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Saturday, 31 August 2019

The motor torpedo boats of the Yugoslavian navy according to a CIA report dated 21 February 1949

An item reported that the Yugoslavian navy possessed over several motor torpedo boats in the past part of the Allied Navy. With an armament of 1-4cm gun and 3-2cm guns, an average speed of 45-48 miles numbered their crews 12 men. There were 2 flotillas. One consisting of the Nos. 1m 2, 6, 8, 10 and 12 stationed at Sibenik [Croatia] and the second one with the Nos. 13-18 stationed at Zije [Croatia].

A second item reported the stationing of a flotilla motor torpedo boats at Pola.

An third item reported that the Yugoslavian navy possessed over the motor torpedo boats T.C. 1 (Rijeka), T.C. 2 (Pola), T.C. 4 (Spilt), T.C. 5 (Morava), T.C. 6 (Manola) and T.C. 7 (Zadar), all stationed at Sibenik [Croatia] with a crew numbering 24 men, a speed of 24 miles and an armament of 1-2cm machinegun and 1-0,8cm machinegun.

A fourth item reported four motor torpedo boats under construction at Split [Croatia] and another six at Fiume [Rijeka, Croatia] all to be fitted out with diesel engines.

Source
The report was published on www.archive.org, document numberCIA-RDP82-00457R002400100011-6