[Seaplanes]

The Luftwaffe left behind a total of 12 Ar 196-aircraft in Norway in May 1945.
3.(F)7130 at Tromsö-Skattöra. Ar 196A-4 W.Nr. 122, 128 and 130 located at Bodö seapl.station. All three transferred to Tromsö-Skattöra on 16. July 1945 and later scuttled off Tromsö.

1.(F)/130 at Trondheim seapl.station. Ar 196A-3 W.Nr. 254 and Ar 196A-5 W.Nr. 444. Both aircraft scuttled off Trondheim on 12. September 1945.

O.Qu. Reserve: At Sola seapl.station Ar 196A-3 W.Nr. 200, Ar 196A-4 W.Nr. 131 and Ar 196A-5 (converted from A-3) W.Nr. 1018. Later scuttled off Sola.

O.Qu. Reserve: At Hommelvik seapl.sation. Ar 196A-3 W.Nr. 177 and 237 + Ar 196A-5 W.Nr. 443. All Three scuttled off Hommelvik on 8. September 1945.

O.Qu. Reserve: at Tromsö-Skattöra seapl.station for repairs. Ar 196A-4 W.Nr. 125. Later scuttled off Tromsö.

The ship on your photo is one of the Bergungsprähme (Aircraft salvage vessels) that Luftwaffe used in Norway.

Where the photo is taken is hard to say unless it is possible to identify one of the Arados in the photo.