| Navy | The Royal Norwegian Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | S |
| Pennant | G 03 |
| Built by | Scotts, Greenock |
| Ordered | 9 Jan 1941 |
| Laid down | 5 Nov 1941 |
| Launched | 1 Jun 1943 |
| Commissioned | 11 Mar 1944 |
| Lost | 6 Jun 1944 |
| Loss position | 49° 28'N, 0° 15'W |
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| History | Svenner (Lt.Cdr. Tor Holthe) was torpedoed and sunk off Normandy during an attack by the German torpedo boats T 28, Möwe, Falke and Jaguar. |
| Former name | HMS Shark (G 03) |
The Norwegian destroyer HNoMS Svenner (G 03) lost on 6 Jun 1944 in position 49° 28'N, 0° 15'W.Commands listed for HNoMS Svenner (G 03)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| Tor Holthe, RNON | 6 Jun 1944 |
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Notable events involving Svenner include:
25 Mar 1944
HMS Ursula (Lt. A.G. Davies, RN) conducted A/S exercises at Scapa Flow with HMS Ursa (Cdr. D.B. Wyburd, DSC, RN), HMS Javelin (Lt.Cdr. P.B.N. Lewis, DSC, RN) and HNoMS Svenner (Lt.Cdr. T. Holte). (1)
6 Apr 1944
HMS Trusty (Lt. M.F.R. Ainslie, DSO, DSC, RN) conducts A/S exercises with the Canadian destroyer HNoMS Svenner (Lt.Cdr. T. Holte) and later with the British destroyer RHN Salamis. (2)
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Sources
- ADM 173/19314
- ADM 173/19124
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.