Pionier 1940
Names |
Pionier (ex-Nieuchwytny) |
Builders |
Stocznia PZI, Modlin, Poland: Pionier |
Commissioned |
1934 // 1939: Pionier |
Losses |
Pionier (12/1944) |
Transfers |
none |
Discarding |
none |
Displacement standard, t |
|
Displacement full, t |
38.5 |
Length, m |
23.0 |
Breadth, m |
4.00 |
Draught, m |
0.62 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 Beardmore diesels |
Power, h. p. |
450 |
Max speed, kts |
12.5 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) | |
Armour, mm | 12 - 6 |
Armament |
1 x 1 - 40/39 QF Mk V, 1 x 1 - 37/45 vz.37, 1 x 1 - 7.9/87 |
Complement |
16 |
Project history: ex-Polish river monitor, scuttled by own crew 9.9.1939 but salvaged by Germans.
Ship protection: Bullet-proof protection.
Modernizations: 1943: diesels were replaced by 2 Maybach petrol engines (600hp).
Naval service: Pionier was salvaged after war and served as Polish Okon.
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