BVA 1918
Names |
BVA (ex-Палаш [Palash]) BVB (ex-Пистолет [Pistolet]) BVC (ex-Пуля [Pulya]) BVD (ex-Шашка [Shashka]) |
Builders |
Putilov Yd, St. Petersburg, Russia: BVA, BVB, BVC, BVD |
Commissioned |
1910 // 1918: BVA, BVB, BVC, BVD |
Losses |
none |
Transfers |
none |
Discarding |
1935-1945: BVB, BVC, BVD 1946: BVA |
Displacement normal, t |
23.5 |
Displacement full, t |
25 |
Length, m |
22.2 |
Breadth, m |
3.12 |
Draught, m |
0.51 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 gasoline engines |
Power, h. p. |
200 |
Max speed, kts |
14.5 |
Fuel, t |
gasoline 1.7 |
Endurance, nm(kts) | |
Armour, mm | belt: 8, deck: 8, CT: 8 |
Armament |
1 x 1 - 76/14 obr.1909g mountain gun, 1 x 1 - 7.6/94, mechanical minesweeping gear |
Complement |
12 |
Project history: Former Russian river armoured motor gunboats ("dispatch vessels"), captured by Finnish in 1918 and used later as minesweepers.
Ship protection: Bullet-proof.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
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