Bechelaren 1940
Bechelaren 1945
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| GB1, 9.1939- Bechelaren (ex-President Masaryk) | GB1 | Škoda, Plsen, Czechoslovakia | 10.1930 | 10/1930 | 8.1932 // 3.1939 | captured by USA 10.5.1945, to Czechoslovakia 1950 (President Masaryk) |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement full, t |
230 |
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Length, m |
47.5 wl 48.5 oa |
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Breadth, m |
6.00 |
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Draught, m |
0.95 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 sets Škoda geared steam turbines, 2 Yarrow boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
2300 |
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Max speed, kts |
18 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 20 |
| Armour, mm | belt: 10, deck: 5, turrets: 8 |
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Armament |
2 x 2 - 66/35 Škoda, 2 x 2 - 7.9/90 |
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Complement |
43 |
Project history: Former Czechoslovak monitor President Masaryk, captured at Czechoslovakia seizure 18.4.1939.
Ship protection: Ship had bullet-proof protection of hull and artillery.
Modernizations: 1940: - 1 x 2 - 7.9/90; + 1 x 1 - 20/65 C/38
(1 - 4.1944, Schiffswerft Linz): ship was completely reconstructed; new data were as follows: full displacement: 300t, dimensions: 48.00(wl) 49.0(oa) x 6.00 x 1.20m; 2 MWM diesels (1800hp), complement: 46 prs. Armament consisted of 2 x 1 - 66/35 Škoda, 1 x 1 - 37/80 SK C/30, 1 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 1 x 1 - 7.9/79.
Naval service: In 1945 Bechelaren was returned to Czechoslovakia.
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