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"PiSiBoot 42/43" type armored river motor gunboats (BOOT 01) (1944)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Commissioned | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boot 01, Boot 02 |
Aussig / Balatonfüred, Hungary: Boot 01, 02 | 6/1944: Boot 01 |
completed for Czechoslovakia 1947: Boot 02 (DČ-1) |
none |
surrendered 5.1945: Boot 01, BU |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 27.2 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 33.6 |
| Length, m | 19.3 |
| Breadth, m | 4.26 |
| Draught, m | 1.20 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 BMW VI petrol engines |
| Power, h. p. | 1000 |
| Max speed, kts | 23.8 |
| Fuel, t | petrol |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armour, mm | turret: 50, deck: 10, belt: 10 |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 37/80 SK C/30, 1 x 3 - 15/84 |
| Complement | 23 |
Standard scale images
Boot 01 with planned armament
Project history
Armoured motor gunboat, ordered by Army. Intended to serve with bridge teams and landing engineer troops. Boats could be disassembled on three sections (central 19.3x3.0m and two side 16.6x0.6m) and carried by heavy trucks. Planned armament consisted from 1 50mm/42 tank gun in Pz III turret and 1 quadruple 20mm MG.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
