Sava 1941
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Sava (ex-Bodrog) | 903 | Danubius, Budapest, Austria-Hungary | 1903 | 12.4.1904 | 11/1904 // 1941 | sunk 9.9.1944 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
442 |
|
Displacement full, t |
470 |
|
Length, m |
57.7 |
|
Breadth, m |
9.50 |
|
Draught, m |
1.20 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 VTE, 2 boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
1400 |
|
Max speed, kts |
13 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 500(9.5) |
|
Armour, mm |
belt: 40, deck: 25, CT: 75 |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 120/33 G. L/35 K.04, 1 x 1 - 120/8 Haub. L/10, 1 x 1 - 66/16 G. L/18, 5 x 1 - 8.3/66 |
|
Complement |
86 |
Project history: Former Austro-Hungarian. 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. On the night of 12.4.1941 Sava was scuttled on Danube in Beograd. In 1941 she was salvaged by German wreckers, repaired and commissioned by Croatian Danube flotilia as Sava
Ship protection: Machinery had 40mm vertical and 25mm horizontal protection.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Sava was sunk 9.9.1944 by Yugoslavian artillery on river Sava at Bosanski-Brod. Later she was salvaged, repaired after war and served under Yugoslavian flag till 1959-1962.
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