Grimstadfjord

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Coordinates: 60°19′34.57″N 5°13′53.59″E / 60.3262694°N 5.2315528°E / 60.3262694; 5.2315528

Grimstadfjord is a small fjord south of Bergen. The fjord lies just north of Bergen Airport, Flesland. At the northern side of the fjord lies the Norwegian naval base Haakonsvern.[1]

The German battleship Bismarck was moored here on 21 May 1941.[2] [3]

Aerial reconnaissance photo taken by Flying Officer Michael Suckling of Bismarck anchored in Grimstadfjord, Norway

References

  1. ↑ Hartvedt, Gunnar Hagen; Skreien, Norvall (2009). "Grimstafjorden". Bergen Byleksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. p. 218. ISBN 978-82-573-1761-4. 
  2. ↑ Baron von Mullenheim-Rechberg, Burkhard (1980). Battleship Bismarck, A Survivor's Story. Annapolis: United States Naval Institute Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-87021-096-9. 
  3. ↑ Dagbladet 2004
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