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TEMES river monitors (1904)

Bodrog 1904

Temes 1917

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Temes   902 Schoenichen, Újpest 1/1903 26.3.1904 11/1904 to Yugoslavia 12.1918 (Дрина [Drina])
Bodrog   903 Schoenichen, Újpest 2/1903 12.4.1904 8/1904 to Yugoslavia 4.1920 (Сава [Sava])

 

Data variant as completed

Displacement normal, t

442

Displacement full, t

486

Length, m

57.7 oa 55.6 pp

Breadth, m

9.50

Draught, m

1.20

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 VTE, 2 Yarrow boilers

Power, h. p.

1400

Max speed, kts

13

Fuel, t

 
Endurance, nm(kts) 500(9.5)

Armour, mm

side: 40, deck: 25, CT: 75

Armament

2 x 1 - 120/33 G. L/35 K.04, 1 x 1 - 120/8 Haub. L/10, 2 x 1 - 37/42 C.1900V, 3 x 1 - 8.80

Complement

Bodrog: 86

Temes: 89

Project history: Development of the Körös class.

Ship protection: Machinery had 40mm vertical and 25mm horizontal protection.

Modernizations: 1900s: - 2 x 1 - 37/42; + 1 x 1 - 66/16 G. L/18

7/1917, Temes was recommissioned 7.1917 with data as given in the table.

Data variant Temes 7.1917

Displacement normal, t

470

Displacement full, t

520

Length, m

60.3

Breadth, m

9.50

Draught, m

1.20

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 VTE, 2 Yarrow boilers

Power, h. p.

1400

Max speed, kts

13

Fuel, t

 
Endurance, nm(kts) 500(9.5)

Armour, mm

side: 40, deck: 25, CT: 40

Armament

2 x 1 - 120/33 G. L/35 K.04, 2 x 1 - 90/42 G. L/45 K.12 TAG/BAG, 2 x 1 - 47/40 L/44 (Skoda), 2 x 1 - 8.80

Complement

89

Naval service: Temes was mined and sunk E of Sabac on the Sava River 23.10.1914. She was raised in June 1916 and repaired at Budapest, being recommissioned in July 1917. Bodrog 31.10.1918 ran ashore at Visnitsa, was interned and entered Yugoslavian Danube flotilla, Temes was interned some later. 15.4.1920 by results of division of Austro-Hungarian fleet she was officially transferred to Yugoslavia and renamed Sava. Drina (ex-Temes) was transferred to Romania.

Temes 1914

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

© Ivan Gogin, 2014