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Debreczen 1925  

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Komarom (ex-Stör, ex-p), 10.1927- Sopron			Danubius, Budapest, Austria-Hungary	1916	1918	4.1918 // 1.1919	to Austria 4.1920 (Stör), purchased again 10.1927, captured by USA 5.1945, sold mercantile 1949
Pozsony (ex-Lachs, ex-q), 1924- Debreczen			Danubius, Budapest, Austria-Hungary	1916	1918	4.1918 // 1.1919	sunk 25.11.1944

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	144
Displacement full, t	160
Length, m	45.5
Breadth, m	6.00
Draught, m	1.00
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 sets AEG geared steam turbines, 2 Yarrow boilers
Power, h. p.	1400
Max speed, kts	16
Fuel, t	oil 18
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armour, mm	belt: 10, deck: 6, turrets: 22, CT: 10
Armament	2 x 1 - 75/27 G. L/30 K.16 BAG, 6 x 1 - 8.3/66
Complement	42

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Project history

Former Austro-Hungarian river armoured gunboats. Development of Wels class with increased dimensions and new artillery, capable to conduct AA fire. They were laid down in 1916 as p and q; commissioned in August, 1918 as Stör and Lachs. After disintegration of Austro-Hungary they were commissioned by Hungarian Danube flotilla as Komarom and Pozsony, but 15.4.1920, as results of partition of Austro-Hungarian Navy, former was headed out to Austria and 14.5.1921 was commissioned by Austrian flotilla with former name. Pozsony in 1924 passed major repairs at Debrezen and renamed Debrezen. 6.10.1927 Stor was sold to Hungary and in 1930, after repair and re-equipment, was commissioned as Sopron.

Ship protection

Bullet-proof protection.

Modernizations

1924, Pozsony: (- 2 x 1 - 75/27; + 2 x 1 - 84/30 FK M.18)?

1930, Sopron: main engine was replaced by 2 MAN diesels (1600hp); (- 2 x 1 - 75/27; + 2 x 1 - 84/30 FK M.18)?

1940, Debreczen: + 1 x 1 - 20/65 C/38

1940, Sopron: + 1 x 1 - 40/56 Bofors M36, 1 x 1 - 50/12 mortar

1944, Debreczen: - 1 x 1 - 20/65; + 1 x 4 - 20/65 C/38

Naval service

Debrezen 25.11.1944 was sunk by Soviet tanks at Czepel (S part of Budapest). Sopron in May, 1945 was captured by American troops at Wünsdorf, disarmed and in 1949 sold to private German owner and renamed Hertha, since 1962 Irene. She was broken up in 1966.