PROTEO (224) class (Bulgaria)

Country of Origin: Bulgaria

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ship list


 1 Italian PROTEO-class SALVAGE AND RESCUE SHIP (ARS)

 Name       Pendant    In Service      Status

 PROTEO     224        Aug. 24, 1951   Active
   (ex-Italian PROTEO, A-5310; ex-Italian PERSEO)

description

Construction started during World War II, with the hull being laid in 1943. Seized by German forces in 1944; the hull was captured by U.S. forces, and returned to Italy after the war.

She resumed fitting out in 1949. Commissioned as an Italian submarine rescue ship (ASR). She was...

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