Berdyansk 1944
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Бердянск [Berdyansk] (ex-Ardeal, ex-Drina, ex-Temes) | 902 | Danubius Schönichen, Ujpest, Austria-Hungary | 1.1903 | 26.3.1904 | 5.1905 // 11.1944 | to Romania 7.1951 (M207) |
|
Displacement standard, t |
450 |
|
Displacement full, t |
650 |
|
Length, m |
59.0 |
|
Breadth, m |
9.5 |
|
Draught, m |
1.60 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 VTE, 2 Yarrow boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
1400 |
|
Max speed, kts |
10 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 62 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 500(8) |
| Armour, mm | belt: 70, deck: 70 - 45, turrets: 50, CT: 75 |
|
Armament |
3 x 1 - 120/50 Škoda-Bofors Mk 4, 4 x 1 - 37/63 70K, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk IV |
|
Complement |
129 |
Project history: Former Romanian monitors, captured by Soviet troops on Danube 6-29.8.1944 and 10.11.1944 commissioned by Danube Flotilla.
Ship protection: Deck had 45mm thickness increasing to 70mm over machinery.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: 28.2.1948 all were laid up and 3.7.1951 returned to Romania.
Berdyansk
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
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