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Norwegian Navy hunts an unidentified submarine in Sognefjord

When: Nov 1972
Where: Sognefjord, Norway
Sources: 1 public source

The Sognefjord, where Norway's armed forces hunted a suspected submarine in 1972 Acediscovery, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

After residents reported periscope-like objects and engine noise from mid-November 1972, Norway's armed forces hunted a suspected foreign submarine in Sognefjord with ships and helicopters. The defence chief told a closed parliamentary session a submarine had likely been there; none was surfaced.

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OfficialDen utvidede utenriks- og konstitusjonskomite og forsvarskomiteen, fellesmote 28. november 1972: Orientering om ubataksjonen i Sognefjorden (opens in a new tab)Stortinget (Norwegian Parliament) / 1972-11-28

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