Sava 1941
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Sava (ex-Bodrog) | Danubius, Budapest, Austria-Hungary | 1903 | 12/4/1904 | 11/1904 // 1941 | sunk 9/9/1944 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
442 |
|
Displacement full, t |
470 |
|
Length, m |
57.7 |
|
Breadth, m |
9.50 |
|
Draught, m |
1.20 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
VTE, 2 boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
1400 |
|
Max speed, kts |
13 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 500(9.5) |
|
Armour, mm |
belt: 40, deck: 25, CT: 75 |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 120/35 Krupp, 1 x 1 - 120/10 Krupp, 1 x 1 - 66/50 Škoda, 5 x 1 - 8.3/66 |
|
Complement |
86 |
Ship project history: Former Austro-Hungarian. Bodrog 31/10/1918 ran ashore at Visnitsa, was interned and entered Yugoslavian Danube flotilla, Temes was interned some later. 15/4/1920 by results of division of Austro-Hungarian fleet she was officially transferred to Yugoslavia and renamed Sava. On the night of 12/4/1941 Sava was scuttled on Danube in Beograd. In 1941 she was salvaged by German wreckers, repaired and commissioned by Croatian Danube flotilia as Sava
Ship protection: Machinery had 40mm vertical and 25mm horizontal protection.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Sava was sunk 9/9/1944 by Yugoslavian artillery on river Sava at Bosanski-Brod. Later she was salvaged, repaired after war and served under Yugoslavian flag till 1959-1962.
© Ivan Gogin, 2011