First ships in the world to use diesel propulsion, these small gunboats were designed in 1908 for the fleet of the Caspian Sea, being carried there by railroad. Participated in naval operations against the British in 1919 and converted for anti-aircraft ships, had an important role in escorting convoys of fuel from the Caspian, acting against the Luftwaffe.
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