Viza 1919
Györ 1944
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Szeged (ex-Wels, ex-Bregalnica, ex-Wels, ex-l) | Danubius, Budapest, Austria-Hungary | 1915 | 22.10.1915 | 1916 // 4.1920 | captured by USA 8.5.1945, BU 1949 | ||
| Baja (ex-Barsch, ex-Neretva, ex-Barsch, ex-m) | Danubius, Budapest, Austria-Hungary | 1915 | 1915 | 1916 // 7.1929 | captured by USA 8.5.1945, sold mercantile late 1940s | ||
| Compo, 10.1927- Györ (ex-Compo, ex-n) | Danubius, Budapest, Austria-Hungary | 1915 | 1916 | 1916 // 1.1919 | to Austria 4.1920 (Compo), purchased again 10.1927, captured by USA 8.5.1945, BU 1949 | ||
| Viza, 4.1920- Kecskemét (ex-Viza, ex-o) | Danubius, Budapest, Austria-Hungary | 1915 | 1916 | 1916 // 1.1919 | captured by USA 8.5.1945, BU 1949 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
129 |
|
Displacement full, t |
133 |
|
Length, m |
44.0 |
|
Breadth, m |
6.00 |
|
Draught, m |
1.00 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 sets AEG geared steam turbines, 2 Yarrow boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
1200 |
|
Max speed, kts |
15 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 18 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armour, mm | belt: 8, deck: 6, turrets: 10, CT: 10 |
|
Armament |
2 x 2 - 66/24 G. L/26 K.15 BAK, 2 x 2 - 8.3/66 Baja: 2 x 1 - 75/27 G. L/30 K.16 BAG, 2 x 2 - 8.3/83 |
|
Complement |
40 |
Project history: Former Austro-Hungarian river armoured gunboats i, m, n, o,
built at Budapest. In 1916, at once after completion, they were renamed Wels, Barsch, Compo and Viza
respectively. They had rather foremost for time steam
turbines with a full gearing and thus, that they were the first-ever river boats with steam turbines! On trials
they shown overall speed 17.3-18.5kts. In 1918 they were used as minesweepers on Black
Sea, demonstrated quite good seaworthiness for river ship.
In December, 1918 Wels and Barsch were interned at Beograd, in January, 1919
they were commissioned by Yugoslavian Danube flotilla as Bregalnica and Neretva.
Compo and Viza in 1919 served with Hungarian Danube flotilla. 15.4.1920,
as result of partition of Austro-Hungarian Navy, Wels and Viza
were received by Hungary; they were commissioned in 1921 and 1923 respectively
as Szeged and Kecskemét. Barsch and Compo refer to
Austria with former names, the truth, Compo was never commissioned and 6.10.1927 sold
to Hungary. She passed major repairs at Dyor and in 1929 was commissioned as Györ. 30.7.1929 Barsch also
was sold to Hungary and was named Baja.
Ship protection: Bullet-proof protection.
Modernizations: 1923-1929, Szeged, Kecskemét: - 2 x 2 - 66/27; + 2 x 1 - 75/27 G. L/30 K.16 BAG
1928, Györ: - 2 x 2 - 66/27; + 2 x 1 - 75/56 Bofors m/28, 1 x 1 - 50/12 mortar
1940, Szeged, Baja, Kecskemét: + 1 x 1 - 20/65 C/38
1944, Györ: + 1 x 4 - 20/65 C/38
Naval service: Szeged, Kecskemét, Györ and Baja 8.5.1945 were captured by American troops in Austria and in 1949 were broken up in Hungary, except Baja, served as icebreaker on Danube till 1950s, her further fate is unknown.
Szeged 1925
Györ 1933
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