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| The Real Thing |
The largest military ship of the
Czechoslovakian state –
President Masaryk – was launched to the
Dunaj River in October
1930. The construction work was performed by
Škoda Works a.s. in the leased shipyard in
Komárno in
1929. The armour plate and other metallurgical material was supplied by the
Iron Works Poldi Kladno, steam turbines, machinery and armament was made by
Škoda Plzeň and steam boilers
Škoda in
Hradec Králové. Its home port was
Bratislava. In September
1931, trial operation was lunched and till 15th March
1939 when the independent
Slovakian State was declared it had patrolled the border between
Slovakia and
Hungary. Then the ship was handed over to
Germany. During
WWII it was renamed to become
Bechelaren. After war in
1947, it returned to
Bratislava and from
1951 it served as a support ship of an engineer company in the
Czechoslovakian Army. In
1956 the Ship was dismantled in
Komárno shipyard and the hull was used as a support pontoon until
1978 when it was scrapped. -
martinships.com
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| The Ship, Captured By Germans |
O maior navio militar da
Checoslováquia. o
Presidente Masaryk, foi lançado ao
Rio Dunaj em outubro de
1930. Em
1939, quando a
Checoslováquia declarou-se um Estado livre, o
Presidente Masaryk passou a patrulhar suas fronteiras com a
Hungria. Neste mesmo ano, com o começo da
Segunda Guerra, o navio foi capturado pela
Alemanha e incorporado às forças do Eixo com o nome de
Bechelaren. Ao término da
Segunda Guerra ele foi devolvido à
Checoslováquia e ficou em serviço até
1956, quando foi desmantelado em
Komárno. Seu casco foi usado como uma espécie de porto de apoio até
1978, quando foi definitivamente afundado.
Link: WW2.Czech.Ship.President.Masaryk.by.Rawen
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