Högberg
Communicationsradio,
Anton Schmitt. Photo: Lennarth Högberg
Remains
of a german sailor, Anton Schmitt. Photo: Lennarth Högberg
Remains
of a german sailor, Anton Schmitt. Photo: Lennarth Högberg
12cm
Naval Gun, Erich Giese, Photo: Lennarth Högberg
Some
kind of a button, Anton Smith. Photo: Lennarth Högberg
Drawings
of a Destroyer
Model
of a Destroyer. Narviks War Museum.
Model
of a Destroyer. Narviks War Museum.
Model
of the swedish ship Stråssa. Narviks War Museum.
Teamwork
Some
of the decompressionbottles that was used during the dive.
Externa Links:
Narvik
Dive and Adventure (English text)
(text in Swedish)
Mikael
Tilja shows underwater pictures from Narvik
Richard
Lundgren, from Ocean Discovery, shows pictures from Erich Giese.