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TIRANA motor boats (1926)
Photo
Saranda 1936
Ships
| Names | Builders | Commissioned | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tirana Saranda Durrës Shëngjun |
SVAN, Venice, Italy: Tirana, Saranda, Durrës, Shëngjun |
1926: Tirana, Saranda, Durrës, Shëngjun 1945: 2 boats (2nd time) |
Tirana (1939), Saranda (1939), Durrës (1939), Shëngjun (1939) |
None |
1970s: 2 boats |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 46 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 24.4 |
| Breadth, m | |
| Draught, m | |
| No of shafts | |
| Machinery | diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 450 |
| Max speed, kts | 17 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 76/40 Ansaldo 1917, 2 x 1 - 6.5/100 |
| Complement |
Graphics
Saranda 1936
Project history
Patrol motor boats.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
In 1939 all were captured by Italians, in 1943 presumably by Germans. In 1944-1945 all four were returned to Albania, two of them served under Albanian flag till 1970s.
