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Vardar 1933 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.  

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Босна [Bosna] (ex-Temes), 1.1919- Вардар [Vardar]		533	STT, Linz, Austria-Hungary	1914	1915	7/1915 // 12.1918	blown up 12.4.1941
Соча [Soča] (ex-Sava)		534	STT, Linz, Austria-Hungary	1914	31.5.1915	9/1915 // 12.1918	to Romania 4.1920 (Bucovina)

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	580
Displacement full, t	?
Length, m	62.0
Breadth, m	10.3
Draught, m	1.30
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 VTE, 2 boilers
Power, h. p.	1750
Max speed, kts	13.5
Fuel, t	coal
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armour, mm	belt: 40, deck: 25, CT: 50
Armament	1 x 2 - 120/42 G. L/45, 2 x 1 - 120/8 Haub. L/10, 2 x 1 - 66/24 G. L/26 K.15 BAK, 2 x 1 - 47/40 SFK L/44 (Skoda), 7 x 1 - 8.3/66
Complement	91

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Project history

Former Austro-Hungarian. 31.12.1918 they were interned at Beograd and entered Yugoslavian Danube flotilla but later Soca was transferred to Romania. In January, 1919 Bosna was renamed Vardar. 15.4.1920 by results of division of Austro-Hungarian fleet ship was officially transferred to Yugoslavia.

Ship protection

Hull had 40mm vertical and 25mm horizontal protection.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

On the night 12.4.1941 Vardar was blown up in Beograd.

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