Editing Hasvik Municipality (section)

==History==
In 1900, Hasvik was connected to the [[telegraph]] system of the rest of Norway.<ref>[https://digitaltmuseum.no/021015874527/et-vinterkledt-hasvik-pa-dette-bildet-er-ikke-telegraflinjen-kommet-opp Et vinterkledt Hasvik] [Hasvik in a winter outfit]. digitaltmuseum.no. Accessed 20 April 2020</ref>

In June 1944, a [[Consolidated PBY Catalina|Catalina aircraft]] crashed into a mountain in Hasvik, killing the crew of 6; the crew consisted of Soviet airmen wearing American uniforms; the aircraft was flying from the U.S. to [[Murmansk]], Russia via [[Iceland]].<ref>Rapp, Ole Magnus. "Ordfører leter etter svar" [Mayor searches for answers] (31 December 2020) [[Klassekampen]]. P.10.</ref> (138 PBN-1s produced by [[Naval Aircraft Factory]] served with the Soviet Navy, after the NAF transferred ownership via Project ZEBRA).<ref name="wt">{{Cite book |last=Trimble |first=William |title=Wings for the Navy: a history of the Naval Aircraft Factory, 1917-1956 |date=1990 |publisher=United States Naval Institute |isbn=9780870216633 |location=Annapolis |pages=248–249}}</ref> The remains of the crew members were moved out of Norway after World War II.

=== Stranded Soviet warship ===
[[File:Murmansk cruiser shipwreck.jpg|thumb|right|The ship was being towed for scrapping, but ran aground in Hasvik in 1994, and was removed in 2012.]]
In the sea off the village of [[Sørvær, Finnmark|Sørvær]], the decommissioned [[Soviet cruiser Murmansk (1955)|Soviet cruiser Murmansk]] ran aground on Christmas Eve in 1994. Her towlines had snapped off the nearby [[North Cape, Norway|North Cape]] while the vessel was on its way to [[India]] to be scrapped. She stayed in Sørvær for 18 years.<ref>[https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/her-fjernes-nesten-14.000-tonn-skip-1.8107103 Her fjernes nesten 14.000 tonn krigsskip fra fjæra i Finnmark]</ref>

In 2012, the operation to removed the vessel started. A [[Breakwater (structure)|breakwater]] and [[dry dock]] was constructed around the vessel to access it from land and demolish it where it rested. The dock around the wreck was sealed in April.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-05-16 |title="Murmansk" demolition in final phase |url=http://barentsobserver.com/en/nature/murmansk-demolition-final-phase |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423175424/http://barentsobserver.com/en/nature/murmansk-demolition-final-phase |archive-date=2015-04-23 |publisher=Barentsobserver}}</ref> By mid-May the dock was almost empty of water and the demolishing of the cruiser began. The project was completed in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AF Gruppen information |url=http://www.afgruppen.no/en/Environment/Aktuelt/AF-Gruppen-is-removing-the-abandoned-ship--Murmansk--/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723082101/http://www.afgruppen.no/en/Environment/Aktuelt/AF-Gruppen-is-removing-the-abandoned-ship--Murmansk--/ |archive-date=2012-07-23 |access-date=2014-10-31}}</ref>

In 2021, a plaque was unveiled in the presence of [[Frank Bakke-Jensen|minister of defence]], representatives from embassies of USA and Russia,<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 October 2021 |title=Hedda Langemyr tror Russland bruker krigsminnesmerker for å påvirke nordmenn |url=https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/hedda-langemyr-tror-russland-bruker-krigsminnesmerker-for-a-pavirke-nordmenn-1.15708160 |access-date=31 October 2021 |website=www.nrk.no}}</ref> and  a Russian [[military attaché]]; 6  Soviet airmen who died in 1944, were honored.<ref>[[Klassekampen]] (8 October 2021)</ref>