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KERCH` monitor (1915 / 1944)
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Kerch'
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Керчь [Kerch'] (ex-Basarabia, ex-Marx, ex-Usvidek, ex-Inn) | 1200 | Hanz & Danubius, Ujpest, Austria-Hungary | 11.1913 | 25.2.1915 | 4.1915 // 11.1944 | to Romania 7.1951 (M206) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 541 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 770 |
| Length, m | 62.0 |
| Breadth, m | 10.5 |
| Draught, m | 1.80 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 2 Yarrow boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 1600 |
| Max speed, kts | 12.2 |
| Fuel, t | oil 60 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 700(9) |
| Armour, mm | belt: 40, deck: 35, turrets: 50, CT: 40 |
| Armament | 2 x 2 - 120/50 Škoda-Bofors Mk 4, 5 x 1 - 37/63 70K, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk IV, 4 x 1 - 12.7/79 |
| Complement | 133 |
Standard scale images
Kerch` 1944
Graphics
Kerch'
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
No additional comments.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
28.2.1948 all were laid up and 3.7.1951 returned to Romania.
