The Norwegian Navy have reported that the remains of a British warship have been found at the bottom of a deep fjord in the north of the country.

HMS Hunter was sunk by the Nazis during the first naval battle which took place around the port of Narvik in April 1940. It was one of the many British warships which were destroyed in the Ofot fjord, never to be seen again – up until now that is.

Lieutenant Tom Thorgrimsen was part of the KNM Tyr team who set out to recover the wreck. Speaking to Reuters he stated –

“We searched the area where HMS Hunter most likely was located and spent around fourteen hours before we found the vessel”

Designed specifically for deep under water expeditions, KNM Tyr located the wreckage whilst testing new technological advances which can stretch to a depth of one thousand metres below sea level.

As far as is documented, HMS Hunter collided with HMS Hotspur, a fellow British warship, after taking repeated hits from Nazi forces during the battle.

The two naval battles in the region were fought primarily as a result of the fact that iron ore is transported to Narvik from Sweden. Both sides recognised the importance in securing their own iron supply, whilst also the advantages in depriving the enemy of it.