An item reported that for account of the Yugoslavian navy the Domince Shipyard located on the Korcula Island built nine torpedo boats of the MAS-type. Twelve torpedo boats were to execute their final tests in begin October 1950 and to be ready for handing over at the end of the same month. Furthermore were the 20 wooden hulls for torpedo boats begin October launched. The needed machinery and equipment was already available on the shipyard. An finally was a number of 12 torpedo boats begun in begin October. The boats had as dimensions around 25 x 5,5 x 4 (height) metres. Armament consisted of 2 torpedo tubes, 2 automatic guns and 2-4 barrelled machine guns delivered from Rijeka [nowadays Croatia]. All the other equipment like the furniture was made on the shipyard. Fitted out with 2 weak searchlights and ireless telegraphy equipment. The gasoline fuelled machinery consisted of 3 engines allowing a speed of around 54 miles. In 1950 were German made engines tested with very satisfactory results despite was chosen for English engines with an excellent performance. The fuel was stored in 4 bunker tanks, the two placed in front measuring 2x2 metres had each a capacity of 30 hectolitres. The two aft measuring 1,5x1,5 metres had each a capacity of 25 hectolitres. On maximum speed was the consumption around 700 litres/hour. Accommodation for 10 men in the sailor’s cabin.
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The report was published on www.archive.org, document number CIA-RDP82-00457R006700440005-9
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