Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Z12 "Erich Giese" bụ nke e wuru maka "Kriegsmarine" nke Nazi Germany na ngwụsị afọ ndị 1930. Ná mmalite nke Agha Ụwa nke Abụọ, e ji ụgbọ mmiri ahụ mee ihe na German Bight iji tinye ebe ndị e liri ogbunigwe na mmiri ndị Germany. Ná ngwụsị afọ 1939, ụgbọ mmiri ahụ mere otu ihe ịga nke ọma na-ebugharị ụgbọ mmiri na ụsọ oké osimiri England nke kwuru na ụgbọ mmiri abụọ na-azụ ahịa. Ka ọ na-alọta site n'ụgbọ mmiri ahụ, o ji torpedo kụtuo otu ụgbọ mmiri ndị Britain na-ebibi ihe n'enweghị onye hụrụ ya ma gaa n'ihu n'ụzọ ya. N'oge mmalite nke Mgbasa Ozi Norwegian, "Erich Giese" lụrụ ọgụ n'ọgbọ mmiri abụọ
Agha nke Narvik n'etiti etiti Eprel 1940 ma ndị agha Britain meriri ya n'oge Agha nke Abụọ nke Narvik.