Dalmacija 1941
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Äàëìàöè¼à <Dalmacija> (ex-Niobe) | A G Weser, Bremen, Germany | 30/8/1898 | 18/7/1899 | 25/6/1900 // 24/6/1925 | captured by Italy 17/4/1941 (Cattaro) |
|
Displacement normal, t |
2360 |
|
Displacement full, t |
2953 |
|
Length, m |
104.4 wl 105.0 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
12.2 |
|
Draught, m |
5.20 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
VTE, 8 Thornycroft boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
8110 |
|
Max speed, kts |
16 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 580 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4000(10) |
|
Armour, mm |
steel / Krupp steel - deck: 25 - 20, slopes: 50, CT: 80 |
|
Armament |
6 x 1 - 83/55 Škoda M.27, 4 x 1 - 47/44 Škoda, 2 x 1 - 15/84 |
|
Complement |
300 |
Ship project history: Former German protected cruiser Niobe. Under Versailles Treaty she was preserved as part of Reichsmarine, but really she was never commissioned again by Germans. 24/6/1925 she was sold to Yugoslavia and renamed Dalmacija. In 1925-1926 ship was rebuilt on Deutsche Werke, Kiel. The fore part undergone greatest alterations: ram stem was replaced by raking, forecastle deck lost characteristic turtleback form. Superstructures were altered; masts were significantly shortened and fitted with projector flats; besides, the foremast became tripod. All armament was removed. Ship was commissioned 3/9/1926. In 1927 at Tivat arsenal (Kotor Bay) new armament of Czechoslovak production was installed. Dalmacija was used as AA ship, depot and training ship.
Ship protection: 25mm protective deck with 50mm slopes protected machinery, outside machine spaces 20mm deck had turtleback form. Engines had 80mm glacises. CT had 80mm sides and 20mm roof.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: 17/4/1941 Dalmacija was captured at Kotor by Italian troops and commissioned by Regia Marina as coast defence ship Cattaro. 11/9/1943 she was captured by German troops at Pola and 6/12/1943 commissioned by Kriegsmarine as Niobe. 19/12/1943 she ran aground at island Silba (coast of Yugoslavia) and 22/9/1943 was destroyed by torpedoes from British MTBs.
Dalmacija
Dalmacija 1931
© Ivan Gogin, 2009-11