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YUGOSLAVIA / SERBIA
TORPEDO SHIPS
KOTOR destroyers (1943-1944/1956)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Котор [Kotor] (ex-Kempenfelt) | Р21 [R21] | 601 | John Brown, Clydebank, UK | 2/1942 | 8.5.1943 | 10/1943 // 10.1956 | stricken 1971 |
| Пула [Pula] (ex-Wager) | Р22 [R22] | 602 | John Brown, Clydebank, UK | 11/1942 | 1.11.1943 | 4/1944 // 10.1956 | stricken 1971 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1810 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 2545 |
| Length, m | 103.5 pp 110.6 oa |
| Breadth, m | 10.9 |
| Draught, m | 4.37 deep load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 40000 |
| Max speed, kts | 36.75 |
| Fuel, t | oil 588 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4675(20) |
| Armament | 4 x 1 - 120/45 CP Mk 22, 1 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 4 Hazemeyer, 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 4 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 5, 2 x 4 - 533 TT, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (130) |
| Electronic equipment | type 272 or type 276, type 285, type 291 radars, type 144 sonar |
| Complement | 225 |
Standard scale images
Kotor 1965
Project history
Former British W class destroyers. They were towed to Yugoslavia in October 1956, refitted in a local yard and commissioned as Kotor 10.9.1959 and Pula later in that year.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
