▁which ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁transport . ▁Later ▁that ▁same ▁year ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁seized ▁two ▁steam ers ▁on ▁Lake ▁Ba ikal , ▁which ▁were ▁armed ▁with ▁how itz ers . ▁Eng aging ▁with ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁My so v aya , ▁Leg ion ▁naval ▁forces ▁s ank ▁the ▁ice bre aker ▁Ba ikal . ▁By ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁though , ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁was ▁finished ▁as ▁a ▁military ▁force ▁in ▁Russia . ▁ ▁First ▁Republic ▁ ▁At ▁first , ▁the ▁First ▁Czech oslov ak ▁Republic ▁operated ▁river ▁craft ▁inherited ▁from ▁the ▁Aust ro - H ung arian ▁Empire . ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁the ▁Czech oslov ak ian ▁naval ▁forces ▁consisted ▁of ▁an ▁El be ▁Section ▁( based ▁at ▁Lit om ě ř ice ) ▁and ▁a ▁Dan ube ▁Section ▁( based ▁at ▁Br atis lava ). ▁These ▁sections ▁were ▁separated , ▁the ▁El be ▁and ▁Dan ube ▁not ▁being ▁connected . ▁The ▁larger ▁ships ▁were ▁deployed ▁on ▁the ▁Dan ube , ▁the ▁El be ▁section ▁being ▁more ▁su ited ▁to ▁transport , ▁reconna issance , ▁and ▁engineering ▁support ▁roles ▁rather ▁than ▁combat . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁these ▁sections ▁were ▁cons olid ated ▁by ▁elimin ating ▁the ▁El be ▁section . ▁The ▁remaining ▁( Dan ube ) ▁section ▁was ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Engine er ▁Regiment . ▁This ▁Dan ube ▁fl ot illa ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁headquarters ▁section , ▁brid ging