* During the Battle of Narvik, Norge and Eidsvold were lost during combat. Eidsvold was sunk first. The Germans contacted the captain of Eidsvold and demanded surrender. When they refused the Germans immediately torpedoed Eidsvold before she could fire her guns. Norge was deeper inside the fjord and the crew heard the detonation and prepared for combat. In the darkness they waited until they spotted German Destroyers and Norge opened fire at Z11 Bernd von Arnim. The Germans then waited and positioned themselves closer and then fired three torpedo salvoes. The first two salvoes missed but the the last struck Norge in her midship resulting in her sinking in less than a minute. | * During the Battle of Narvik, Norge and Eidsvold were lost during combat. Eidsvold was sunk first. The Germans contacted the captain of Eidsvold and demanded surrender. When they refused the Germans immediately torpedoed Eidsvold before she could fire her guns. Norge was deeper inside the fjord and the crew heard the detonation and prepared for combat. In the darkness they waited until they spotted German Destroyers and Norge opened fire at Z11 Bernd von Arnim. The Germans then waited and positioned themselves closer and then fired three torpedo salvoes. The first two salvoes missed but the the last struck Norge in her midship resulting in her sinking in less than a minute. |