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Tuesday 17 February 2015

Austrian patrol vessel Oberst Brecht 1958-2006

Laid down at the Korneuburger Schiffswerft A.G. , Austria on 20 January 1958, first trials on 16 May, handed over to the navy and commissioned as part of the Danuba flotilla on 1 October, considerable modernized in 2003-2004 but still decommissioned on 1 August and handed over to the Heeresgeschichtliche Museum on 16 November. She was stationed at the Magdeburg barracks, Klosterneuburg, Austria. With a displacement of 10 tons were her dimensions 12,3 x 2,51 x 0,75 metres. The 2-6 cylinder MAN diesels supplied 2x145hp allowing with 2 screws a speed of 14 knots/27 kilometres. With a bunker capacity of 500 litres was her range 300 kilometres. The armament consisted of 1-12.7mm machinegun and 1-8,4cm Carl Gustav Par 66 mortar. Her crew numbered 4-5 men.