Greek torpedo boat Proussa

History
Royal Hellenic Navy ensignGreece
Laid downNovember 11, 1914
LaunchedMarch 8, 1916
Acquired1919 as war reparation from Austria-Hungary
Commissioned1919
DecommissionedApril 4, 1941
FateSunk during World War II off Corfu
General characteristics
Class and type250t-class torpedo boat
Displacement243 tons standard
Length57.76 m (189.5 ft)
Beam5.8 m (19 ft)
Draft1.5 m (4.9 ft)
Propulsion
Speed31 knots (57 km/h) maximum (32 knots (59 km/h) after 1925)
Complement41
Armament

The Greek torpedo boat Proussa (Greek: TA Προύσσα) served in the Royal Hellenic Navy from 1919–1941. Originally the ship was the Austro-Hungarian Fiume-class torpedo boat SMS Tb 94-F. She was named for the ancient Greek city of Proussa (today known as Bursa) located in Anatolia; the city was part of the territory awarded to Greece for joining the side of the allied in the Treaty of Sèvres at the end of World War I.

The ship, along with two sister ships of Fiume-class torpedo boats Panormos and Pergamos was transferred to Greece as a war reparation from the Central Powers in 1919.[1]

  1. ^ "Greek torpedo boats". Archived from the original on 2007-05-15. Retrieved 2007-06-17.