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Maros-class river monitor
Photo: Frederick Kynaston Barnes · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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Monitors · Austria · 1871
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Maros-classrivermonitor

Maros-class river monitor
Maros-class river monitor Photo: Frederick Kynaston Barnes · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Origin Austria
CategoryMonitors
EraPre-WWI / Industrial Age
In service1871–1872
Operators2 countries
Quantity2
Data Quality86%
01 / Overview
Maros-class river monitor
Category
Country
Production
1871–1872
Quantity
2
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
  • Hull ClassificationMonitor
  • Ship TypeRiver monitor
  • Builder / ShipyardPest Flumaner Schiffbau, Budapest
  • Laid Down1870
  • Launched1871
  • Commissioned1872
  • Ships in Class2
  • In ServiceYes
◈Dimensions3MOD.3
  • Length (overall)50.5 m
  • Beam8.65 m
  • Draft1.3 m
▣Propulsion7MOD.7
  • PropulsionSteam Turbine
  • Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 screws; 2 double-expansion steam engines
  • Number of Engines2
  • Shaft Power522 kW
  • Shafts / Screws2
  • Top Speed15.4 kn
  • Nuclear-PoweredNo
◇Gun Armament4MOD.4
  • Main Gun2 × 15 cm (As built); later 1 × 120 mm and 2–3 × 66 mm
  • Main Gun Calibre150 mm
  • Main Gun Count2
  • Secondary Guns2 × 4-barreled 19 mm Nordenfelt guns (As built); later 2 × 47 mm Hotchkiss revolver cannon, 1 × 8 mm Salvator-Dormus M1893 machine gun, 2 × 5-barreled 37 mm revolver cannon, 2 × 8 mm Schwarzlose machine guns
▤Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
⬢Aviation5MOD.5
▲Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
◎Survivability5MOD.5
◈Fleet Status8MOD.8
  • Completed2
  • Active0
  • Under Construction0
  • Planned2
  • Cancelled0
  • Lost0
  • Retired1
  • Preserved1
▣Armour1MOD.1
  • ArmourNone (unarmoured)
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1871Production started
  2. 1872Entered service
  3. 1914First deployment: World War I
155
years in service
1
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 2 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries2country
05 / MASS Score
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📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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