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MORAVA river monitor (1892/1918)
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Morava 1924
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Морава [Morava] (ex-Körös) | Danubius, Budapest, Austria-Hungary | 1880 | 1892 | 1892 // 12.1918 | scuttled 12.4.1941 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 448 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | ? |
| Length, m | 54.0 |
| Breadth, m | 9.00 |
| Draught, m | 1.20 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 2 boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 1200 |
| Max speed, kts | 10 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 400(7) |
| Armour, mm | belt: 50, deck: 19, CT: 75 |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 120/31 G. L/35 C.87, 2 x 1 - 66/37 SFK L/42 (Skoda), 4 x 1 - 8.3/66 |
| Complement | 84 |
Standard scale images
Morava 1918
Graphics
Morava 1924
Project history
Former Austro-Hungarian Körös. 31.12.1918 she was interned and entered Yugoslavian Danube flotilla. 15.4.1920 by results of division of Austro-Hungarian fleet she was officially transferred to Yugoslavia and renamed Morava.
Ship protection
Machinery had 50mm vertical and 19mm horizontal protection.
Modernizations
1924: - 1 x 1 - 66/37; + 1 x 1 - 15/80.
Naval service
On the night 12.4.1941 Morava was scuttled on river Sava. In 1941 she was salvaged by German wreckers, repaired and entered Croatian Danube flotilla as Bosna. Bosna was lost in June, 1944 on river Una at Bosanski-Novi on a mine.
