TYPE: Steamboat/patrol vessel
NAMES:
In Norwegian service: D/S Øygar, S/S Øygar, ex Ingölfur
In German service: Bisam NB07
BUILDING SITE: Mjellem & Karlsen, Bergen
LAUNCHED: May 1908
REQUISITIONED: Autumn 1939
IN COMMAND: 1939 - 25.04.1940
UNIT: 2. Sjøforsvarsdistrikt 12.Bevokningsdivisjon
OWNERS: Alversund & Manger Dampbåtlag A/S
ARMAMENT
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- 1x 76 mm Quick Firing L/50 Bofors cannon
-Placement: On a platform on the front deck of the ship as seen in the picture after German capture, the armoured shield might have been mounted here too, but this is very uncertain, but it it not in that picture.
-Barrel length in calibers: L/50
-Armor: Armored shield, curved, probably 3-10mm thickness
TECHNICAL DATA
Displacement: 128 Gross tonnage
Length: 30.75 Meter
Width: 5.82 Meter
Depth: 2.80 Meter
MACHINERY
1x compound steam engine
Power: 28NHP
Speed: 9 knots (16.66 Km/h)
CREW
Estimated crew: 18 Men
TIMELINE OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
1908: Delivered as INGOLFUR to Faxabugtens D/S ( T.J. Thoroddsen ) Reykjavik, Iceland
1918: Sold to A/S Hjelma & Herlø D/S ( M.E. Hellesø ) Bergen new name ØYGAR
1922: Transferred to A/S Hjelma & Herlø D/S ( L. Elgaas ) Bergen
1923: Transferred to A/S Hjelme & Herlø D/S ( L. Tvedt ) Bergen
1924: Transferred to A/S Hjelme & Herlø D/S ( Nils Lyngøy ) Bergen
1939: Requisitioned by the Norwegian Navy as a guard boat
1940: Abandoned by the crew in Mofjorden on 26/4-1940
1940: Taken by Die Deutsche Kriegsmarine. Formed in Hafenschutzflotille Bergen, NB07 BISAM
1940: Transferred to 55 Vorpostenflotille V 5507
1945: Transferred to Øygardsbåtane L/L, Bergen, new name ØYGAR
1949: New engine: Union BHK 270 Speed 10 knots
1949: Remeasured: Gross: 178 tonnes. NET: 128 tonnes
1951: New engine: Normo BHK 400 Speed: 11 knots
1951: Remeasured: Brt: 178 t. Net: 90 t. Dim: 30.75m-5.85m-2.80m
1960: Transferred to Øygarden and Sotra Rutelag L/L, Bergen
1975: Renamed ØYGAR SENIOR
1975: Sold to M.J. Ødegaard A/S, Ålesund, Bergen
1976: Sank on 21/3-1976 at Dale in Gannsfjorden
1976: Raised and towed to Ålesund. Unrigged
1976: Transferred to Ødegaard Berging A/S, Ålesund, Bergen
2013: Deleted 30/1-2013 as scrapped
HISTORY
This vessel was built and delivered under the name Ingölfur to Faxabugtens D/S ( T.J. Thoroddsen ) in Reykjavik in Iceland in 1908, and in 1918 it was sold to A/S Hjelma & Herlø D/S ( M.E. Hellesø ) in Bergen with the the name we know it today “ØYGAR”. It changed a number of owners in the same company before in 1939 it was requisitioned by the Royal Norwegian Navy as a guard boat and had a 76mm cannon mounted on the foredeck with a platform.
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.
Øygar, as mentioned earlier here, took part in battles before the crew left the ship on 26 April in Mofjorden. the ship was later found by the Germans who requisitioned it in Die Deutsche Kriegsmarine and became part of Hafenschutzflotille Bergen with the name BISAM NB07. at the end of the year the ship was transferred to 55 Vorpostenflotille V 5507. At the end of the war it was returned to Øygardsbåtane L/L, Bergen, and it was given back its old name ØYGAR. these ships were very worn, and as mentioned, this ship was involved in combat incidents where it was nearly sunk. in the following years, a number of modifications were made such as new engines and changes to the hull and miscellaneous. The ship was in use right up until 2013, where from what I can see, it looks like the ship was actually scrapped.
IN GAME
Well, the speed is not great but the maneuverability should be better, and the armament is now the worst. I would believe this would work in a regular tech tree.
ALBUM
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SOURCES
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Fjordabåter i tysk tjeneste
Redirecting…
Norske Marinefartøy – Bodoni Forlag
Leselystig 39: Modeller som forteller – Norsk Marinehistorie | Polar Coordinate
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Nasjonalbiblioteket
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