Vis (ship)

Vis

Ship data flag  Yugoslavia Ship type flagship Commissioning 1956 Whereabouts Sunk in 2016

Ship dimensions and crew length 58 m ( Lüa ) width 8.5 m Draft Max. 3.5 m displacement 680 t

Machine system machine 2 × marine diesel engine Machine performance 2,000 PS (1,471 kW) Top speed 17 kn (31 km / h) propeller 2

Armament 1 × 40mm Bofors gun 2 × 20 mm Oerlikon cannon

Others Registration numbers Ship identification PB 25

The Vis was a flagship of the Yugoslav Navy from 1956 to 1991 . It was sunk off Cape Kamenjak in 2016 .

history

The Vis was built in 1956 and named after the island of the same name . The 58 m long ship displaced 680 t when fully loaded  , was powered by two marine diesel engines and was armed with a 40 mm Bofors gun and two 20 mm Oerlikon cannons . In addition to the Galeb , the Vis was also used as a state yacht for President Josip Broz Tito .

With the break-up of Yugoslavia , the Vis was decommissioned in 1991 and sold to a private person. After the ship lay unused on the Croatian peninsula of Istria for a long time , it was sunk off Cape Kamenjak, south of Pula , on May 22, 2016 .

The wreck of the Vis is to become an attraction for scuba divers . With a water depth of around 32 meters, it is easy to dive with different levels of training.

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Individual evidence

1. ↑ Richard Sharpe: Jane's Fighting Ships . 95th edition. Jane's Information Group , 1992, ISBN 0-7106-0983-3 , pp. 828 .
2. ↑ Historic Yugoslav ship sunk for divers. Derwesten.de , May 23, 2016, accessed June 15, 2016 . 
3. ↑ This is where Tito's legendary admiral ship is sunk. Welt.de , May 27, 2016, accessed June 15, 2016 . 

Coordinates: 44 ° 46 ′ 39 "  N , 13 ° 55 ′ 6.6"  E