DESIGNED IN: Norway
BUILDING SITE: Trondhjems mekaniske verksted, Trondheim
SISTER SHIP: Patruljebåt 2
LAUNCHED: 1893
HOIST COMMAND: 1893
DECOMISSONED: 1927
ARMAMENT
2x 37mm Hotchkiss revolvercannons
-Placement: front and rear
-FIrerate: 35-68 depending on how wast the shooter can crank
TECHNICAL DATA
Displacement: 25 Metric Tons
Length: 20.5 Meter
Width: 3.2 Meter
Depth: 1.4 Meter
Crew: 8-10 Men
MACHINERY
Eigne: triple expansion Steam eigne
Power: 162 Indicated horsepower
Max Speed: 18 Knots (33.33 km/h)
ARMOR
Hull material: Steel
TIMELINE OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
1920: Decomissoned
1927: Sold
HISTORY
In the early 1893 Norway built two patrol vessels, these seems to have been intended to be patroling the Oslofjord. The picture above is taken right outside “Oscarsborg Festning”. The vessels was given the names Patruljebåt 1 and Patruljebåt 2, and both of them recieved a 37mm Hotchkiss revolvercannon with 5 barrels and a firerate variying from 35 to as far up as 68, depending on how fast the shooter can crank it. these were Highly effective weapons during this time, and were effective aginst other naval vessels all the way up to world war two.
One thing we know is that Patrol Boat 1 and 2 were subject to Oscarsborg and Svelvik fortifications during the dissolution of the Norwegian-Swedish union due to there almost breaking out a war between the countries due to disagreements. Also during the First World War they patroled this area.
These two vessels have been incredible hard to find any information about, pictures and the specifications has been easy, but their history is unfortunately more or less forgotten.
This vessel used the Norwegian-Swedish union naval flag for a while due to it being built and used for a while during the Norwegian-Swedish union, exactly when they stopped using that and went over to the pure Norwegian naval flag is uncertain, but most likely after 1905 when the union was dissolved.
Definitions
Riksmaal: Patruljebaad
Newer Norwegian: Patruljebåt
English: Patrol boat/Patrol vessel
In game usage
In game this would either be a reserve, or between 1.0-1.7 in br. It has no armor and will most likely be destroyed by anything that hit the vessel due to it small size and small number of crew. But the cannons are effective and will most likely shred anything it hits of other patrol vessels, torpedoboats and such, anything smaller than destroyers and or other well armored vessels.
The ammunition available are High explosive, Canister amminition and Armor piercing ammunition. I have not been able yet to find the penetrations stats of the cannon but it should be somewhere between 20-50mm possibly even more. Ammunition capastity is unknown but there should be quite a bit available due to the cartrigdes size and how much the cannon’s use when being fired
Detailed model of the vessel
HOTCHKISS REVOLVERCANNON
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This was a higly effective weapons from the first ones in the late 1800’s all the way up to the beginning of ww2. This has been used on a large amount of the Norwegian vessels, even vehicles!
Technical data
Armour plate/shield: 6mm special steel
Caliber: 37x94R
Barrels: 5x
Range: Ca. 1800 meter
Magazine capasity: 10 rounds
Rounds per minute: 68 rounds
AMMUNTION
Steel grenade with bottom firing tube
-Projectile weight: 500 Gram
-Muzzle velocity: Ca. 422 Mps
-Manufacturer: uncertain
-Armor penetration: Uncertain
Ordinary grenade with a percussion firing tube
-Projectile weight: 450 Gram
-Muzzle velocity: Ca. 422 Mps
-Armor penetration: Uncertain
-Manufacturer: uncertain
Cast iron high explosive grenade
-Total length: 165 mm
-Ball diameter: 37.9 mm
-Bullet length: 92.5 mm
-Bullet type: Explosive grenade
-Projectile casing material: Cast iron
-Bullet core material: Gunpowder for 10.15 mm cartridge
-Case material: Brass
-Case length: 94 mm
-Bottom diameter: 40 mm
-Case base: Rimmed
-Muzzle velocity: Ca. 422 Mps
-Armor penetration: Uncertain
-Manufacturer: Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk/Raufoss Partronfabrik
Here is one of the vessels photographer in front of the old frigate “Kong Sverre” also known as “Europe’s horror” due to its extremely powerful armament
A sketch of the hull
The vessel breaking trough ice
PICTURES
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SOURCES
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PRIMARY SOURCES
90 år under rent norsk orlogsflagg - Deichman.no
Norske marinefartøy - samtlige norske marinefartøy 1814-2008 og marinens flygevåpen 1912-1944 | ARK Bokhandel
SECONDARY SOURCES (used for pictures and verifying information)
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https://www.nb.no/ (national libary of norway)
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