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Malinska 1939 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Марјан [Marjan] (ex-MT133), 1945- M2, later- M202, later- M32		88	Jadranska Brodogradilista, Kraljevica	11.1917	1931	1931	captured by Italy 17.4.1941 (Ugliano), returned 2.1944, stricken 1978
Мосор [Mosor] (ex-MT134)		89	Jadranska Brodogradilista, Kraljevica	12.1917	1931	1931	captured by Italy 17.4.1941 (Pasman)
Малинска [Malinska] (ex-MT135)		90	Jadranska Brodogradilista, Kraljevica	12.1917	1931	1931	captured by Italy 17.4.1941 (Arbe)
Мељине [Meljine] (ex-MT136), 1945- M1, later- M201, later- M31		91	Jadranska Brodogradilista, Kraljevica	12.1917	1931	1931	captured by Italy 17.4.1941 (Solta), returned 12.1943, stricken 1968
Мљет [Mljet] (ex-MT137), 1945- M3, later- M203, later- M33		92	Jadranska Brodogradilista, Kraljevica	2.1918	1931	1931	captured by Italy 17.4.1941 (Meleda), returned 12.1943, stricken 1968

Technical data

Displacement standard, t
Displacement full, t	as minesweeper: 115 as minelayer: 128
Length, m	29.4 pp 30.1 oa
Breadth, m	6.70
Draught, m	1.70
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 VTE, 1 Yarrow boiler
Power, h. p.	280
Max speed, kts	11.6
Fuel, t	coal
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	1 x 1 - 66/27 G. L/30 K.09 TAG/BAG, 20 - 34 mines or mechanical minesweeping gear
Complement	27

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Project history

In late 1917 for Austro-Hungarian Navy a MT class of 14 minesweepers-minelayers on Danubius (Porto Ré, subsequently Yugoslavian Kraljevitsa) was laid down. Till the end of First World War only 3 ships were commissioned, in 1920 they were commissioned by Italian Navy (Albona class). Remained hulls continued to rust on the stocks, and only in 1931 five of them were completed for Yugoslavian Navy.

Modernizations

late 1930s, all: - 1 x 1 - 66/27; + 1 x 1 - 47/40 L/44 (Škoda)

Naval service

 All 5 ships were captured by German troops in Kotor Bay 17.4.1941 and transferred to Italy. They were commissioned by Italians as Arbe (ex-Malinska), Meleda (ex-Mljet), Pasman (ex-Mosor), Solta (ex-Meljine) and Ugliano (ex-Marjan). Arbe 9.9.1943 was captured by German troops at Genoa in damaged condition and never commissioned again. Pasman in September, 1943 also was captured by Germans and transferred to Croatian Navy; 31.12.1943 she wrecked at island Ist and 5.1.1944 was destroyed at the same place by Yugoslavian Guerilla ship NB3. Solta and Meleda were returned to Yugoslavian Government in exile 7.12.1943, Ugliano was returned 16.2.1944.

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

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