F2709 1943
F0769 1943
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| "MZ-A" type | |||||||
| F2704 (ex-MZ704A), 2.1944- F4704 | CRDA, Monfalcone, Italy | 13.1.1942 | 5.1942 // 9.1943 | sunk 5.1944 | |||
| F2706 (ex-MZ706A), 2.1944- F4706 | CRDA, Monfalcone, Italy | 13.1.1942 | 5.1942 // 9.1943 | sunk 27.3.1944 | |||
| F2708 (ex-MZ708A), 2.1944- F4708 | CRDA, Monfalcone, Italy | 13.1.1942 | 5.1942 // 9.1943 | sunk 28.5.1944 | |||
| F2709 (ex-MZ709A), 2.1944- F4709 | CRDA, Monfalcone, Italy | 13.1.1942 | 5.1942 // 9.1943 | sunk 12.5.1944 | |||
| F4711 (ex-MZ711A) | CRDA, Monfalcone, Italy | 13.1.1942 | 6.1942 // 10.1943 | ||||
| F2724 (ex-MZ724A) | CRDA, Monfalcone, Italy | 13.1.1942 | 6.1942 // 9.1943 | ||||
| F4744 (ex-MZ744A) | Ansaldo, Genoa | 13.1.1942 | 6.1942 // 10.1943 | ||||
| F4749 (ex-MZ749A) | Ansaldo, Genoa | 13.1.1942 | 6.1942 // 9.1943 | sunk 24.5.1944 | |||
| F2751 (ex-MZ751A), 2.1944- F4751 | Cantieri del Tirreno, Riva Trigoso | 1942 | 6.1942 // 9.1943 | sunk 18.9.1944 | |||
| F2754 (ex-MZ754A), 2.1944- F4754 | Cantieri del Tirreno, Riva Trigoso | 1942 | 2.1942 // 9.1943 | sunk 17.5.1944 | |||
| F2703 (ex-MZ703, ex-MZ760A) | Cantieri del Mediterrano, Pietra Ligure, Italy | 1942 | 6.1942 // 11.1943 | sunk 24.4.1945 | |||
| F2759 (ex-MZ759, ex-MZ764A) | Cantieri del Mediterrano, Pietra Ligure, Italy | 1942 | 8.1942 // 9.1943 | ||||
| F2760 (ex-MZ760, ex-MZ765A), 2.1944- F4760 | CNR, Palermo, Italy | 1942 | 8.1942 // 9.1943 | sunk 19.4.1944 | |||
| "MZ-B" type | |||||||
| F0767 (ex-MZ767B) | CNR, Palermo | 5.1942 | late 1943 | sunk 9.1944 | |||
| F2768 (ex-MZ768B), 2.1944- F4768 | CNR, Palermo | 5.1942 | 10.1943 | sunk 21.6.1944 | |||
| F0769 (ex-MZ769B), 2.1944- F4769 | CNR, Palermo | 5.1942 | 9.1943 | ||||
| F0770 (ex-MZ770B), 2.1944- F4770 | CNR, Palermo | 5.1942 | 10.1943 | sunk 24.4.1945 | |||
| F4777 (ex-MZ777B) | CRDA, San Marco | 9.1942 | 3.1943 // 9.1943 | sunk 18.6.1944 | |||
| F2783 (ex-MZ783B) | CRDA, San Marco | 9.1942 | 3.1943 // 9.1943 | ||||
| F4785 (ex-MZ785B) | CRDA, San Marco | 9.1942 | 3.1943 // 9.1943 | sunk 27.3.1944 | |||
| F4795 (ex-MZ795B) | CRDA, Monfalcone, Italy | 9.1942 | 3.1943 // 9.1943 | sunk 27.3.1944 | |||
| F4799 (ex-MZ799B) | CRDA, Monfalcone, Italy | 9.1942 | 3.1943 // 9.1943 | ||||
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Displacement standard, t |
MZ-A: 140 MZ-B: 174 |
|
Displacement full, t |
MZ-A: 239 MZ-B: 279 |
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Length, m |
MZ-A: 47.0 MZ-B: 46.5 |
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Breadth, m |
6.50 |
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Draught, m |
1.00 normal load |
|
No of shafts |
3 |
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Machinery |
3 Ferrovie diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
450 |
|
Max speed, kts |
11 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 4.1 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1450(8) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 76/40 Ansaldo 1917, 2 x 1 - 20/65 Mod. 1940 |
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Military load |
65 t of cargo or 200 men |
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Complement |
13 |
Project history: Barges of MZ type (F701-800) were built under German design by Italian shipbuilders with Italian engines and armament; 24 units were captured in September, 1943 and commissioned by Kriegsmarine.
Modernizations: Some boats were rearmed.
Naval service: In operations 17 barges of MZ type were lost. Fate of some craft is unknown.
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