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Friday 25 November 2016

Austrian armoured Danube river gunboat (ex-K 1915-1916, Csuka 1916-1920, Siofok 1920-1929) Birago 1929-1938


photographs published in Dutch newspaper Bataviaasch nieuwblad dated 31 July 1937

Built at Danubius, Budapest, Hungary in 19151916 as the ’k’, renamed Csuka in 1916, renamed Siofok on 14 April 1920 and handed over Hungaru, sold to Austria on 24 July 1929 and fallen in German hands on 23 March 1938. Displacement of 60 ton and as dimensions 36,0 x 4,60  x 0,90 metres. Vertical triple expansions engine with 2 Yarrow boilers supplied via 2 shafts 800 hp allowing a maximum speed of 12 knots. The armour consisted of a 5mm thick deck, with the gun turret and conning tower protected by 5mm. Her crew numbered 26 men. The armament consisted of 1-66/27 L/30 gun and 2x1-8,3/66 guns.