TYPE: Steamboat/patrol vessel
NAMES:
Norwegian service: D/S Haus, S/S Haus
German service: D/S Wiesel NB05
BUILDING SITE: Mjellem & Karlsen, Bergen
LAUNCHED: November 1914
REQUISITIONED: Autumn 1939
IN COMMAND: 1939 - 20.04.1940
UNIT: 2. Sjøforsvarsdistrikt 12.Bevokningsdivisjon
OWNERS: Indre Nordhordlands Dampbåtlag L/L Bergen
ARMAMENT
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- 1x 65mm M/II Hotckiss rapid firing cannon
-Caliber: 65mm L/45
-Manufacturer: Hotchkiss
-Model: M/II
-Shell: 65x307R
-Reload time: 2.4 Secounds
-Rounds per minute: 25
-Ammunition types
–Armour Piercing (AP)
–High Explosive (HE)
–Muzzle velocity: ca 700-715 mps
As seen in the picture below, this should have a armored shield
TECHNICAL DATA
Displacement: 135 Gross tonnage
Length: 30.81 Meter
Width: 5.82 Meter
Depth: 2.86 Meter
MACHINERY
1x triple expansion steam eigne
Power: 40 NHP
Speed: 10.5 knots (19.44 Km/h)
CREW
Estimated crew: 18 Men
TIMELINE OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
1914: A/S Indre Nordhordlands Dampskibsselskab (B.Samuelsen) Bergen - HAUS
1922: A/S Indre Nordhordlands Dampskibsselskab, Bergen - HAUS
1924: Indre Nordhordland’s Dampbaatlag L/L, Bergen - HAUS
1939: Requisitioned by the Royal Norwegian Navy - HAUS
1940: Taken by Die Deutsche Kriegsmarine - WIESEL
1945: Indre Nordhordland’s Dampbaatlag L/L, Bergen - HAUS
1950: Indre Nordhordland Steamboat Team, Bergen - HAUS
1959: Lars and Petter Berge, Ølensvåg, Bergen (Transport freighter) - HAUS
1961: Lars and Petter Berge, Haugesund - HAUSEN
1961: new engine: Wichmann BHK 150 Speed: 8 knots
1962: Fredrik S. Torkildsen P/R, Mosterhavn, Haugesund - LISTEIN
1964: Gustav Lidal P/R. Haugesund - LISTEIN
1971: Håkon Søreide P/R, Rutledal, Haugesund - LISTEIN
1977: P/R Listein (Håkon Søreide, Rutledal) Haugesund - LISTEIN
1984: K/S Orion Film A/S, Blommerholm - SANDY HOOK
1984: Blown to pieces during the filming of the film “ORION’S BELT” (A great movie!)
HISTORY
This ship was built at Indre Nordhordlands Dampskibsselskab (B.Samuelsen) Bergen A/S and was named Haus. in 1924 the ship was transferred to indre Nordhordland Dampbaatlag L/L, in Bergen. in 1939 the ship was requisitioned as a guard boat by the Royal Norwegian Navy and had a 65mm quick firing cannon installed
Before the Second World War, half of the people in Hordaland, Norway had only the sea as their means of communication with the outside world. In other large parts of the county, the road standard was actually so poor that the sea route was the most used route. and it therefore had very serious consequences when six steamboats were requisitioned by the Royal Norwegian Navy and which were later hijacked by the Germans during the war
Cannons on Steamships
In September 1939, the navy requisitioned six steamships. These steamships were to do guard duty for the Royal Norwegian Navy, and cannons were therefore mounted on the steamships. The steamships that were requisitioned were; “Lindaas” from Lindaas-Masfjorden, “Haus” and “Oster” from Indre Nordhordland, “Øygar” from Hjelma and Herdla, and “Alversund” and “Manger” from Alversund and Manger.
When Norway was invaded by Germany on 9 April 1940, these ships were on post. These then reported enemy attacks, and some of the ships, such as “Haus” and “Øygar”, later took part in battles, and “Øygar” was nearly sunk in one of these battles. “Alversund” was sunk by its own crew in an attempt to avoid it falling into the hands of the enemy, but was soon raised by the Germans. The Germans eventually confiscated all these boats during the war.
These ships were the glue between village and town in these areas, as both people, cattle, foodstuffs, dairy products and much else were transported via these ships, and they were also the biggest collective travel offer at that time here. The route offer was seriously weakened in 1939 when they were requisitioned, and weakened even more when the Germans took these ships in addition to a number of others during the war. this was the case for a long time after the war as well, because the Germans damaged the ships so much that they had to be repaired and modernized at the same time.
In Uskedalen the first days of the invasion, the vessel at some point laid to harbor in Uskedalen. The cannons of multiple vessels were then made available for land forces/soilders “companies” to take the cannons and either deliver it to certain places or mount them on the trucks. This specific cannon mounted on the HNoMS Haus (D/S Haus) were mounted on this Chevrolet truck. This was used in further combat from land and did among others engage in combat against German E-boats. You can read more about this in the specific suggestions.
IN GAME
This vessel is also, like most of the others of its kind equipped with only 1x quick firing 65mm cannon. the issue still stands, if this cannon and the vessels manouverability is enough to overweigh the negative parts witch is its very slow and vounerable aginst enemy fire. the cannon is very good and can fire up to 25 rounds per minute (1 shot per 2.4 seconds), and there should be enough explosives and penetration in the 65x307R cartrigde to do quite some damage, but that is if you manage to shoot first. I thought this could be a fun ship anyway. if it wouldn’t get a place in any techtree, it can at least be one of these bot vessels that sit and guard the zones to be captured.
HNoMS Haus in german service as D/S Wiesel NB05
ALBUM
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SOURCES
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Norske Marinefartøy – Bodoni Forlag
Leselystig 39: Modeller som forteller – Norsk Marinehistorie | Polar Coordinate
Primary (just realised it actually show the specific pages used :-D)
Nasjonalbiblioteket
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