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KASTAMONU gunboats (1905)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kastamonu | Sachsenberg, Rosslau, Germany | 10/1904 | 4/1905 | 7/1905 | sunk 7.1.1912 | ||
| Yozgat | Sachsenberg, Rosslau, Germany | 10/1904 | 4/1905 | 10/1905 | sunk 10.12.1915 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 240 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 42.2 oa 40.4 pp |
| Breadth, m | 5.80 |
| Draught, m | 1.80 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 1 cylindrical boiler |
| Power, h. p. | 460 |
| Max speed, kts | 12 |
| Fuel, t | coal 40 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 47/42 SK L/45 C/99 |
| Complement | 12 |
Standard scale images
Kastamonu 1905
Project history
Small craft built in 1906 for customs' survey duties and the suppression of smuggling in the Red Sea.
Modernizations
1910, Kastamonu: - 2 x 1 - 47/42; + 1 x 1 - 75/37 SK L/40 C/91
1910, Yozgat: - 2 x 1 - 47/42; + 1 x 1 - 75/37 SK L/40 C/91, 1 x 1 - 37/42 SK L/45 C/99
1914, Yozgat: - 1 x 1 - 75/37, 1 x 1 - 37/42; + 2 x 1 - 57/42 SK L/45 C/99, 2 x 1 - 47/42 SK L/45 C/99
Naval service
Kastamonu was sunk 7.1.1912 in the Red Sea action at Konfida by Italian cruiser Piemonte and destroyer Artigliere. Yozgat was sunk 10.12.1915 off the Kirpen Islands by Russian destroyers.
