Soca 1918
Vardar 1941
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Босна [Bosna] (ex-Temes), 1.1919- Вардар [Vardar] | 533 | STT, Linz, Austria-Hungary | 1914 | 1915 | 7/1915 // 12.1918 | blown up 12.4.1941 | |
| Соча [Soča] (ex-Sava) | 534 | STT, Linz, Austria-Hungary | 1914 | 31.5.1915 | 9/1915 // 12.1918 | to Romania 4.1920 (Bucovina) |
|
Displacement normal, t |
580 |
|
Displacement full, t |
? |
|
Length, m |
62.0 |
|
Breadth, m |
10.3 |
|
Draught, m |
1.30 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 VTE, 2 boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
1750 |
|
Max speed, kts |
13.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
|
Armour, mm |
belt: 40, deck: 25, CT: 50 |
|
Armament |
1 x 2 - 120/42 G. L/45, 2 x 1 - 120/8 Haub. L/10, 2 x 1 - 66/24 G. L/26 K.15 BAK, 2 x 1 - 47/40 SFK L/44 (Skoda), 7 x 1 - 8.3/66 |
|
Complement |
91 |
Project history: Former Austro-Hungarian. 31.12.1918 they were interned at Beograd and entered Yugoslavian Danube flotilla but later Soca was transferred to Romania. In January, 1919 Bosna was renamed Vardar. 15.4.1920 by results of division of Austro-Hungarian fleet ship was officially transferred to Yugoslavia.
Ship protection: Hull had 40mm vertical and 25mm horizontal protection.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: On the night 12.4.1941 Vardar was blown up in Beograd.
Vardar 1933
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
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