Brage was, in addition to the heavy, muzzle-loading main gun, armed with a small 'Quick Fire' gun and a 37mm Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon (broadly similar to the Gatling gun).
Later Brage, like her sister ships, was rebuilt as a minelayer, and she served in this role when the Germans invaded in 1940. She was captured by German forces after the surrender of Norwegian forces in Southern Norway, and returned to Norway after the war.
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Naval history via Flix: Vale, retrieved 27 Feb 2006
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hnoms, brage, 1878, other, ships, with, same, name, hnoms, brage, hnoms, brage, vale, class, rendel, gunboat, built, royal, norwegian, navy, horten, naval, yard, 1874, with, build, number, class, five, gunboats, other, ships, class, were, vale, uller, vidar, v. For other ships with the same name see HNoMS Brage HNoMS Brage was a Vale class Rendel gunboat built for the Royal Norwegian Navy at Horten Naval Yard in 1874 with build number 58 She was one of a class of five gunboats the other ships in the class were Vale Nor Uller and Vidar Vale class gunboatHistory Norway NameBrage NamesakeNorse skaldic god Bragi BuilderThe Royal Norwegian Navy s shipyard at Horten Launched1 November 1878 Commissioned1878 Capturedby the Germans on 9 April 1940 Germany Acquired9 April 1940 FateHanded back to Norway after VE Day Service record Operations Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany Norway NameBrage AcquiredMay 1945 Decommissioned1945 FateScrapped in 1945 General characteristics as built Class and typeVale class Rendel gunboat Displacement260 tons standard Length28 m 91 86 ft Propulsion220 hp steam engine Speed8 5 knots 15 74 km h Complement41 men Armament1 21 cm 10 5 inch RML gun 1 1pdr cm inch QF gun 1 1pdr cm inch revolving gun General characteristics after rebuild Displacement260 tons standard Length28 m 91 86 ft Propulsion220 hp steam engine Speed8 5 knots 15 74 km h Complement31 men Armament1 12 cm 4 72 inch gun 3 37 mm 1 46 inch guns 50 mines Brage was in addition to the heavy muzzle loading main gun armed with a small Quick Fire gun and a 37mm Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon broadly similar to the Gatling gun Later Brage like her sister ships was rebuilt as a minelayer and she served in this role when the Germans invaded in 1940 She was captured by German forces after the surrender of Norwegian forces in Southern Norway and returned to Norway after the war Footnotes editExternal links editNaval history via Flix Vale retrieved 27 Feb 2006 nbsp This article about a specific military ship or boat of Norway is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HNoMS Brage 1878 amp oldid 1164431948, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
