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LEITHA river monitors (1871)


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Leitha 1872

Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Leitha     Elso Magyar Pest-Fiumei Hajógyár Rt, Újpest 1870 5/1871 3/1872 dredger 1.1921
Maros     Elso Magyar Pest-Fiumei Hajógyár Rt, Újpest 7/1870 4/1871 3/1872 BU 1.1921


Technical data


Data variantas completed rebuilding 1893-1894
Displacement normal, t

310

310

Displacement full, t  315
Length, m

50.0

50.6

Breadth, m

8.10

8.10

Draught, m

1.10

1.10

No of shafts2 2
Machinery2 HSE, 2 cylindrical boilers 2 VTE, 2 Yarrow boilers
Power, h. p.  700
Max speed, kts

8 - 9

8

Fuel, t

coal

coal

Endurance, nm(kts)   
Armour, mmiron; side: 44, deck: 25, CT: 50 steel; side: 44, deck: 25, CT: 50
Armament

1 x 2 - 149/18 G. L/21 M.61

1 x 1 - 120/33 G. L/35 C.80, 2 x 1 - 47/40 SFK L/44 H, 1 x 1 - 8.80

Complement

50 - 57

59



Standard scale images


<i>Leitha </i>1915
Leitha 1915
<i>Maros </i>1915
Maros 1915
<i>Leitha </i>1871
Leitha 1871


Graphics


<i>Leitha </i>1872
Leitha 1872
<i>Leitha </i>1915
Leitha 1915


Project history

River monitors. Capitally rebuilt in 1893-1894.

Ship protection

Hull was protected by 44mm sides and 25mm deck, CT had 50mm sides.

Modernizations

1893-1894, both: were rebuilt with data as given in the table.

1915, Leitha: - 2 x 1 - 47/40; + 1 x 1 - 66/37 SFK L/42 (Skoda), 1 x 1 - 66/16 G. L/18

1915, Maros: - 2 x 1 - 47/40; + 3 x 1 - 66/16 G. L/18, 3 x 1 - 8.80

Naval service

No significant events.