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Szamos 1900 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Körös		400	Schoenichen, Újpest	3/1891	2/1892	4/1892	to Yugoslavia 1.1919 (Морава [Morava])
Szamos		440	Schoenichen, Újpest	12/1891	25.8.1892	10/1892	dredger 1.1921

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	448
Displacement full, t
Length, m	54.0
Breadth, m	9.00
Draught, m	1.20
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 VTE, 2 Yarrow boilers
Power, h. p.	1200
Max speed, kts	10
Fuel, t	coal
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armour, mm	Körös: side: 50, deck: 19, CT: 75 Szamos: side: 50, deck: 19, CT: 50
Armament	2 x 1 - 120/31 G. L/35 C.87, 2 x 1 - 66/37 SFK L/42 (Skoda), 2 x 1 - 8.80
Complement	72

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Project history

The ancestors of the whole family of the Danube monitors. Very successful ships for their time.

Ship protection

Hull was protected by 50mm sides and 19mm deck, CT had 50mm(Szamos)-75mm(Körös) sides.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.