Fogas 1920
Birago 1938
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Names |
Fogas (ex-i) Birago (ex-Siofok, ex-Csuka, ex-k) |
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Builders |
Danubius, Budapest, Austria-Hungary: Fogas, Birago |
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Commissioned |
1916 // 4.1920: Fogas 1916 // 7.1929: Birago |
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Losses |
Birago (German Birago 23.3.1938) |
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Transfers |
Hungary, 10.1927: Fogas (Gödöllö) |
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Discarding |
none |
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Displacement standard, t |
60 |
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Displacement full, t |
? |
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Length, m |
36.0 |
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Breadth, m |
4.60 |
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Draught, m |
0.90 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 VTE, 2 Yarrow boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
800 |
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Max speed, kts |
12 |
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Fuel, t |
oil? |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
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Armour, mm |
belt: 5, deck: 4, turret: 5, CT: 5 |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 66/27 G. L/30 K.09, 2 x 1 - 8.3/66 |
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Complement |
27 |
Project history: Former Austro-Hungarian river armoured gunboats i and k, built at Budapest in 1915-1916. In 1916 renamed Fogas and Csuka. 15.4.1920, as result of partition of Austro-Hungarian Navy, Fogas was transferred to Austria. Sistership Csuka (ex-k) at partition of Austro-Hungarian Navy in 1920 headed out to Hungary, was named Siofok. Siofok 24.7.1929 has been sold to Austria in exchange for Barsch and renamed Birago
Ship protection: Bullet-proof.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: 6.10.1927 Fogas was sold to Hungary and renamed Gödöllö. Birago before beginning of WWII 23.3.1938 after Anschlüß was commissioned by Germans.
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