The Temes class consisted of two river monitors built for the Austro-Hungarian Navy that saw service during World War I. A notable member was Bodrog (later the ).
Description They were armed with two L/35 guns in single gun turrets, a single L/10 howitzer in a central pivot mount, and two guns. The maximum range of the Škoda 120 mm guns was , and the howitzer could fire its shells a maximum of . The armour consisted of belt, bulkheads and gun turrets thick, and deck armour thick. The armour on the conning tower was thick. The gun turrets also had armour thick.
Ships Ship nameRenamedLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedFateSMS TemesDrina, then Ardeal 26 March 1904 November 1904 November 1918 Assigned to Yugoslavia as Drina, December 1918; Transferred to Romania as Ardeal, April 1920 SMS BodrogSava 12 April 1904 August 1904 November 1918 Sold to Yugoslavia as Sava, April 1920; currently a museum ship as of early 2019.
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