D/S Hestmanden

About

DS Hestmanden is a sailing monument paying hommage to the Norwegian warsailors. The ship is the only remaining Norwegian vessel from the merchant fleet who provided supplies for the allied forces in both world wars. A hihlight of her career was when she took part in the allied forces' invation of Normandie, the "Operation Overlord" in June 1944. She miraculously avoided all attacks from submarines and bombs and was in active duty for more than 50 years before she was put out of business in 1964. She was built in 1911 and is currently in the final stage of complete restoration after 30 years of work. After extensive restoration work, the once rundown D/S Hestmanden is today a unique cultural heritage and memorial from WW1 and WW2. The ships location is Bredalsholmen Dokk og Fartøyvernsenter in Vågsbygd, Kristiansand.