sinking of SF Hydro
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The sinking of SF Hydro was a World War II operation in which Norwegian resistance fighters destroyed a ferry carrying heavy water to disrupt Nazi Germany’s atomic research program.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military operation
ⓘ
sabotage operation ⓘ |
| aftermath | German efforts to obtain heavy water from Norway largely ended ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
sabotage of the ferry SF Hydro
ⓘ
sinking of the ferry Hydro ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Norwegian resistance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Tinnsjø NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carried |
heavy water
ⓘ
railway wagons ⓘ |
| carriedFor | German nuclear program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedOutBy |
Norwegian saboteurs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
members of the Norwegian resistance in Telemark ⓘ |
| casualties |
German personnel killed
ⓘ
Norwegian civilians killed ⓘ |
| category |
World War II operations involving Norway
ⓘ
naval incidents in 1944 ⓘ operations against the German nuclear program ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| coordinatedBy | Norwegian resistance movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| date | 1944-02-20 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Allied efforts to stop Nazi nuclear development
ⓘ
Norwegian resistance in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Telemark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method | sabotage with explosives ⓘ |
| motivation | prevent Nazi Germany from acquiring strategic heavy water supplies ⓘ |
| objective |
disrupt Nazi Germany’s atomic research program
ⓘ
prevent transport of heavy water to Germany ⓘ |
| operatorOfTargetVessel | Norsk Hydro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | German authorities in occupied Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Norwegian heavy water sabotage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Lake Tinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | sabotage of Vemork heavy water plant ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Vemork heavy water plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
German nuclear program hindered
ⓘ
SF Hydro sunk ⓘ cargo of heavy water lost ⓘ |
| significance |
important episode in the history of nuclear weapons development
ⓘ
key action in preventing Nazi access to heavy water ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Allied intelligence ⓘ |
| target | SF Hydro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportRouteDisrupted | Vemork to Germany heavy water route ⓘ |
| vesselTypeOfTarget | railway ferry ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | time bomb ⓘ |
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