NAVYPEDIA

Support the project with paypal


HOME
FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
YUGOSLAVIA / SERBIA
OTHER FIGHTING SHIPS
SOCA river monitors (1915/1918)


Photo



Vardar 1933 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.  

Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Босна [Bosna] (ex-Temes), 1.1919- Вардар [Vardar]   533 STT, Linz, Austria-Hungary 1914 1915 7/1915 // 12.1918 blown up 12.4.1941
Соча [Soča] (ex-Sava)   534 STT, Linz, Austria-Hungary 1914 31.5.1915 9/1915 // 12.1918 to Romania 4.1920 (Bucovina)


Technical data


Displacement normal, t

580

Displacement full, t

?

Length, m

62.0

Breadth, m

10.3

Draught, m

1.30

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 VTE, 2 boilers

Power, h. p.

1750

Max speed, kts

13.5

Fuel, t

coal

Endurance, nm(kts) 
Armour, mm

belt: 40, deck: 25, CT: 50

Armament

1 x 2 - 120/42 G. L/45, 2 x 1 - 120/8 Haub. L/10, 2 x 1 - 66/24 G. L/26 K.15 BAK, 2 x 1 - 47/40 SFK L/44 (Skoda), 7 x 1 - 8.3/66

Complement

91



Standard scale images


<i>Soca</i> 1918
Soca 1918
<i>Vardar</i> 1941
Vardar 1941


Graphics


<i>Vardar </i>1933 <i>Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.</i>  
Vardar 1933 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.  


Project history

Former Austro-Hungarian. 31.12.1918 they were interned at Beograd and entered Yugoslavian Danube flotilla but later Soca was transferred to Romania. In January, 1919 Bosna was renamed Vardar. 15.4.1920 by results of division of Austro-Hungarian fleet ship was officially transferred to Yugoslavia.

Ship protection

Hull had 40mm vertical and 25mm horizontal protection.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

On the night 12.4.1941 Vardar was blown up in Beograd.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.