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MR491 class river floating batteries (1916/1918)

Russian No2 1916

 

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
MR491 (ex-¹... [No...]) 1   Russud, Nikolayev 1916 1916 1916 // 2-3/1918 sunk 25.6.1941
MR492 (ex-¹... [No...]) 2   Russud, Nikolayev 1916 1916 1916 // 2-3/1918 captured by USSR 24.8.1944
MR493 (ex-¹... [No...]) 3   Russud, Nikolayev 1916 1916 1916 // 2-3/1918 captured by USSR 24.8.1944
MR494 (ex-¹... [No...]) 4   Russud, Nikolayev 1916 1916 1916 // 2-3/1918 captured by USSR 24.8.1944
MR495 (ex-¹... [No...]) 5   Russud, Nikolayev 1916 1916 1916 // 2-3/1918 captured by USSR 24.8.1944
MR496 (ex-¹... [No...]) 6   Russud, Nikolayev 1916 1916 1916 // 2-3/1918 captured by USSR 24.8.1944

 

Displacement normal, t

255

Displacement full, t

 

Length, m

54.7

Breadth, m

7.10

Draught, m

1.20

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Bolinder semi-diesels

Power, h. p.

100

Max speed, kts

5.5

Fuel, t

oil
Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

MR491 - 493: 2 x 1 - 120/44 Canet

MR494 - 496: 1 x 1 - 152/44 Canet

Complement ?

Project history: Former river gunboats of K class of Russian Danube flotilia, captured by Romanians on Danube during disorder of Russian front in February-March, 1918. Apparently, they were former landing barges of Bolinder type built at Nikolaev. In Romanian Navy they had Numbers 1-6 too.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: MR491 was sunk by Soviet aircraft 25.6.1941, remaining five barges were captured by Soviet troops in Danube delta 24.8.1944.

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