TYPE: Steamboat/patrol vessel
NAMES: D/S Manger, S/S Manger
BUILDING SITE: Mjellem & Karlsen, Bergen
LAUNCHED: July 1911
REQUISITIONED: Autumn 1939
IN COMMAND: 1939 - 1940
UNIT: 2. Sjøforsvarsdistrikt 12.Bevokningsdivisjon
OWNERS: Alversund & Manger Dampbåtlag A/S
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
TECHNICAL DATA
Displacement: 152 Gross tonnage
Length: 34.44 Meter
Width: 5.79 Meter
Depth: 2.86 Meter
MACHINERY
1x triple expansion steam eigne
Power: 40 NHP
Speed: 10 knots (18.52 Km/h)
CREW
Estimated crew: 18 Men
TIMELINE OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
1911: Delivered as MANGER to Alværsund & Manger Dampskibsselskab, Bergen
1927: Transferred to Alversund & Manger Dampbaatlag A/S, Bergen
1939: Requisitioned by the Royal Norwegian Navy
1940: Taken “In Anspruch” by Die Deutsche Kriegsmarine
1940: Transferred to Die Deutsche Kriegsmarine, 55 Vorpostenflotille, new name MURMEL
1945: Returned to Alversund & Manger Dampbaatlag A/S, Bergen, new name MANGER
1945: Remeasured: Gross: 184 tons. NET: 103 tonnes
1948: Transferred to Alversund & Manger Dampbåtlag L/L, Bergen
1950: Transferred to Alversund & Manger Dampbåtlag A/S, Bergen
1951: Sold to A/S Bergen Nordhordland Trafikklag, Bergen
1965: Sold to Georg Matre, Ølensvåg, Bergen (Converted to cargo boat)
1966: New engine: Wichmann BHK 300 Speed: 10 knots
1966: Remeasured: Gross: 146 tonnes. NET: 78 tonnes - renamed SANDBAS
1967: Sold to Nils Fjeldvær P/R, Trondheim, new name JOGE
1971: Wrecked 16/2. Capsized and sank in the Porsangerfjord loaded with general cargo
HISTORY
This ship was delivered in July 1911 to Alværsund & Manger Dampskibsselskab which was based in Bergen under the name Manger. The ship was lengthened a few years later, in 1923, and given the length/width/depth specified in this suggestion. and in 1927 the ship was handed over to Alversund & Manger Dampbaatlag A/S in Bergen. in 1939 the ship was requisitioned by the Royal Norwegian Navy and was equipped with 1x quick firing 65mm cannon.
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 GAME
Equipped with only 1x 65 mm quick firing cannon, it’s probably not the best ship, it doesn’t have any protection either, but it will probably bounce off the smaller calibers like the .30 variants. the ship is slow but maneuverable and that can be an advantage, 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 some damage . I don’t know if there are enough advantages to outweigh the disadvantages, but I thought this could be a fun ship. if it wouldn’t get a place in a techtree, it can at least be one of these bot vessels that sit and guard the zones to be captured.
ALBUM
SOURCES
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Norske Marinefartøy – Bodoni Forlag
Leselystig 39: Modeller som forteller – Norsk Marinehistorie | Polar Coordinate
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