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YUGOSLAVIA / SERBIA
MINE WARFARE SHIPS
GALEB minesweepers (1918-1919/1921)
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Sokol 1924 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Орао [Orao] (ex-M97), 1945- Зеленгора [Zelengora] | 304 | Tecklenborg, Geestemünde, Germany | 1917 | 28.3.1918 | 4.1918 // 7.1921 | captured by Italy 10.4.1941 (Vergada), returned 12.1943, stricken 1962 | |
| Галеб [Galeb] (ex-M100) | 307 | Tecklenborg, Geestemünde, Germany | 1917 | 23.5.1918 | 6.1918 // 7.1921 | captured by Italy 17.4.1941 (Selve) | |
| Гавран [Gavran] (ex-M106), 1923- Лабуд [Labud] | 517 | Reiherstieg, Hamburg, Germany | 1917 | 8.7.1918 | 3.1919 // 7.1921 | captured by Italy 10.4.1941 (Zuri) | |
| Јастреб [Jastreb] (ex-M112) | 322 | Tecklenborg, Geestemünde, Germany | 1917 | 12.11.1918 | 10.1919 // 7.1921 | captured by Italy 17.4.1941 (Zirona) | |
| Кобац [Kobac] (ex-M121) | 434 | Neptun, Rostock, Germany | 1917 | 10.9.1918 | 10.1918 // 7.1921 | captured by Italy 10.4.1941 (Unie) | |
| Сокол [Sokol] (ex-M144) | 442 | Neptun, Rostock, Germany | 1918 | 19.3.1919 | 6.1919 // 7.1921 | captured by Italy 10.4.1941 (Eso) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 515 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 590 |
| Length, m | 56.1 wl 59.6 oa |
| Breadth, m | 7.30 |
| Draught, m | 2.15 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 2 Marine boilers |
| Power, h. p. | Orao, Galeb, Jastreb: 1840 Gavran, Kobac, Sokol: 1850 |
| Max speed, kts | 16 |
| Fuel, t | coal 115 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2000(14) |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 83/52 Škoda, 24 mines, mechanical minesweeping gear |
| Complement | 51 |
Standard scale images
Orao 1921
Graphics
Sokol 1924 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
Project history
Former German minesweepers of M1916 type, bought by Yugoslavia 20.7.1921 without armament.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Kobac, Labud, Orao, Sokol were captured by Italian troops at Split 10.4.1941, Galeb and Jastreb were captured at Kotor 17.4.1941. All 6 ships were commissioned by Italian Navy as Unie, Zuri (later Oriole), Vergada, Eso, Selve and Zirona. Zirona 25.11.1941 was damaged by British aircraft and ran aground at Bengasi. Selve was sunk in the same place by British aircraft 6.11.1942. Eso was sunk 19.1.1943 by British torpedo bomber at Djerba. Unie was sunk by American aircraft at Bizerte 30.1.1943. Oriole was scuttled at Augusta 10.7.1943. Vergada was returned to Yugoslavian Government in exile 7.12.1943, after war as Pionir, later Zelengora she served till 1962.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
© Ivan Gogin, 2009-16
