Mansa Bay
| Mansa Bay | ||
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| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
| Land mass | Africa | |
| Geographical location | 4 ° 55 '30 " S , 39 ° 9' 0" E | |
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 April 14, 1915: Mansa Bay becomes a refuge for the Rubens auxiliary ship |
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The Mansa Bay (English Manza Bay ) is a sea bay on the coast of Tanzania . It is located about 15 kilometers north of the port city of Tanga on the Indian Ocean .
history
Around 1900 there was a village with about 700 inhabitants at the northern end of the bay, which was located on a terrace about 3 meters above the inlet. The bay only had enough water to be navigable for dhows at high tide . Resident Indian traders exported goods from Mansa to Zanzibar.
During the First World War in East Africa , the bay received military-historical significance when the Rubens auxiliary ship entered . The Rubens had loaded weapons and ammunition for the German East Africa protection force as well as coal for the small cruiser Königsberg . Shortly before reaching the port of Tanga, she was shot at by the British cruiser Haycinth . Since the Haycinth turned off for a short time due to a machine failure, the Rubens was able to escape into the Mansa Bay, where she was aground in the shallow waters. Despite the fire and wetness, a large part of the cargo was salvaged by the Germans. The wreck lay in Mansa Bay until 1956.
In June 1916, British colonial troops landed in the bay and occupied the nearby Tanga.
During the Second World War , military installations were built on Mansa Bay by the Royal Navy . By electrical engineering and naval mines the British attempted submarines of the Axis powers to set traps.
Individual evidence
- ^ Rudolf Fitzner: German Colonial Handbook. Volume 1, 2nd ext. Ed., Hermann Paetel, Berlin 1901, p. 282.
Web links
- Mansabucht , in: Deutsches Koloniallexikon , Vol. 2, Leipzig 1920, p. 501.
- Indicator Loops: Manza Bay
- Mansa Bay , Great German Colonial Atlas, Archive Guide German Colonial History