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30-690: P68 may refer to: Vessels [ edit ] HMS  Venturer  (P68) , a submarine of the Royal Navy and, as HNoMS Utstein (P68), of the Royal Norwegian Navy INS ; Arnala  (P68) , a corvette of the Indian Navy RSS ; Panglima of the Republic of Singapore Navy Other uses [ edit ] DDX5 , RNA helicase p68 Ford P68 ,

60-710: A development of the successful U class . She was built at the Vickers Armstrong yard in Barrow-in-Furness . Construction commenced in August 1942 and she was launched eight months later in May 1943. Venturer was commissioned on 19 August 1943. On completing trials and working-up, Venturer commenced operations patrolling the Norwegian coast for coastal traffic and U-boats leaving or entering base. She

90-496: A letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=P68&oldid=1147080203 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages HMS Venturer (P68) HMS Venturer

120-640: A mission code-named Operation Caesar . On 6 February 1945, U-864 passed through the Fedje area without being detected, but on 9 February Venturer heard U-864 ' s engine noise. Launders had decided not to use ASDIC since it would betray his position and spotted the U-boat's periscope as her captain looked for his escort. In an unusually long engagement for a submarine, and in a situation for which neither crew had been trained, Launders waited 45 minutes after first contact before going to action stations. Launders

150-467: A racing car NetBurst P68 holin family Papyrus 68 , a biblical manuscript Partenavia P.68 , or Vulcanair P68, an Italian light aircraft Vultee XP-68 Tornado , a proposed American high-altitude interceptor aircraft P68, a state regional road in Latvia [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as

180-436: A small opening to the sea which makes the tide flush it with sea water from time to time. Fedje Vessel Traffic Service Centre has been operating since 1 September 1992. It surveys the coast to allow safe passage to Mongstad and Sture . It also serves as a pilot station . Next to the station is Fedje Heliport, Høgden . The island is supplied with power, telephone, and internet cables from an underwater cordless router to

210-616: Is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Hordaland District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal . The municipal council ( Kommunestyre ) of Fedje is made up of 15 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party . The mayors ( Nynorsk : ordførar ) of Fedje: The highest point on Fedje

240-515: Is the 354th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Fedje is the 350th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 513. The municipality's population density is 57.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (148/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 9.8% over the previous 10-year period. The municipality consists of the main island of Fedje which is also surrounded by about 125 smaller islands and rocks mostly north of

270-442: Is the 42-metre (138 ft) high hill called Fedjebjørnen . The largest lake is Storevatnet. Other than the main island of Fedje , the best known smaller island is called Holmengrå . Holmengrå is the site of the 35-metre (115 ft) tall Holmengrå Lighthouse . In the southern part of Fedje which is called Stormark , there is a lighthouse called Hellisøy Lighthouse , maybe the most famous feature of Fedje. Hellisøy Lighthouse

300-468: The 18th century, the village of Fedje was an important trading place, with the small island of Kræmmerholmen being the location where the trading took place. Kræmmerholmen was reopened in 1991, and was a restaurant/hotel/museum area, but closed in September 2008. Fedje was previously a substantial producer of peat . The peat led to the construction of a railway . The railway was given up together with

330-646: The Norwegian coast. With the end of hostilities Venturer was destined for disposal. In 1946 she was sold to the Royal Norwegian Navy , and was renamed Utstein . She served with the Norwegians until January 1964, when she was struck from the Royal Norwegian Navy register. After her removal from naval service, the submarine was sold to a scrapyard and broken up. Fedje The 9-square-kilometre (3.5 sq mi) municipality

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360-411: The arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a pair of oars aligned diagonally one above the other. The charge has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. This symbolizes the rich boating history of this island municipality. The arms were designed by Even Jarl Skoglund. The municipal flag has the same design as

390-656: The coat of arms. The Church of Norway has one parish ( sokn ) within Fedje Municipality. It is part of the Nordhordland prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin . Fedje has an elementary school , and a junior high school , both of which are situated in the center of the island, and in the same building. The school is also used as a movie theater twice a week. There are traces of human activity on Fedje from as long as 4,000 years ago. In

420-411: The coves and beaches, very few traces can be found today. Fedje Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, welfare and other social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor

450-563: The firing ship had to consider the target's position in three-dimensional terms, where the depth of the target was variable and not a fixed value. The computation thus differs fundamentally from those performed by analogue torpedo fire-control computers which regarded the target in strictly 2D terms with a constant depth determined by the target's draught. The torpedoes were released in 17-second intervals beginning at 12:12, and all taking four minutes to reach their target. Launders then dived Venturer suddenly to evade any retaliation. U-864 heard

480-542: The first time in the history of naval warfare that one submarine intentionally sank another while both were submerged. Sent to the Fedje area, Venturer was then ordered on the basis of Enigma decrypts to seek, intercept and destroy U-864 which was in the area. U-864 was carrying a cargo of 65 tonnes of mercury as well as Junkers Jumo 004B jet engine parts (used in the Messerschmitt Me 262 ) to Japan,

510-429: The football grounds in the eastern part of the island. The football ground is also the home ground of the local football team called Fedje A-lag . The club is currently playing in the Norwegian 6th division. Swimming is also popular, as there is a beautiful beach located on Fedje, which is to be found in the centre of the island on the shoreline of Lake Husavatnet . The water is clean and brackish , as it has

540-416: The lagoon-like northern part of the island in the village of Fedje where there is a grocery store, Fedje Church , and the ferry quay . Fedje used to be inhabited by fishermen and whalers. These days many are working on commercial ships or in the oil industry. By doing so they can still live on the island without having to work there. The main sporting activity on Fedje is football , which can be played on

570-407: The main island. The name Fedje applies both to the main island, the main village, and to all the islands and rocks as a whole municipality. In 2016, the chief of police for Vestlandet formally suggested a reconfiguration of police districts and stations. He proposed that the police station in Fedje be closed. Historically, the islands of Fedje belonged to the prestegjeld of Lindås . In 1910,

600-478: The mercury was discovered to be leaking out and currently poses a severe environmental threat. The rusting mercury bottles, the delicate condition of the wreck, and the presence of live torpedoes aboard it make the raising or salvage of U-864 extremely hazardous, and it has instead been proposed that the wreck be entombed. On 12 January 2007, M/V Server sunk outside Fedje. The ship leaked oil and caused major environmental damage. But due to intensive efforts to clean

630-494: The northwestern part of Lindås was separated to become the new Austrheim Municipality (which included Fedje). On 1 January 1947, all of Austrheim located west of the Fedjefjorden (population: 920) was separated to become the new municipality of Fedje. The municipality (originally the parish ) is named after the old Fedje farm ( Old Norse : Feðjar ) since the first Fedje Church was built there. The name comes from

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660-400: The only instance in history of a submarine being sunk by another submarine while both were submerged. The wreck of the U-boat was discovered in 2003 lying in 150 metres (490 ft) of water, 2 nmi (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west of Fedje. Its cargo included 67 short tons (61 t) of mercury which was being shipped to Japan . Contained in 1,857 rusting steel bottles in the vessel's keel,

690-709: The peat industry in 1920. During the Second World War Fedje was occupied by over 300 German soldiers. There are still remains of the German cannons and bunkers all over the island, especially in the western part close to the traffic station, which is actually built on the remains of a German radar station. In February 1945, the German U-boat U-864 was sunk by the Royal Navy submarine HMS  Venturer outside western Fedj,

720-408: The torpedoes coming, dived deeper, and turned away to avoid them. The first three torpedoes were avoided, but U-864 unknowingly steered into the path of the fourth. Exploding, U-864 split in two, and sank with all hands coming to rest more than 150 metres (490 ft) below the surface. Launders was awarded a bar to his DSO for this action. During her career, she sank five merchant ships all off

750-510: The trip (transport to Japan) she did only hold 4 torpedoes at time of action. After three hours Launders decided to make a prediction of U-864 ' s zig-zag and released a spread of his torpedoes into its predicted course. This manual computation of a firing solution against a three-dimensionally manoeuvring target was the first occasion on which techniques were used and became the basis of modern computer-based torpedo targeting systems. Prior to this attack, no target had been sunk by torpedo where

780-439: The word faþa ( Gothic : 𐍆𐌰𐌸𐌰 ) which means "fence" or "wall". The meaning here refers to a row of islands or archipelago, separating the inshore waters (now called the Fedjefjorden ) from the ocean. The coat of arms was granted on 13 July 1990. The official blazon is " Azure , two oars argent in bend issuant from the base sinister " ( Norwegian : På blå grunn to skrått framveksande sølv årar ). This means

810-463: Was a Second World War British submarine of the V class that sank two German U-boats and five merchant ships during the war. Following the war, the boat was sold to Norway and was renamed HNoMS Utstein . She was discarded in 1964. She is the only submarine in history to have sunk another while both were submerged . Venturer was the lead boat of the British V-class submarine ,

840-417: Was built in 1855. The 32.3-metre (106 ft) tall tower is painted red and white. The islands of Fedje are all located on the western side of the Fedjefjorden . The population of the island community is decreasing due to the high percentage of people over 60 years (25% as of 1 January 2003), and because many people decide to move from the island, many because of the lack of work. Most of the people live on

870-670: Was successful on several occasions, sinking three Axis vessels during 1944. She also sank the German submarine  U-771 on 11 November 1944 7 nautical miles (13 km) east of Andenes , Norway, off the Lofoten Islands . Her most famous mission, however, was her eleventh patrol out of the British submarine base at Lerwick in the Shetland Islands, under the command of 25-year-old Jimmy Launders , which included

900-404: Was waiting for U-864 to surface and thus present an easier target. Upon realising they were being followed by the British submarine and that their escort had still not arrived, U-864 zig-zagged underwater in attempted evasive manoeuvres, with each submarine occasionally risking raising her periscope. Venturer had eight torpedoes. U-864 could carry up to 22 torpedoes but due to the nature of

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