The wreck of the HAVNA lies in 92m of water and is orientated 110 (bow)/ 290 (stern). The wreck is upright, 70m long, 10.9m wide, has holds fore and aft, with machinery amidships (McCartney, 2022: 218).
The wreck was originally designated by the UKHO as 'Unknown'. Research by Dr Innes McCartney (2022: 218) for the Echoes from the Deep project, following a detailed survey by Bangor University in June 2019, identified the wreck as being dimensionally, positionally, and archivally consistent with the loss of the HAVNA. The record has been updated to reflect that research.
Event and Historical Information:
The HAVNA (ex BRIDGE (1908-1915)) was a Norwegian screw steamer built in 1908 by BMV, Bergen (Yard No. 149) ,and owned by Aktieselkapet Havna, Kristiania. Technical specifications are given as 1150gt; 228ft length x 36ft breadth x 19ft depth.
On 2 March 1918, it was torpedoed and sunk by UB-65 whilst transporting iron ore from Seville to Maryport. The U-boat was under the command of Kapitanleutnant Martin Schelle.
From the HAVNA's crew of 18, the following were killed: Ahfeldt, Karl, Donkeyman from Sweden; Burger, Frederick, Cook, from Holland; Frantzen, Halfdan, 1st Mate; Johnson, Albert, Stoker, from Sweden; Monsen, Magne, 1st engineer from Bergen; Pedersen, Alf, Sailor from Kristiania; Rylander, Karl, Sailor from Sweden; Terpet, Nils, Sailor from Hirthals/Denmark; Voetetz, Henrik, Engine boy from Holland and Roadley, Charles, Signalman (DAMS) RNVR, 23yrs.
Sources include:
Armstrong, P and Young, R, 2010, Silent Warrior: Submarine Wrecks of the United Kingdom, Vol 3, pp.33-34
Lloyd's Register Casualty Returns, 1 January - 31 March 1918, p.12 (i)
U-Boat Project: Commemorating the War at Sea
McCartney, I., 2022. Echoes from the Deep. Leiden: Sidestone Press. https://www.sidestone.com/books/echoes-from-the-deep
UKHO ID 10026: Contains public sector information, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, from UK Hydrographic Office.
https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?31173
J. Whitewright, RCAHMW, December 2023.
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