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AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN

DESTROYERSThe following list contains all Austro-Hungarian DESTROYERS which were in commission

during the Great War.

(Compiled by András Veperdi)

ABBREVIATIONS

Arsenal: Naval Shipyard, PolaArsenal Lloyd: Austrian Lloyd Shipyard, TriesteCNT: Naval Docks Trieste, MonfalconeCNT Pola: In the year of 1916 the CNT was evacuated from Monfalcone to Pola,

where the submarine building was continued.Da Bud: Ganz and Danubius AG, Budapest (formerly: H. Schönichen Shipyard)Da Fi: Ganz and Danubius Shipyard, Bergudi, FiumeDa PR: Ganz and Danubius Shipyard, Porto Ré (today: Krajlevica in Croatia)Lussinpiccolo: Marco U. Martinolich, Lussinpiccolo (today: Mali Losinj in Croatia)STT: Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino, Trieste (Its name was Austria – Werft

between the years of 1916 and 1918.)

aa: anti-aircraft ihp: indicated horse power nm: nautical mileAC: alternating current IP: Intermediate Pressure oa: over allatm: atmosphere K: Austrian Crown pp: between perpendicularbhp: brake horse power kg: kilogram qf: quick firing (gun)cal: calibre km: kilometre Rpg: Rounds per guns’ barrelscl: class kts: knots rpm: revolution per minutecm: centimetre L: Barrel length in calibre sec: secondconstr: constructional LP: Low Pressure shp: Shaft horse powerDC: direct current m: metre t: tonne(s) (metric tonne(s))HP: High Pressure mm: millimetre wl: water line

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The HUSZÁR class destroyers (First Group and Second Group)

Details of building:

Name Shipyard Laid down Launched CommissionedFirst Group

HUSZÁR (I) Yarrow 14/09/1904 31/05/1905 04/07/1905ULAN Stab. Tecnico 27/09/1905 08/04/1906 21/09/1906STREITER Stab. Tecnico 30/10/1905 16/06/1906 31/12/1906WILDFANG Stab. Tecnico 07/12/1905 29/08/1906 15/06/1907SCHARFSHÜTZE Stab. Tecnico 12/04/1906 05/12/1906 15/09/1907USKOKE Stab. Tecnico 01/09/1906 07/07/1907 31/12/1907HUSZÁR (II) Arsenal-Pola 29/11/1909 20/12/1910 08/02/1911

Second GroupTURUL Danubius 27/07/1907 09/08/1908 31/12/1908PANDÚR Danubius 02/08/1907 25/10/1908 31/01/1909CSIKÓS Danubius 21/02/1908 24/01/1909 16/11/1909RÉKA Danubius 13/08/1908 28/04/1909 31/12/1909VELEBIT Danubius 05/11/1908 24/07/1909 31/12/1909DINARA Danubius 28/01/1909 16/10/1909 31/12/1909

Destroyer built for China, but confiscated by the NavyWARASDINER Stab. Tecnico 01/04/1911 03/04/1912 10/09/1914

SMS HUSZÁR (I)

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45 cm torpedo launcher

4.7 cm L/44 quick firing gun

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7 cm L/45 quick firing gun

Cost: 1,558,136 K Displacement: 389.70 t (constr)

428.30 t (full load)Length: 67.06 m (pp) / 67.13 m (wl) / 68.39 m (oa)Beam: 6.26 mDraught: 1.78 m (constr)

2.38 m (full load)Change of Draught: 1 cm = 3.25 tMachinery: 2 four cylinder triple expansion vertical steam engines

4 Yarrow-type water tubes boilers, operating pressure: 18.6 atm2 propellers with 3 blades, diameter: 2.06 m

Bunkerage: 90.6 t coalEndurance: 500 nm at 28 ktsPerformance: 5,800 ihp (on 20th June 1905)Speed: 28.54 kts at 388 rpm (on 20th June 1905)Armament: 1 - 7cm/L45 Skoda gun

7 - 4.7 cm/L44 Skoda qf guns2 - 45 cm torpedo tubes on deck in the middle line of ship4 torpedoes

Others: 1 whale-boat; 1 cutter; 1 jollyboat.3 Admiralty-type anchors: two 413 kg; one 253 kg.

Characteristics: Turtleback foredeck. 4 narrow smoke stacks. 1 mast.Complement: In 1907: 4 + 61.

The complement of SMS HUSZÁR (I):

1 Lt-Commander (captain of the ship) 1 Lieutenant (First Lieutenant)2 Sub Lieutenants4 Sailors (II class)5 Sailors (III class)

1 Chief Engine Room Artificer 2 Engine Room Artificers1 First Engine Room Artificer’s Mate5 Second Engine Room Artificer’s Mates4 Engine Room Quartermasters2 Engine Room Leading Sailors

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1 Gunner’s Mate 6 Gunnery Sailors(I class Layer)5 Gunnery Sailors (II class Layer)

1 Torpedo Gunner’s Mate 1 Torpedo Leading Sailor (Instructor)2 Torpedo Gunner First Sailors (I class)2 Torpedo Gunner First Sailors (II class)

1 Steersman’s Mate 1 Steersman Leading Sailor1 Steersman Sailor

4 Chief Stokers4 Stokers (I class)4 Stokers (II class)

1 Leading Electrician

1 Painter Sailor (II class)

1 Leading Cook

1 Medical Sailor (I class)

Career :

6 /08/1904 The contract for her building was signed. 1/10 Her building was started.16 /04/1905 Her name was confirmed. 31/05 She was launched. 1/06 Carried out her first sea trial run and achieved 30.27 knots. 20/06 Was completed, and her speed was 28.54 knots. 4/07 She was commissioned. 10/07 Sailed from London. 15-18/07 Lisbon. 19/07 Called at Gibraltar. 21-22/07 Algier. 26/07 Put in Teodo. 28/07 Arrived at Pola, where she was decom-missioned. Her inadequate ventilating system was criticized. Her guns and torpedo tubes were mounted on. Some modifications were made. The ship’s galley was transferred to the deck. 18/09 Was commissioned first time at the Squadron. Her endurance in bad weather was re-stricted. The smoke what billowed out from her relative low smokestacks was very disturbing.In 1906 served in the Squadron. 14/03 Sailed from Teodo for a cruise in the Eastern-Mediter-ranean. 15-19/03 Corfu. 21/03 Put in Alexandria. 12-13/04 Haifa. 14-23/04 Beirut. 25-28/04 Marmarizza. 29/04 Called at Syra. 29-30/04 Zea. 30/04 – 1/05 Istmia. 2/05 Called at Galaxidi. 2-8/05 Patras. 9-11/05 Valona. 11/05 Put in Cattaro and joined Torpedo Flotilla of the Sum-mer Squadron. 3/09 One of her boilers went out of order. 18/09 She was laid up.In 1907 her boilers were replaced.In 1908 belonged to the Squadron. 15/09 She was fitted up. 3/12 Sailed from Cattaro-bay at 07.00 hours and another captain was also on board because of the coast surveying. The des-troyer passed the Cape Traste with 12 knots and then turned to a course of 163° toward Bu-dua. The weather was clear with a slight northerly breeze. The ship’s captain gave over the navigation to the duty Lieutenant, and began speak with the other officers on the bridge. At 08.10 hours the ship ran aground on Albanese Rocks. Though the ship’s state was critical, the rescue seemed possible and they have started the salvage works. The destroyer was sitting on the rocks till the after boiler room and her whole fore part was flooded. They did not lose any man. 5/12 The Gigant and other ships (3 torpedo boats and one barge) arrived there. 130 tonnes of materials were discharged from the damaged destroyer, and on 10th December the SMS SANKT GEORG tried to tow down HUSZÁR from the rocks. The towing lines have parted. They stopped the further attempts because of the raising waves. 11/12 The salvage was finally stopped because of the very bad weather. The quarterdeck of the destroyer merged under water, and the deck was bent between the fore-castle and the bridge. The SMS ERZHERZOG FRIEDRICH who was present also, lost her anchor and her stern balcony and several skylights on quarterdeck were damaged. 12/12 The HUSZÁR slipped down from the rocks and sank. The Gigant left for Traste, the SMS ERZHERZOG FRIEDRICH put in the Bay of Cattaro. One barge sank and the one other was stranded on the shore. After the gale the divers searched for the sunken ship. They have found her broken to three parts in depth of 15 m. 19/12 The salvage was continued. Till March 1909 they have raised the parts of the

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boilers and machinery, her armament and the stern section of the ship. The hull was lost. The stranded barge was cast off. 10/04 The Command of Naval Arsenal of Pola got an order to build a new destroyer using the salvaged remnants of HUSZÁR. 7/05 The captain of HUSZÁR, Lieutenant-Commander Renner was condemned for 4 month close arrest for the act in contravention of the Standing Rules and had not controlled the navigation. He had to start his penalty on 24th June (but on 18th August the remaining part of his penalty was abol-ished). Lieutenant Bekker was condemned for 6 month arrest because of dereliction of duty and carelessness (but on 24th November he was released).

SMS ULAN

Later name: SMYRNI

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1.86 m (full load)Change of Draught: 1 cm = 3.25 tMachinery: 2 four cylinder triple expansion vertical steam engines


Bunkerage: 90.6 t coalEndurance: 500 nm at 28 ktsPerformance: 6,000 ihpSpeed: 28.56 ktsArmament: 1 - 7cm/L45 Skoda gun


Armament from 1913: 1 - 7 cm/L45 Skoda gun5 - 7 cm/L30 Skoda guns2 - 45 cm torpedo tubes on deck in the middle line of ship1 - 8 mm aa machinegun (from March of 1915)

Others: 1 whale-boat; 1 cutter; 1 jollyboat.3 Admiralty-type anchors: 422 kg; 419 kg; 107 kg.

Characteristics: Turtleback foredeck. 4 narrow smoke stacks. 1 mast. Stiffened arched girder sheet for shank. The anchor was dropped over this baffle plate girder.

Complement: In 1907: 4 + 61.

Career :

27/09/1905 Her building was started.8 /04/1906 Was launched. 12/07 She was completed. 6/09 Put in Pola. 21/09 She was commis-sioned and assigned to the Squadron.1 /01/1907 Served in the Squadron. 4/03 Sailed from Teodo for the Eastern-Mediterranean. 5-8/03 Kefalónia. 8-12/03 Syra. 12-15/03 Samos. 16-18/03 Mytilene. 18/03 – 6/04 Smyrna. 6-8/04 Samos. 9-18/04 Beirut. 22-23/04 Cavalla. 25-26/04 Syra. 26-29/04 Patras. 2/05 Ar-rived at Teodo.15 /03 – 17/04/1909 Belonged to the Squadron.From 1/10/1911 was in the Reserve Squadron.5 /08/1912 Was decommissioned. From 5/12 was assigned to the 1st Torpedo Flotilla.19 /03/1913 Sailed from Pola. 21/03 Arrived at Meljine, and then participated in the interna-tional fleet demonstration against Montenegro. 27/05 Her rearmament was ordered. 20/06 Was decommissioned.14 /06/1914 Was commissioned in the Squadron. 24/07 She was transferred to the Cattaro-bay and participated in blockade of Montenegro. 7/08 Sailed to meet GOEBEN as a Pilot ship through the mine fields. Took a lookout station. 16/08 She was on blockade duty with cruiser SMS ZENTA off Montenegro, when 07.45 hours sighted fours smoke columns 5 miles to south-west from Cape Menders. From ZENTA they have reported six enemy units. They

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turned toward Cattaro-bay. Another four smoke columns and a little bit later the masts of a fleet were sighted on port bow, which steamed to Punta d’Ostro with a greater speed. Between 08.45 – 09.20 the French Fleet started the attack from a distance of 7000-8000 metres. The distance was reduced to 4000 m. The SMS ULAN broke through the line of enemy and without being struck arrived at Cattaro-bay, though many shell exploded very near to the ship and shell splinters showered on her deck. Her antenna was shot. The crew’s behaviour was exemplary. She moored at 10.00 hours behind the SMS GÄA in the Cattaro-bay amidst enthu-siastic cheering of the moored ships’ crews. They have detected splinter damages on portside of hull. Her captain was Lt-Commander Egon Panfilli. The SMS ZENTA was sunk in the battle. 19/08 Laid mines before Antivari. 28/08 shelled the Montenegrin positions. 17/09 She covered the SMS MONARCH, when the battleship bombarded a Montenegrin radio station. 26/09 Arrived at Pola. 9/10 Put in Cattaro-bay. 18/10 Participated in the attack against Anti-vari. 14/11 Made reconnaissance to the Cape Menders. Later she carried out escorting trips.5 /02/1915 Searched for a submarine off Budua and came under fire of the enemy land forces. 19/02 She pursued a Montenegrin steamer and 2 barges, when the enemy land batteries opened fire on her. 1/03 She came under fire from Antivari. 14/03 Made reconnaissance off Montenegrin coasts. 2/04 Put in Pola. 21/04 Stayed in the Bay of Cattaro. 1/06 Laid mines be-fore Trieste. 18-19/06 Took part in action against Rimini. She covered the operation from northward. After the action she steamed to the estuary of Tagliamento. They chased 4 enemy destroyers toward Venice. 20/06 Searched for mines off Salvore. 24/06 She salvaged mines off Trieste. 28/06 Carried out minesweeping till Cittanouva. 6/07 Laid mines in company of SMS CHAMÄLEON in estuary of Po River. 18/07 The ship was honourably mentioned for the recovery of the enemy mines. 25/10 Supported air raid against Venice, and homeward bound near to Cittanouva was unsuccessfully torpedoed by an enemy submarine.2 /04/1916 Steamed to Pola. 26/08 She was transferred to Sebenico. Carried out patrols and convoy assignments.25 /03/1917 Put in Pola. 3-20/05 She went through maintenance. Got one 7 cm antiaircraft gun and a fog generator. 24/05 Arrived at Cattaro-bay and put in Gjenovic. 15/12 Was in action in the Otranto-strait and at Brindisi. 22-31/12 She was maintained. During the year carried out 65 convoy escorting, 1 minesweeping and 1 air raid support.15 /01/1918 Put to sea from Cattaro-bay. 16/01 Was in action between Brindisi and Valona. 01. 17 Put in Pola. 02. 2 steamed with 3rd Division to Cattaro because of the Sailors’ Mutiny. 4/02 Returned to Pola. 17/03 Was on patrol off Italian coasts. 28/04 Made reconnaissance in the Quarnero. 25/05 Was decommissioned for boiler replacement and repairs and remained at Pola till the end of War. During the year carried out 26 convoy escorting, 4 minesweeping and 1 submarine chasing.In 1920 she was allocated to Greece to replace the destroyer SMYRNI sank during the War. The Greeks commissioned her under name of SMYRNI.In 1932 she was deleted from the Fleet List and was broken up.

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SMS STREITER


420.00 t (full load)Length: 67.06 m (pp) / 67.13 m (wl) / 68.39 m (oa)Beam: 6.26 mDraught: 1.78 m (constr)Machinery: 2 four cylinder triple expansion vertical steam engines





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Others: 1 whale-boat; 1 cutter; 1 jollyboat.3 Admiralty-type anchors: 422 kg; 419 kg; 107 kg.Radio station from 1910-11.



Career :

30/10/1905 Her building was started.16 /06/1906 Was launched, and then carried out sea trial runs. 22/08 Put in Pola. 30/12 She was commissioned.From 1/01/1907 belonged to the Squadron. 4/03 Sailed from Teodo for the Eastern-Mediter-ranean. 5-7/03 Corfu. 9-14/03 Piraeus. 15-16/03 Kios. 16-18/03 Mytilene. 18/03 – 2/04 Smyrna. 3-4/04 Marmarizza. 6-18/04 Beirut. 20-21/04 Syra. 21-25/04 Volos. 25/04 Syra. 26-30/04 Patras. 2/05 Put in Teodo. 24/12 She was laid up.In 1908 was in reserve.15 /03 – 14/04/1909 Served in the Squadron.In 1911 belonged to the Squadron. 31/12 Was fitted up.In 1912 was in the Reserve Squadron. 26/03 Sailed from Pola, then called at Fasana. 27/03 Called at Teodo. 29-31/03 Patras. 1-8/04 Corinth. 8-10/04 Porto Itea. 15-16/04 Navarin. 17-22/04 Zante. 22-28/04 Argostoli, Kefalónia. 28/04 Put in Teodo. 20/05 Was laid up. From 12/11 belonged to the Flotilla. From 5/12 was in the 2nd Torpedo Flotilla.20 /05/1913 Was decommissioned. 27/05 Her rearmament was ordered.14 /06/1914 Was commissioned again. 24/07 Was transferred from Pola to Kumbor in Cattaro-bay. 10/08 Sailed with cruiser SMS SZIGETVÁR for Antivari to take over the blockade duty. Patrolled along Montenegrin coasts. 16/08 Steamed to Cape Menders to relieve the blockade ship. Sighting the French Fleet, she turned towards Cattaro-bay and at 09.30 hours put in the bay. 28/08 Shelled the Montenegrin positions. 17/09 She covered SMS MONARCH. 18/10 Shelled Antivarit. 14/11 Carried out reconnaissance off Cape Menders. 20/11 Stopped a traba-colo.19 /02/1915 She pursued a Montenegrin steamer and 2 barges, when Sv. Ilija land battery opened fire on her. 1/03 Came under fire of land batteries at Antivari. 2/04 Steamed to Pola. 24/05 Off Tremiti she shelled the signal station near to Torre de Mileto. 1/06 Laid mines at Trieste. 20/06 Searched for mines off Salvore. 24/06 Searched for mines off Trieste. 5/07 Was in action against the Italian coasts. 18/07 The ship was honourably mentioned for the recovery of enemy mines. 23/07 She laid at Trieste the earlier recovered Italian mines. 7/09 She was on patrol duty off Pericolosa, when a submarine fired a torpedo on her, but it passed before her stem.23 /06/1916 Shelled the railway line and factory on Italian coast near to Giulianova. 16/07 Laid mines before Lissa. 9/10 Steamed to Pola. From 30/10 was under boiler replacement.In April 1917 was transferred to the Bay of Cattaro. 22-23/04 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 11/07 Went to Pola. 29-30/09 Was in a short engagement with the enemy destroyers off estuary of Po River. The SMS VELEBIT took her in tow. 19/11 and 7/12 carried out recon-naissance along the Italian coasts. 11/12 Put in Trieste. 14/12 Arrived at Pola. 17/12 Was again at Trieste. 19/12 She came under fire of the Cortellazzo batteries. 21/12 Put in Pola. During the year carried out 31 convoy escorting, 4 minesweeping and 9 air raid support.In 1918 she escorted 6 convoys, supported 2 air raids, made six minesweeping and chased one submarine. 11/02 Carried back a sailor, who deserted from the SMS TEGETTHOFF.

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16/04 She was rammed by the escorted steamer Petka in the Quarnero. The destroyer sunk at 01.00 hour 1 mile from the shore. Four men were dead and the other survivors were carried to Fiume by Petka.

SMS WILDFANG

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1.86 (full load)Change of Draught: 1 cm = 3.254 tMachinery: 2 four cylinder triple expansion vertical steam engines





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Others: 1 whale-boat; 1 cutter; 1 jollyboat.3 Admiralty-type anchors: 422 kg; 419 kg; 107 kg.Radio station from 1910-11.



Career :

7 /12/1905 Her building was started.29 /08/1906 She was launched. 28/09 Carried out her first sea trial run. 6/10 Made her first sea trial run with full speed. 8/11 Put in Pola.15 /06/1907 She was fitted up and belonged to the Squadron till 31/12.From 1/01/ 1908 Served in the Squadron.15 /03 – 17/04/1909 Belonged to the Squadron.From 31/12/1911 served in the Squadron.5 /11/1912 Sailed from Pola for Levant because of the Balkan War. 8/11 Called at Nevichios. 8/11 Put in Cavalla. 10-24/11 Smyrna. 28/11 Arrived at Fasana. 5/12 Was assigned to the 1st

Torpedo Flotilla.27 /05/1913 Her rearmament was ordered. 10/06 She was decommissioned.25 /06/1914 Returned to service, and was ordered to Cattaro-bay. 4-9/07 Durazzo. 9-11/07 Cattaro. 11-14/07 Durazzo. 14-15/07 Cattaro. 16-27/07 Durazzo. 27/07 Put in Teodo, Cattaro-bay. 5/08 Arrived at Pola. 7/08 Sailed to meet the GOEBEN. 19/09 Patrolled off Trieste. 21/09 Cruised off Gargano. 22/11 Went to Sebenico. 6/12 Was on lookout duty southwest from Lissa. 11/12 Put in Pola, where she was docked.11 /01/1915 Sailed from Pola to station at Sebenico. 11/03 Was in action off Ancona. 24/05 Participated in the attack against Tremiti. Shelled the signal station on Island Cretaccio. 18/06 Participated in operation against Rimini. Shelled the estuary of Tagliamento, and with her companions chased four enemy destroyers toward Venice. 20/06 Searched for mines off Salvore. 24/06 Searched for mines off Trieste. 30/06 and 5/07 carried out minesweeping. 6/07 Laid mines in company of CHAMÄLEON in the estuary of Po River. 11/07 Searched for mines to south from Pola. 23/07 Laid mines off Trieste. These were originally Italian mines recovered earlier. 10/08 Searched for mines near to Sebenico. 3/09 Searched mines before Pola. 25/10 In towing L61 flying boat, she was unsuccessfully torpedoed by enemy submarine off Cittanova. 18/11 and 23/11 supported air raids against Venice. 13/12 Supported an air raid.4 /01/1916 Laid mines in Gulf of Trieste. 2/02 Ordered to Cattaro-bay. 3/02 Shelled railway stations of Ortona and S. Vito. 6/02 (10/02?) Exchanged fire from great distance with Italian destroyer BRONZETTI to south from Cattaro-bay. 26/02 Was in action against Durazzo. 31/03 Picked up the crew of a steamer sunk at Medua. 15-16/06 Was in action against three enemy destroyers off Medua. 2/08 Was in fight with enemy destroyers before Molfetta. 26/09 Cruised toward Valona.From February of 1917 was on Lussin station. 10/05 Was on duty off Rovigno, when air-craft attacked her. 3/06 The Emperor Karl visited at Pola. She sailed from Pola for action in the evening. 4/06 Supported an air raid in the North-Adriatic, 24 miles to west of Peneda. At 01.23 hour presumably hit a drifting mine. There was an explosion at the bow, and her for-ward shell-room also exploded. The fore part of ship came off till the command bridge. After that there were three explosions in the boiler room and apparently in the after shell-room. The ship sank bow down within 10 minutes. Her captain, Lieutenant-Commander Albert Mach-

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nitsch, one officer and 23 men were lost. The other members of the crew were picked up by the escort torpedo boat No. 74. The position of sinking: 44°43’ N, 13°13’ E. During the year she carried out 3 minesweeping and supported 2 air raids.

SMS SCHARFSCHÜTZE

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Cost 1,528,840 K Displacement: 389.406 t (constr)





7 - 4.7 cm/L44 Skoda qf guns

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2 - 45 cm torpedo tubes on deck in the middle line of ship4 torpedoes



Characteristics: Turtleback foredeck. 4 narrow smoke stacks. 1 mast.Complement: In 1907: 4 + 61.

Career :

12 /04/1906 Her building was started. 5/12 She was launched.17 /01/1907 Carried out her first sea trial run. 19/02 Sea trial for take over. 15/09 She was commissioned and belonged to the Winter Squadron till 31/12.1 /01/1908 Served in the Squadron. 29/02 Sailed from Teodo for a cruise on Mediterranean-sea. 2-5/03 Malta. 8-18/03 Barcelona. 20-24/03 Gibraltar. 25/03 – 3/04 Malaga. 5-13/04 Al-gier. 14-19/04 Bizerta. 19-22/04 Tunis. 22-23/04 Bizerta. 25/04 Called at Corfu. 26/04 Ar-rived at Teodo.1 /01 – 17/04/1909 Served in the Squadron.From 31/12/1911 belonged to the Reserve Squadron.1 /03/1912 Was assigned to the Squadron. From 5/12 served in the 1st Torpedo Flotilla.19 /03/1913 Sailed from Pola. 21/03 Arrived at Meljine, and participated in the international fleet demonstration against Montenegro. 27/05 Her rearmament was ordered.27 /07/1914 Was commissioned again, and ordered to the blockade of Montenegro. 7/08 Put to sea with the fleet to met GOEBEN. 11/08 She was transferred to Cattaro-bay. 28/08 Shelled the Montenegrin positions. 3/09 She came under fire of batteries above Budua. 17/09 Carried out lookout duty and covered SMS MONARCH off Antivari, and shelled the warehouses and port installations. 11/10 Carried out mine searching in Metkovic-channel of Cattaro-bay. 17/10 Was on reconnaissance between Pelagosa and Bari. 18/10 Arrived at Pola. 2/11 Sailed for Lissa. 6/11 Arrived at Pola, where she was docked. 21/12 Transferred to Sebenico.24 /05/1915 Participated in the raid against Porto Corsini. She steamed into the channel by stern ahead because she could not turn around in the narrow channel, and shelled the signal station, trenches and battery’s positions. 12/06 Archduke Karl Franz Joseph called on board. 18/06 Covered from North the cruiser off Rimini. They chased 4 enemy torpedo boats toward Venice. 1/07 and 23/07 laid mines in Gulf of Trieste (these originally Italian mines were re-covered earlier). 27/07 Shelled the Italian coast. After this action she was in dock till 24/08 In Pola. 10/09 She was unsuccessfully torpedoed by enemy submarine near to Pelago. 1/10 Rammed an enemy submarine south from Pola. Her anchor and anchor station was lost. 10/11 Near to Parenzo chased a submarine which fired a torpedo on her, but missed. 18/11 Suppor-ted air raid against Venice. 10/12 Towed one damaged flying boat to Pola.21 /04/1916 The boiler replacement was completed. 3/05 Exchanged fire in great distance with enemy destroyers off Corsini. 23/08 Stranded before Veruda. Her rudder and both of her screws were damaged. Four tenders pulled her down and towed to Pola, where she was re-paired. 23/10 Escorted SMS TEODO to Cattaro-bay. 22-23/12 Participated in action carried out in the Otranto-strait. She sank 2 armed trawlers and with her shots made fire on a destroy-er. In this action 4 Austrian-Hungarian destroyers fought with 6 French and 4 Italian destroy-ers.

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21 /02/1917 Went to Pola for repair, and after that stationed again at Cattaro-bay. 26/09 Escor-ted a convoy off Albania and prevented a submarine attack. 19/11 Cruised along the Italian coasts. 11/12 Steamed to Trieste. 14/12 Went over to Pola. 17/12 Returned to Trieste. 19/12 Participated in attack against batteries of Cortellazzo. 21/12 Put in Pola. During the year car-ried out several convoy escorting, 4 minesweeping and supported 5 air raids.15 /01/1918 Steamed to Zara. 23/01 Sebenico. 27/01 Arrived at Cattaro. 8/02 Sailed from Porto Rose as command ship of a convoy and west from Budua sighted enemy destroyers. The steamers turned back and so the steamer Budapest rammed her stern and made heavy damages in the destroyer. She was docked and temporarily repaired in Teodo. 22/02 Left Cat-taro-bay in tow and after called at Fiume, was towed to Pola. 2/03 Arrived at Pola, where she got a new stern. 5/08 she was completed. 12/08 Supported an air raid and towed to port a damaged flying boat. 1/09 Was transferred at Cattaro-bay. 2/10 she was attacked off Durazzo by enemy units superior in numbers. Her loss in the action: 2 dead and 5 wounded. She was at Cattaro-bay till the end of War.In 1920 she was allocated to Italy on condition that they must scrap her within six years.

SMS USKOKE





Bunkerage: 90.6 t coalEndurance: 500 nm at 28 ktsPerformance: 6,000 ihp

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Speed: 28.58 ktsArmament: 1 - 7cm/L45 Skoda gun




Characteristics: Turtleback foredeck. 4 narrow smoke stacks (in 1911 were heightened with extensions). 1 mast. Had not girder sheet for the shank.


Career :

1/09/1906 Her building was started.20 /07/1907 She was launched. 29/07 First sea trial run. 30/07 Carried out the take over sea tri-al. 15/08 She was docked in Trieste. 31/12 She was commissioned.From 1/01/1908 was assigned to the Squadron. 29/02 Sailed for a cruise on Mediterranean-sea from Teodo. 2-6/03 Malta. 8-18/03 Barcelona. 20-24/03 Gibraltar. 25/03 – 3/04 Malaga. 5-13/04 Algier. 14-19/04 Bizerta. 19-22/04 Tunis. 22-23/04 Bizerta. 25/04 Called at Corfu. 26/04 Put in Teodo.From 1/01/1919 belonged to the Squadron.27 /01/1912 Her rearmament was ordered. The 4.7 cm guns were replaced by new 7 cm/L30 Skoda guns. 15/08 Returned to the service. 5/11 Sailed from Pola for Levant. 8-13/11 and 14-24/11 Smyrna. 28/11 Put in Fasana. 5/12 Was assigned to the 2nd Torpedo Flotilla.27 /10/1913 Was decommissioned.14 /06/1914 Was commissioned to the Squadron. 24/07 Transferred from Pola to Kumbor for the blockade of Montenegro. 15/08 and 9/09 Shelled Budua. 17/10 Came under fire of the French Fleet, but her damages were slight. 18/10 Participated in attack against Antivari. 14-15/11 Laid mines before Antivari. 18/11 Was engaged in gunfire with the batteries on banks of Volovica. 30/11 Chased away an enemy submarine from the Island Ostro. 20/12 Towed out the submarine U12 to 60 miles from Ostro. 27/12 Cruised to south in company of submarine U5.14 /02/1915 Cruised till Makarska. 14/03 Made reconnaissance off Montenegro. 17/04 Sailed for patrol with the submarine U12. 19-22/05 Was on lookout duty between Pelagosa and La-gosta. 24/05 Participated in the actions against Tremiti. 1/06 Laid mines before Trieste. 18/06 Participated in the attack against Rimini, and vas on supporting duty at Tagliamento River. 27/07 Took part in the operations against Pesaro – Fano. 9/09 Laid mines before Trieste.4 /01/1916 Laid mines before Trieste. From 11/02 stationed at Sebenico. 16/03 Helped to sal-vage of SMS TURUL. 23/06 Participated in raid against Italian coasts and shelled the railway lines near to Giulianova and S. Bernadetto. 16/07 Laid mines before Lissa. 26/08 Went to Pola. 19/10 – 7/11 Her boilers were replaced. 7/11 and 26/12 Searched for mines on route Punta Dura. 31/12 Was transferred Cattaro-bay.22-23 /04/1917 Was in action in Otranto-strait. 24/06 Was in engagement with a submarine. Picked up the body of a downed aircraft’s pilot. 8/10 One man was lost from her deck in a strong gale. 16/12 Was in action in Otranto-strait. 26/12 A lightning struck her antenna and

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her compass fell out from its binnacle. 30/12 Went to Pola. During the year carried out 82 convoy escorting, and supported 1 air raid.16 /01/1918 Cruised on route between Brindisi – Valona, and then put in Pola. 17/03 She cruised before Italian coasts. 18/03 She was unsuccessfully torpedoed with two torpedoes by enemy submarine 6 miles to west from Galiola. 4/04 She towed to Ancona the Veith raiding party. 10/05 Fired on enemy aircraft. 3/06 Engaged with enemy submarines at Cape Promontore. 9/06 Slano. 15/06 Sailed from Pola for Cattaro-bay. 20/06 Returned to Pola, where was under repair till the end of War. During the year carried out 20 convoy escorting, 6 mine searching, 3 submarine chasings and supported 3 air raids.In 1920 she was allocated to Italy for scrapping.

SMS HUSZÁR (II)

In Cattaro with SMS Sankt Georg

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Displacement: 390.00 t (constr)420.00 t (full load)

Length: 67.06 m (pp) / 67.13 m (wl) / 68.39 m (oa)Beam: 6.25 mDraught: 1.78 m (constr)







Characteristics: Turtleback foredeck. 4 narrow smoke stacks (in 1911 were heightened with extensions). 1 mast. Stiffened arched girder sheet for shank. The anchor was dropped over this baffle plate girder.

Complement: 5 + 65

Career :

10/04/1909 The Command of Naval Arsenal of Pola received the order to build a new des-troyer under the nominal rebuilding of SMS HUSZÁR. 29/11 The building was started.

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20 /12/1910 She was launched, and then carried out sea trial runs.8 /02/1911 Was commissioned. The smoke coming out from the relative short smokestacks of this class disturbed the crew in great measure on deck. 28/03 In company of the Squadron greeted the German Emperor before Pola. Her smokestacks were lengthened as an experi-ment, in July. From 5/09 belonged to the Squadron. 10/06 According to the reports the length-ening of the smokestacks achieved good results, and the draught of the boilers became better also. Learning from these experiences all units’ smokestacks of this class were lengthened or replaced by longer smokestacks. 31/12 Was decommissioned. 8 /12/1912 Was assigned to the 2nd Torpedo Flotilla.20 /05/1913 Was decommissioned.20 /01/1914 Was commissioned again. 22/05 Put to sea from Teodo. 23-28/05 Durazzo. 28-29/05 Valona. 29-31/05 Durazzo. 31/05 – 1/06 Valona. 1-2/06 Cattaro. 2-12/06 Durazzo. 12/06 Put in Cattaro, then sailed. 13-15/06 Durazzo. 15-16/06 Valona. 18-19/06 Cattaro. 24/06 Called at Durazzo. 25-26/06 Cattaro. 26-28/06 Durazzo. 28-29/06 Cattaro. 29/06 – 7/07 Durazzo. 7-8/07 Cattaro. 9-14/07 Durazzo. 14-15/07 Cattaro. 15/07 – 1/08 Durazzo. 1/08 Cat-taro. 3/08 Arrived at Pola. 7/08 Sailed to meet GOEBEN. 19-22/09 Was on guard duty in Gulf of Trieste. 30/09 Put in Cattaro-bay. 5/10 Was in Drin-bay. 10/10 Arrived at Pola. 2/12 Sebenico. 6/12 Lissa. 11/12 Pola.16 /01/1915 Went to Sebenico. 25/01 Pola. 16/04 Put in Cattaro-bay. 14/05 Came under en-emy fire near to Milena, but was not hit. 23/05 Laid mines. 1/06 Searched for an aircraft on the sea. 1/08 Sailed for Cattaro-bay with submarine mines on board. 2/08 Put in Cattaro-bay. 11/08 At Bari she set the port warehouses in a blaze with gunfire. 19/08 Towed the German submarine U25 from Cattaro-bay to open sea. 1/10 Made reconnaissance off Meleda. 21/10 Landed Albanian armed partisans in the estuary of Mathi River. 5/12 She came under gunfire from Medua.8-9 /01/1916 Shelled the enemy positions from Bay of Traste. 26/01 Carried home a damaged aircraft. 26-27/02 Was on sea to wait for the anticipated enemy units, but sighted nothing. 1/04 There was a fire on board because of self-ignition of two shells. 21/07 – 29/08 She was docked and repaired in Pola. 30/08 Arrived at Cattaro-bay. 26/09 Was in action against Valona. From 22/11 Stationed at Pola.From January of 1917 stationed at Lussinpiccolo. 29-30/09 Supported an air raid to east from the estuary of Po River. Was engaged with Italian units, and in the battle her antenna mast and flagpole was shot away. 19/11 Carried out reconnaissance before the Italian coasts. 28/11 Shelled a freight train at Fano. 7/12 Was on reconnaissance before Italian coasts. 30/12 Went to Cattaro-bay. During the year carried out 9 convoy escorting, 6 mine searching, 1 sub-marine chasing and supported 3 air raids.12 /04/1918 Put to sea for reconnaissance before Italian coasts, but put in Lissa because of the very bad weather, where she sighted enemy aircraft. 7/05 Was at Lissa again. 9/05 Tried a land a party on Italian shore, but her boat came under fire and the action was aborted, which had a purpose to mine the railway lines between Mugnano and Silvi. 10/06 Was in Cattaro-bay on guard duty. 4/07 Went from Cattaro-bay to Pola. 11/07 Steamed over from Pola to Trieste. 17/07 Was slightly damaged in an air raid. 3/08 Went from Pola to Cattaro-bay. 4/08 Sailed back to Pola. 16/09 Patrolled in Quarnero. During the year she carried out 48 convoy escorting, 2 mine searching and supported 1 air raid. Stationed at Pola till the end of War.In 1920 she was allocated to Italy for scrapping.

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SMS TURUL

Cost: 1,555,594 KDisplacement: 390.00 t (constr)



4 Yarrow-type water tubes boilers, operating pressure: 18.6 atm

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2 propellers with 3 blades, diameter: 2.06 mBunkerage: 90.6 t coalEndurance: 500 nm at 28 ktsPerformance: 6,000 ihpSpeed: 28.50 ktsArmament: 1 - 7cm/L45 Skoda gun




Characteristics: Turtleback foredeck. 4 narrow smoke stacks (later were heightened with extensions). 1 mast. Stiffened arched girder sheet for shank was not built in.

Complement: In 1908: 4 + 61

Career :

27/07/1907 Her building was started.31 /03/1908 The Emperor Franz Joseph I confirmed her name. 9/08 She was launched. 7/10 Put in Pola. 12/12 (31/12 ?) was commissioned.1 /01 – 1/09/1909 Belonged to the Squadron.In 1912 was assigned to the 2nd Torpedo Flotilla. 27/01 Her rearmament was ordered. Her old 4.7 cm guns were replaced by new 7 cm/L30 guns.In 1914 belonged to the Squadron. 6-14/06 Durazzo. 14-15/06 Cattaro. 15-16/06 San Gio-vanni di Medua. 16/06 Called at Cattaro. 17-23/06 Durazzo. 23-24/06 Cattaro. 24-26/06 Durazzo. 26/06 – 19/07 Valona. 19-21/07 Durazzo. 21-22/07 Cattaro. 23/07 Called at Durazzo. 24-26/07 and 26-31/07 Durazzo. 31/07 Put in Cattaro-bay. 3/08 Arrived at Pola for repair and docking. 19/09 Cruised off Istria. 26/09 Sailed from Pola as was transferred to Cat-taro-bay. 5/10 Was in Drin-bay. 10/10 Sailed for Pola. 11/10 Arrived at Pola. From 24/11 sta-tioned at Sebenico. 6/12 Cruised off Lissa. 11/12 Put in Pola. 20/12 Participated in sinking of French submarine CURIE.7 /01/1915 Went to Sebenico. 31/03 Transferred to Cattaro-bay. 1/05 Cruised off Lissa. 30/05 – 6/06 Stayed at Pola for boiler replacement. 9/06 Put in Cattaro-bay. 10/07 Towed the Ger-man submarine U25 to the Otranto-strait. 16/07 and 11/08 shelled Bari. 5/12 Came under fire of the enemy coastal batteries at Medua. 6/12 Was unsuccessfully torpedoed by enemy sub-marine off Cattaro-bay. The torpedo ran under her keel.26 /02/1916 Took her part in raid against Durazzo. 27/02 Enemy destroyers were reported, so she sailed, but found nothing. 4/04 – 11/05 Stayed at Pola for docking and repair. 13/06 Un-der way from Pola to Cattaro-bay at 03. 03 hours she ran aground with a speed of 18 knots at Cape Planka. After lighting her after part, on 16th 06 she was cast off by Herkules, Pronta and Belrorie. 18/06 The Herkules towed stern ahead her to Pola, where she was repaired. In July auxiliary oil burners were mounted on her after boiler group. 1/08 Carried out sea trial run. She achieved 27.5 knots. The modified boilers proved good and there was almost no smoke billowing out. 2/08 Put in Gjenovic. 26/09 Participated in raid against Valona. 18/12 Searched for mines.

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1 /01/1917 Arrived at Pola, where was overhauled till 26th 03, and got one 7 cm antiaircraft gun. 28/03 Sea trial, and made 27.48 knots. 5/06 Salvaged parts of the wreck of SMS WILD-FANG. 13-22/06 Boiler cleaning. 29/07 Was unsuccessfully torpedoed by enemy submarine off Caorle. 9-30/08 Under repair in Pola. 29/09 Was in action in the estuary of Po River, then in gunfight with enemy destroyers superior in numbers to 34 miles west from S. Giovanni di Pelago. 2/10 – 15/11 In Pola for boiler replacement and docking. 7/12 Cruised along the Itali-an coasts. 11/12 Put in Trieste. 14/12 Pola. 17/12 Trieste. 19/12 In action against the Cor-tellazzo batteries. 21/12 Pola. During the year carried out many convoy escorting, and suppor-ted 4 air raids.2 /02/1918 Steamed with 2nd Division to Cattaro-bay. 3/02 Returned to Pola. 22/02 Was trans-ferred to Cattaro-bay. 12/04 and 7/05 in actions against Italian coasts on Latitude of Lissa. 9/05 Spalato. From 10/06 on guard duty in Cattaro-bay. 31/08 Went to Pola. 16/09 Cruised in Quarnero. Stationed at Pola till the end of War. During the year carried out 55 convoy escort-ing, 5 mine searching, and supported 1air raid.In 1920 she was allocated to Italy for scrapping.

SMS PANDÚR

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Career :

2/08/1907 The building was started.31 /03/1908 The Emperor Franz Joseph I confirmed her name. 25/10 She was launched. 10/12 The Navy took her over.31 /01/1909 Was commissioned and assigned to the Squadron. 1/08 Sailed from Teodo with the 1st Division for the Eastern-Mediterranean. 2-5/08 Zante. 6/08 Called at Milo. 7-8/08 San-torini. 9-11/08 Kios. 11-25/08 Smyrna. 26-27/08 Samos. 28-29/08 Rhodes. 31/08 Mersine. 1/09 Alexandretta. 2-10/09 Beirut. 12-20/09 Alexandria. 24/09 Put in Teodo. 13/11 Was de-commissioned at Pola.From 8/12/1912 belonged to the 2nd Torpedo Flotilla.20 /05/1913 Was assigned to the 1st Squadron. 11/09 Assigned to the Reserve Squadron. 18/11 Was decommissioned.1 /08/1914 (12/08 ?) Was commissioned. 14/09 Sailed from Pola. 16/09 Put in Sebenico. 17/10 Was on reconnaissance before Pelagosa. 18/10 Pola. 2/11 Waited French Fleet at Lissa. 27/12 One torpedo was fired on her during a submarine search near to Zlarin.6 /01/1915 Went from Pola to Sebenico with 1st Torpedo Flotilla. 28/01 Returned to Pola. 2-6/03 Was docked at Pola. 26/03 Searched for submarine before Spalato. 21/04 Put in Cat-taro-bay. 24/04 Searched for mine till the mouth of Bojana River, and when homeward bound she came under fire from Antivari. 20/05 Put to sea with German submarine U21. 25/05

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Chased a submarine off Ostro. 9/08 Towed in the submarine U8. 11/08 Shelled forts and factories of Bari, and set them on fire. After that cruised before Molfetta. 29/08 Took over the steamer Cephalonia from the submarine U5, and escorted to Cattaro. 11/10 Was on reconnais-sance between Cattaro and Meleda. 21/10 Steamed to mouth of Mathi River with Albanian armed partisans. 5/12 Came under fire of shore batteries at Meduánál. 27/12 Went to Pola for boiler replacement.14-31 /01/1916 Was docked. 25/03 All repairs was completed. 3/05 Gunfight with a French destroyer to 15 miles from Porto Corsini. 13/11 Searched for submarine. During the year car-ried out escort and towing duties.Till 6/02/1917 repaired at Pola. 21/03 Sailed from Pola to escort a floating-dock. 1/04 Spal-ato. 1/06 Escorted the floating-dock to Paludi. 7/08 On reconnaissance at Pelagosánál. 30/10 Put in Pola. 22/11 Chased a submarine near to Porer.19 /03/1918 Sailed from Pola for Cattaro. 12/04 Lissa. 24/05 – 3/06 Docked in Teodo. From 10/06 on guard duty in Cattaro-bay. During the year escorted 64 convoys, made 1 mine sweeping and 3 submarine chasing. 1/11 The British Committee took her over in Cattaro-bay.In 1920 she was allocated to France on conditions, that they must scrap her within 30 months. The French towed her via Bizerta to Toulon, where she was broken up

SMS CSIKÓS



1.85 (constr)Change of Draught: 1 cm = 3.26 tMachinery: 2 four cylinder triple expansion vertical steam engines


Bunkerage: 90.6 t coalEndurance: 500 nm at 28 kts

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Performance: 6,000 ihpSpeed: 28.50 ktsArmament: 1 - 7cm/L45 Skoda gun


Armament from 1913: 1 - 7 cm/L45 Skoda gun5 - 7 cm/L30 Skoda guns2 - 45 cm torpedo tubes on deck in the middle line of ship1 - 8 mm aa machinegun and 1 twin torpedo launcher on quarter-deck (from March of 1915)




Career :

21/02/1908 The building was started. 31/03 The Emperor Franz Joseph I confirmed her name.24 /01/1909 Launched. 26/03 Put in Pola. 16/11 Was commissioned to the Squadron.2 /02/1910 Sailed from Pola and joined the Squadron. 28/02 – 1/03 Stayed at Teodo. 1-4/03 Antivari, where the Prince of Montenegro, Danilo called on board before sailing. 7-9/03 Marmarizza. 10-11/03 Mersine. 12/03 Called at Alexandretta. 13-19/03 Beirut. 21/03 – 21/04 Smyrna. 21-23/04 Mytilene. 24-26/04 Cavalla. 29/04 Put in Teodo.9 /01/1911 Was decommissioned, and all of her machinery was overhauled.From 1912 served in the Torpedo Flotilla, later was put into reserve.7 /08/1914 Commissioned, and sailed to meet GOEBEN. 14/09 Sailed from Pola and was ordered to Sebenico. 17/10 Was on reconnaissance between Pelagosa and Bari. 18/10 Arrived at Pola. 30/10 Sailed for Cattaro-bay. 2/11 At Lissa she opened fire on an enemy submarine. 4/11 Put in Cattaro-bay.6 /01/1915 Searched for submarine at Sebenico. 14/02 Was in the action against Antivari, where the shore batteries fired on her without results. 18/02 Towed to Pola the submarine U5. 1/03 Came under enemy fire at Antivari. 6/04 and 19/04 searched for mines in Drin-bay. 22/04 Sailed from Cattaro-bay for Pola. 1/05 Escorted to Cattaro the SMS NOVARA towing the submarine U8. 5/05 Returned to Pola. 24/05 Participated in action against Ancona, during which shelled the shore batteries, the mole, the military barrack and the factory complex. 8/06 She was unsuccessfully torpedoed with one torpedo by enemy submarine 30 miles west from Pola. 5/07 Searched for mines off Istria. 6/07 Laid a mine field with SMS CHAMÄLEON be-fore estuary of Po River. 13/10 Searched for submarine before Rovigno. 26/10 The mounting of a tween torpedo launcher to her quarterdeck was ordered. 8/12 Searched for mines before Pola.In 1916 four of her boilers got auxiliary oil burners, and tanks were built in for 4 tonnes of fuel oil. The combustion in the boilers was not adequate, the smoking was too much, and the fuel oil was not enough for longer trips. 18/01 Sailed to search for a damaged aircraft. She found the aircraft, but the British submarine B2 picked up already the pilots. 3/05 Was in en-gagement with enemy torpedo boats 15 miles from Corsini. 22-27/07 Searched for mines in the Quarnerolo. The oil burners were taken out. 14/11 Searched for submarine in the Quarner-olo, and after that escorted convoys.

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11 /05/1917 Supported an air raid, during which engaged with five enemy torpedo boats. 4/06 Supported an air raid, then with her boats picked up the survivors of SMS WILDFANG. 11/07 Sailed from Pola for Cattaro-bay. From 19/08 stayed at Pola for repairs. 6/09 Sailed for Cattaro-bay. 18/09 Escorted the collier Pola to Curzola. 22/09 Supported an air raid, and found a damaged aircraft at Cape Rodoni and towed home. 29/11 She was unsuccessfully tor-pedoed by enemy submarine before estuary of Bojana River. 16/12 Was in action against Brindisi.16 /01/1918 Cruised on the line Brindisi and Valona. 25/01 Went to Pola. 2/02 Sailed for Cat-taro-bay. 3/02 Sailed for Pola. 4/02 – 4/06 Was in Pola for overhaul. 10/06 Was on guard duty in Cattaro-bay. 13/06 During sailing from Cattaro-bay got an air raid. Two members of her crew were wounded. 17/06 Sailed for Pola. 28/06 Cruised in the Quarnero. 1-2/07 During an air raid supporting came in battle with enemy destroyer force superior in numbers. Her after boiler room got a hit, two men were wounded. After this battle stationed at Pola till the end of the War. During the year escorted 33 convoys, and carried out 1 minesweeping and 1 submar-ine chasing.In 1920 she was allocated to Italy on condition that they must scrap her within six years.

SMS RÉKA

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Coast: 1,515,994 KDisplacement: 389.02 t (constr)







Others: 1 whale-boat; 1 cutter; 1 jollyboat.3 Admiralty-type anchors: 342 kg; 331 kg; 84 kg. Radio station.



Career :

31/03/1908 The Emperor Franz Joseph I confirmed her name. 13/08 Her building was started.28 /04/1909 Was launched. 31/12 She was commissioned.In 1910 belonged to the Squadron. 26/02 Sailed from Pola with the Squadron with Archduke Franz Ferdinand on board. 28/02 – 1/03 Teodo. 1-4/03 Antivari. 7-9/03 Marmarizza. 10-11/03 Mersine. 12/03 Alexandretta. 13-19/03 Beirut. 21-22/03 Mytilene. 23-27/04 Saloniki. 29/04 Put in Teodo. Later on went to Pola, where a radio station was mounted.28 /02/1911 Sailed from Teodo with the Squadron. 3-6/03 Argostoli. 8-16/03 Volos. 16-27/03 Saloniki. 28-31/03 Cavalla. 1-20/04 Smyrna. 22-24/04 Zante. 24-26/04 Corfu. 29/04 Put in Teodo. 31/08 Was decommissioned at Pola.In 1912 belonged to the 1st Torpedo Flotilla. 10/12 Was fitted up.4 /04/1913 Sailed from Pola for blockade of estuary of Bojana River. 5-7/04 Teodo, Meljine. 7-24/04 Zelenika. 6/04 Cruised off Durazzo. 27/04 and 5/05, 7/05 and 14/05 called at Durazzo for short times, the sailed. 14-23/05 Zelenika then went to Pola. 26/05 She was de-commissioned.7 /05/1914 She was commissioned. 22/05 Put to sea from Cattaro-bay. 23/05 – 3/06 Was at Durazzo. 3-4/06 Cattaro. 4-14/06 Durazzo. 15-23/06 Cattaro. 24-27/06 Durazzo. 28/06 Ar-rived at Pola. 15/07 Was laid up. 1/08 She was fitted up. 14/08 Sailed from Pola for Sebenico.

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17/10 Carried out reconnaissance between Pelagosa and Bari. 18/10 Put in Pola. 2/11 Was on reconnaissance on waters around Lissa.6 /01/1915 Went to Sebenico. 25/01 Pola. 26/03 Searched for a submarine near Spalato. 2/05 Escorted the SMS NOVARA towing a submarine. 5/05 Returned to Pola. 8/07 Searched for mines at Sebenico. 20/06 Operated as a relay radio station between signal stations of the is-lands. 23/07 Participated in the raid against Italian coasts, and shelled bridges of Aso and Tessino. From 1/08 was at Pola for repairs. 6/09 Searched for a damaged aircraft. 9/09 Laid mines in Gulf of Trieste. 15/09 Put in Sebenico. 26/09 Escorted a towed floating dock. 20/11 Was on reconnaissance off Cazzo. 5/12 Carried out reconnaissance near to Pelagosa. 12/12 Searched for submarine off Sebenico.14 /02/1916 Put in Pola. 26/02 Put to sea from Veruda in a very heavy sea, and her port screw was damaged. The captain of the ship was found guilty, so he was obligated to pay the costs of repair (35,593 Crown). (Later on the Chancellor of the Exchequer remitted the penalty.) The ship was repaired at Pola till 23rd 05. 8/06 Chased a submarine at Cape Promontore. 4/07 Cruised in Gulf of Fiume. 19/07 Was on patrol duty before Porer, and then went to Pola for repairs. 19/10 The repair was completed. 7/11 Escorted steamer Innsbruck from Trieste to Pola. 24/11 Went from Sebenico Cattaro-bay. 22-23/12 Was in action in the Otranto-strait, where she engaged with a French destroyer and one of her smokestacks was hit twice.3-12 /02/1917 Her main engines were repaired at Teodo. 22/04 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 10/05 Sailed for Antivari to extinguish fire on board of steamer Senj. 19/05 Sailed to es-cort collier Pola. 22/05 Arrived at Pola, where her boilers were replaced and her main engines overhauled till 13th 08. 14/08 Supported air raid against Venice, during which enemy aircraft bombed her. 1-18/10 Was in dock. 20/10 Carried out sea trials. 19/11 and 7/12 Was on recon-naissance along the Italian coasts. During the year escorted 2 convoys, supported 5 air raids and made 2 minesweeping.12 /01/1918 Went from Pola to Lussinpiccolo. 8/02 Returned to Pola. 29/03 Sailed from Pola for Cattaro-bay. 12/04 Steamed to Lissa. 7/05 Sailed from Lissa for an action against the Itali-an coasts. 9/05 Spalato. 3-6/06 Was in dock at Teodo because of a bow damage. 26/09 She was unsuccessfully torpedoed by enemy submarine at Cape Menders. During the year escor-ted 10 convoys, supported 2 air raids, carried out 9 minesweeping and 2 submarine chasings. 1/11 Was in Cattaro-bay, where the British Committee took her over.In 1920 was allocated to France on conditions that they must scrap her within six years.

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SMS DINARA

After collision with U43

Coast: 1,515,993 KDisplacement: 390.00 t (constr)










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Career:

31/03/1908 The Emperor Franz Joseph I confirmed her name.28 /01/1909 Her building was started. 16/10 She was launched. 9/12 Put in Pola. 31/12 She was commissioned.In 1910 belonged to the Reserve Squadron. Radio station was mounted.28 /03/1911 Greeted the German Emperor before Pola with the Squadron.5 /12/1912 Was commissioned at the 1st Torpedo Flotilla.19 /03/1913 Sailed from Pola. 21/03 arrived at Meljine then participated in the international fleet demonstration against Montenegro. 20/05 Was decommissioned. 27/05 Her rearmament was ordered.1 /08/1914 Was commissioned. 7/08 Put to sea to meet GOEBEN. 14/09 Sailed for Sebenico. 16/09 Arrived at Sebenico. 7/10 Carried out reconnaissance between Pelagosa and Bari. 13/11 – 12/12 Her boilers were replaced at Pola.6 /01/1915 Went to Sebenico. 25/01 Pola. 26/03 Searched for submarines till Spalato. 23-24/05 Was in action before Ancona. 6/06 Laid mines before Spalato. 8/07 and 15/07 Searched for mines before Sebenico. 20/07 Operated as a relay radio station between signal stations of the islands. 23/07 Participated in the raid against the Italian coasts, and shelled rail-way lines of S. Bernadetto and the railway station of Grottamare. She got machinegun fire from the shore. Her losses: 1 dead, 1 wounded. 17/08 Came under fire of the batteries of Pela-gosa then homeward bound was unsuccessfully torpedoed by enemy submarine. 16/09 – 4/10 Repaired at Pola. 9/11 and 5/12 Was on reconnaissance at Pelagosa. 12/12 Searched for sub-marine before Sebenico. 29/12 She escorted the steamer Kupa, what was torpedoed Cape Planka. The DINARA searched for survivors, but in vain.17 /01/1916 She was torpedoed unsuccessfully by enemy submarine. 25/04 Stationed at Pola. 19/10 Towed home a damaged aircraft. 6-24/11 Was at Pola to repair her main engines and boilers. 25/11 Carried out sea trial run, and achieved 23 knots. From 26/11 stationed in Cat-taro-bay. 22-23/12 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. She participated in battle against the Italian and French destroyers. During the action fired two torpedoes, while her superstructure got two direct hits. 1 dead. 30/12 Sailed for Pola for repairs.1 /01/1917 Arrived at Pola where her boilers were replaced and reconstructed for oil burning. 28/02 Was completed and carried out sea trial run, during which she can achieved only 22.5 knots. 2-6/04 Was in dock. 11/04 Carried out another sea trial, and her speed was 28 knots. 7/04 Supported an air raid and found a damaged aircraft. She picked up the pilot, but the re-covery of aircraft was impossible, so she sank it. 25/05 Enemy aircraft bombed her. 29/06 Supported an air raid. 30/06 Found a downed aircraft and towed home. 11/07 Searched for mines. 14/08 Supported an air raid, while found a damaged aircraft south from the estuary of Piave River, what later on capsized and sank. 1/09 Supported an air raid. 8-29/09 Was at Pola to repair her main engines. 28/11 Participated in the action against the Italian coasts, and shelled a freight train at Fano. 7/12 She bombarded the Italian coasts. 08/12 at 00.43 hours, 20 miles from Ancona, a submarine fired on her a torpedo. The torpedo grazed her hull, but not exploded, and water started to seep into the destroyer. The leak was covered with collision-mat. 12-19/12 Was docked and repaired. During the year escorted 7 convoys, supported 8 air raids, and made 1 minesweeping.15 /01/1918 Steamed from Pola to Sebenicoba. 17/01 Put in Cattaro-bay then escorted several convoys. 17/03 Before Cattaro-bay the SMS DINARA by mistake rammed the homeward bound unlighted submarine U43, while the 100M torpedo boat rammed SMS DINARA. All three units remained afloat. The damaged destroyer was towed to Teodo by 100M, the U43 put in Gjenovic with her own power. The bow of SMS DINARA was heavily bent, her port

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screw was lost and the screw shaft was broken, the stern was bent. 20/03 Departed in tow for Fiume to repair. 25/03 Arrived at Fiume. 9/04 The Előre towed her to Porto Ré, where went to the slipway. 18/05 Was launched again. 19/05 Towed to Danubius shipyard of Fiume, where her repair was continued till 27th 06. 28/06 Arrived at Pola. 3/07 Sailed from Pola for Cattaro-bay. 24/07 Returned from Cattaro to Pola. 27/08 – 13/09 Her main engines were re-paired at Pola. 19/09 Sailed from Pola for Cattaro-bay. 29/09 As the command ship of a con-voy sighted a submarine at Cape Menders and chased her. 2/10 Sailed for Durazzo. She got an air raid. She met a sailing ship on fire and extinguished it. Was in engagement with a force of British-Italian units at Durazzónál. 26/10 Sailed from Cattaro-bay for Pola. During the year she escorted 13 convoys, supported 1 air raid, and carried out 3 minesweeping and 2 submar-ine chasings.In 1920 she was allocated to Italy on condition that they must scrap her within six years.

SMS VELEBIT


420.00 t (full load)

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Length: 67.06 m (pp) / 67.13 m (wl) / 68.39 m (oa)Beam: 6.26 mDraught: 1.78 m (constr)









Career :

31/03/1908 The Emperor Franz Joseph I confirmed her name. 5/11 Her building was started.24 /07/1909 Was launched. 31/12 she was commissioned.In 1910 was assigned to the Squadron. Radio station was mounted.In 1911 belonged to the Squadron. 26/02 Sailed for a cruise in the Eastern-Mediterranean. 27-28/02 Teodo. 3-6/03 Argostoli. 6-8/03 Patras. 9-16/03 Volos. 16-27/03 Saloniki. 28-31/03 Cavalla. 1-19/04 Smyrna. 22-24/04 Zante. 24-26/04 Corfu. 26/04 Arrived at Teodo. From 15/09 belonged to the Reserve Squadron. 31/12 Was decommissioned.From 5/12/1912 belonged to the 1st Torpedo Flotilla.27 /05/1913 Her rearmament was ordered. Later on stationed at the estuary of Bojana River during the blockade of Montenegro. 18/10 Was decommissioned, and damage was repaired in Naval Arsenal of Pola.5 /08/ 1914 Was commissioned again. 7/08 Sailed with the 1st Division to meet GOEBEN. 13/08 Helped to pick up the survivors of Baron Gautsch. 4/09 Sailed for Sebenico. 17/10 Was on reconnaissance between Pelagosa and Bari. 18/10 Put in Pola. 2/11 Carried out reconnais-sance at Lissa. 21/11 – 11/12 Was at Pola for docking and repairs.6 /01/1915 Sailed for Sebenico. 25/01 Returned to Pola. 26/03 Searched for submarine near Spalato. 13/04 – 6/05 In Pola a tween tube torpedo launcher was mounted on her quarterdeck. 2/05 Arrived at Cattaro-bay. 5/05 Returned to Pola. 24/05 Opened fire on the Italian dirigible airship CITTÀ DI FERRARA before Ancona. After that she entered into the inner harbour, where at 03.35 hours torpedoed one steamer then shelled the military barracks and the factor-

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ies. 5/06 and 16/06 Laid mines near to Spalato. 20/07 Operated as a relay radio station between signal stations of the islands. 23/07 Was in action against the Italian coasts and shelled the railway bridges of Aso and Tessino Rivers. 30/07 and 6/08 Searched for mines be-fore Sebenico. 17/08 and 9/09 Participated in operations against Pelagosa. 20/09 Searched for submarine at Sebenico. 22/09 Towed the German submarine U18 from Curzola to Pola. 9/12 Was on reconnaissance before Pelagosa. 12/12 Searched for submarine at Sebenico. 20/12 Put in Pola.In 1916 she was at Pola for docking and repairs till 26th 03. 3/05 She exchanged fire from great distances with enemy destroyers 30 miles from Porto Corsini. 4/0 Was on patrol duty near Asinello and chased one submarine. 16/10 Arrived at Cattaro-bay. 22-23/10 Participated in action in Otranto-strait, and sank 1 armed trawler, later on with her gunfire set a destroyer in blaze.In 1917 stationed at Cattaro-bay. 6/02 Put in Pola. 26/05 – 28/09 Was repaired. 30/09 En-gaged with Italian destroyers before the estuary of Po River. During the battle there was a fire on her deck and her rudder got jammed. SMS STREITER took her alongside and towed home. 5-30/10 Stayed at Pola for repairs. 8/11 Arrived at Sebenico. During the year escorted 3 convoys, supported 4 air raids and carried out 2 minesweeping.27 /01/1918 and 29/01 Carried out reconnaissance at Pelagosa and landed a detachment, but they found the island deserted. 9/05 Went from Sebenico to Pola. 10/06 Sailed from Pola for the operation to be made in the Otranto-strait. After SMS SZENT ISTVÁN was torpedoed put in Porto Tajer, and returned to Pola. 17/08 She was unsuccessfully torpedoed by enemy sub-marine 5 miles to west from Pelago. After that she was repaired till the end of the War at Pola. During this year escorted 27 convoys, supported 5 air raids, carried out 2 minesweeping and 1 submarine chasing.In 1920 she was allocated to Italy on condition that they must scrap her within six years.

SMS WARASDINER (ex-Lung Tuan)

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Laid down : Launched : Take over : 1911 1912. 04. 03. 1914. 09. 10.

Builder: STT -TriesteDisplacement: 386.00 t (constr)

404,80 t (full load)Length: 67.13 m (pp) / 68.39 m (oa)Beam: 6.25 mDraught: 1.80 mMachinery: 2 four cylinder triple expansion vertical steam engines

4 Yarrow-type water tubes boilers, 1 boiler coal/oil burner (her second aft boiler was taken out in 1916).2 propellers with 3 blades

Bunkerage: 90.0 t coal and 11 t fuel oilEndurance: 1,200 nm at 15 ktsPerformance: 6,747 ihpSpeed: 30.0 ktsArmament: 2 - 7cm/L45 Skoda guns

4 - 7 cm/L30 Skoda qf guns1 - 8 mm aa machinegun4 - 45 cm torpedo tubes on deck in 2 twin torpedo launchers

Others: 2 – 40 cm diameter searchlights.One Siemens-Telefunken radio station

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Complement: 5 + 65

Career :

In 1911 she was ordered by the Chinese Government on plans of destroyer HUSZÁR, with the following armament: two 7.6 cm and four 4.7 cm Vickers-type naval guns, and two 45.6 cm torpedo tubes.3 /04/1912 She was launched. 31/05 Started her sea trial runs and achieved 30.65 knots. The Ambassador of China was content when he visited at the shipyard. To achieve greater speed her bow was constructed narrower, several frame was left out. The turtleback fore deck was made lighter and its beam was bigger. Although the Chinese did not take her over because of unknown reasons. 29/11 The K.u.K. Kriegsmarine sent a committee to Shipyard to check the selling offer. They found good her construction, her armament was built in, but the budget founds did not permit the purchasing.1 /08/1914 She was towed to Pola in delivery readiness. 28/08 The Navy took her over and gave her the name WARASDINER. Her original armament was taken off, and got Skoda-type guns. 8/09 (10/09?) Was commissioned. 19/09 Cruised at Spalato and Lissa. 21/09 Arrived at Cattaro-bay. 4/10 Steamed to Gravosa. 5/10 Was in Drin-bay. 10/10 Went to Pola, and she was damaged by a very heavy bora in the Quarnero. 11-19/10 Was in dock. 24/11 Steamed to Sebenico.2 /03/1915 Was on reconnaissance at Antivari. 31/03 Sailed from Pola for Cattaro-bay. 1/04 Arrived at Cattaro-bay. 7/04 Cruised along the Albanian coasts. 24/04 Carried out mine-sweeping till the estuary of Bojana River, during which activities came under fire from Anti-vari. 8/05 Cruised at Pelagosa. 18/05 Stopped and searched an Albanian sailing ship. 23/05 Sailed from Pola with submarine U9. 18/06 Sailed for the raid against Monopoli. 19/06 Shelled Monopoli. 22/07 Escorted the submarine U24. 11/08 Shelled Bari and S. Spirito. Shot 92 rounds. 20/10 Landed armed Albanian partisans in the mouth of Mathi River. 5/12 Parti-cipated in the raid against S. Giovanni di Medua, where she under fire of the coastal batteries, and after that destroyed the French submarine FRESNEL stranded in the estuary of Bojana River. Picked up 2 officers and 25 men from her complement. 20/12 One man was lost from board near to Donatella.10 /01/1916 Was engaged in gunfight at Traste with the enemy positions. 28/02 The steamer Zagreb, escorted by her, was torpedoed, and later on the destroyer was unsuccessfully tor-pedoed with two torpedoes by the enemy submarine. 1/03 Put in Pola. 28/03 Arrived at Cat-taro-bay. 4/05 Helped to tow home destroyer CSEPEL. 2/08 Shelled Molfetta then was en-gaged in fight with Italian destroyers. 26/09 Cruised off Valona. 1711 Searched for mines between Pola and Salvore. 28/11 Searched for mines before Pola. 1/12 – 14/01/1917 Was at Pola for overhaul. Her after two boilers were modified for oil burning. 6/02 Put in Cattaro-bay, Gjenovic. 28-30/03 Gave assistance to the steamer Vesta ran aground at Islet Ruda in Calamotta-channel. 22-23/04 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 15/05 Sailed to meet the NO-VARA Group. 27-28/09 Supported air raid off Brindisi. 16/12 Was on patrol between Brind-isi and Valona. During the year escorted 63 convoys and supported 2 air raids.9 /01/1918 Her superstructure was damaged in a very heavy weather. 16/01 Cruised between Brindisi and Valona. 26/01 She was unsuccessfully torpedoed by enemy submarine near to Calamotta. 15/02 Collided with the steamer Herzegovina in a snowstorm. Her stern and star-board side were bent. 22/02 Went to Pola for repairs. Her boilers were replaced. 9/06 Carried out sea trial, during which one shell exploded prematurely in one of her guns. 1 dead, 4

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wounded. 1/07 Steamed from Pola to Fiume. 9/07 Carried out a fog-generating exercise. 16/07 She was torpedoed unsuccessfully by enemy submarine off Lecce. 16/09 Cruised in the Quarnero. 2/09 Opened fire on an enemy submarine at Cape Nera. From 22/10 stayed at Pola for repairs till the end of the War. During the year escorted 23 convoys, carried out 1 mine-sweeping and 4 submarine chasings.In 1920 she was allocated to Italy on condition that they must scrap her within six years.

The TÁTRA class destroyers (First Group and Third Group)



TÁTRA Danubius 19/10/1911 05/11/1912 12/10/1913BALATON Danubius 06/11/1911 16/11/1912 28/10/1913CSEPEL Danubius 09/01/1912 30/12/1912 29/12/1913LIKA Danubius 30/04/1912 15/03/1913 08/08/1914TRIGLAV Danubius 01/08/1912 22/12/1913 08/08/1914ORJEN Danubius 04/09/1912 26/05/1913 11/08/1914

Third GroupTRIGLAV (II) Danubius 24/08/1916 24/02/1917 16/06/1917LIKA (II) Danubius 24/08/1916 08/05/1917 06/09/1917DUKLA Danubius 11/09/1916 18/08/1917 07/11/1917UZSOK Danubius 25/09/1916 26/09/1917 22/12/1917

SMS TÁTRA

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Later name: FASANACost: 3,000,000 K Displacement: 850.00 t (constr)

1,050.00 t (full load)Length: 80.715 m (pp) / 83.50 m (oa))Beam: 7.80 mDraught: 2.42 m (constr)

3.20 m (full load)Change of Draught: 1 cm = 5.00 t

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Machinery: 2 AEG-Curtis Skoda turbines, for 2 shafts6 Yarrow-type water tube boilers, (4 oil burner, 2 coal burner, op-erating pressure: 16 atm)2 outward revolving propellers with 3 blades, diameter: 2.40-2.50 m. On astern run the propeller worked with greater power effi-ciency than ahead run.

Bunkerage: 104.00 t coal; 125.00 t fuel oilEndurance: 520 nm at 32.00 kts and 1,200 nm at 12 ktsPerformance: 20,560 shpSpeed: 32.59 ktsArmament: 2 - 10 cm/L50 qf guns (depression/elevation: (-4° +14,5°)

6 - 7cm/L45 qf guns (2 was replaced by 2 - 7 cm/L45 aa guns in 1917)1 - 8 mm machinegun4 - 45 cm torpedo tubes on deck in 2 twin torpedo launchers

Characteristics: Raised foredeck. 4 oval smoke stacks, the 2 middle were thicker. 2 relative high antenna masts. Built with radio station.

Complement: 5 + 100

Career :

13/06/1911 The contract for her building was concluded. 19/10 The building was started.06 /10/1912 The Emperor Franz Joseph I confirmed her name. 05/11 Was launched. The tur-bines had problems because the bad quality of steel blade wheels and sheaves ordered from Resitza Iron Works. Finally these were replaced by items made by Skoda Works.19 /01/1913 Dock trial of turbines, and the ship was heavily shaking because of the starboard turbine. The experts of AEG (Berlin) repaired the fault. 24/08 Sea trial run for take over. She achieved 32.59 knots. 27/08 12 hours trial run. 30/08 Trial run with full load. 12/10 The Navy took her over. 18/10 – 29/12 Was commissioned first time. 29/12 Was docked for checking survey. The insulators of doors and windows were replaced. At speed of 15 knots her deck was awash.12 /01/1914 Was docked and got new bushings. 16/05 According to the report of Naval Dis-trict Command she could not move because of fusing of shaft keeper strut bearing. 06/06 Was docked for repair. Her screws were replaced. 22/06 Sea trial. 08-09/07 Sea trial with 10 cm shorter screws’ blades. 11/07 She was commissioned for the Engineers’ School. 06/08 Put in Pola to meet with the Fleet and escort to an Austrian port the German battle cruiser GOEBEN and light cruiser BRESLAU. 07/08 At 13.00 the Fleet Command sent a message that the GOEBEN is chased by English cruisers. The action was deleted at 14.00 hours, so the des-troyer put in Cattaro-bay. 23/08 Searched for torpedo boat No.26. 14/09 Sailed for Sebenico. 16/09 Arrived at Sebenico. 17/09 Participated in a night exercise. 18/09 Was docked at Pola, where lengthened shaft bearings were built in; her screws were replaced and got an 8 mm ma-chinegun. 10/10 Searched for mines in Quarnero. 17-18/10 Carried out reconnaissance in area of Pelagosa and Bari. 18/10 Put in Pola. 26/10 Minesweeping in the Quarnero. 27/10 Put in Sebenico. 02/11 Sailed for lookout duty before Lissa. 21/11 – 09/12 Repaired in dock at Pola. 10/12 Sea trial run. 12/12 Sailed with light cruiser SMS HELGOLAND for a reconnaissance, but she was damaged in the bad weather. 13/12 Arrived at Sebenico, then sailed to Pola for repair. 16/12 Put in Pola. 24/12 Was docked for maintenance and repair. 31/12 Left the dock.01 /01/1915 During sea trial run her steering engine broke down. Entering the port her port screw was damaged by the harbour’s barrage. 03-06/01 Was repaired in dock. 12/01 Mine-sweeping. 21/01 Minesweeping in the Quarnero. 25/01 Put in Sebenico. 26/01 Arrived at Cat-

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taro-bay. 18-19/02 Was in action in the Otranto-strait with light cruiser SMS HELGOLAND. 23/02 Put in Pola. 25/02 Searched for mines in company of destroyer SMS VELEBIT. 03-08/03 Was docked for repair of her screw. 09/03 Minesweeping. 18/03 Sailed for Seben-ico. 10/04 As a member of the Flotilla steamed to Cape Santa Maria di Leuca. 11/04 Put in Cattaro-bay. 12/04 Arrived at Sebenico. 13/04 Put in Pola. 21/04 Minesweeping. 04/05 Sailed from Pola with the German Lieutenant Schmidt and one sailor on board and steamed to Porto Palazzo, where delivered two German seamen to the German submarine U6 towed by SMS NOVARA, then returned to Pola. 05-12/05 Was docked and her port screw was replaced. 18/05 Went to Gjenovic with German Lieutenant Wegere on board, to install a German Sub-marine Station. 20/05 Put in Sebenico. 22/05 She was in ambush position off Pelagosa. 24/05 Participated in the action against the Italian coasts. At 04.16 hours shelled the railway lines near to Manfredonia. At 05.05 hours with SMS CSEPEL pursued an Italian destroyer. At 05.54 hours she opened fire from a distance of 5,300 m. At 06.25 hours the crew of Italian destroyer Turbine surrendered, so after cease firing she took on board the Italian Captain and 19 other seamen, from them 3 serious and 1 light wounded. After that she fired a broadside from her starboard guns to the sinking Turbine. At 07.11 hours enemy cruisers opened fire on the formation, short engagement. At 11.30 she arrived at Sebenico. 07/06 Searched for a friendly aircraft (the aircraft was taken in tow by destroyer SMS ORJEN). 05-06/07 Laid mines before the Italian coasts, at Gargano. 13/07 Steamed to Pelagosa. She opened machine-gun fire on an enemy submarine, then threw depth charges her. Shelled the radio station of is-land, while she was unsuccessfully torpedoed by enemy submarine. 22-23/07 Steamed in company of destroyer SMS CSEPEL to the shores of Italy, and shelled a railway bridge at Termoli and railway station of Chienti. 27-28/07 Participated in the landing action on Island Pelagosa and shelled the light tower. 16-17/08 Shelled Pelagosa. 08-09/09 Participated in landing action on Island Pelagosa. 23/9 Was in action in the Otranto-strait then put in Pola. 25-29/09 Her port turbine was repaired. 31/10 Arrived at Sebenico. 22-23/11 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 05-06/12 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 06/12 At 08.05 hours entered into port of Durazzo where destroyed four bigger sailing ships and five trabacolos. Later on returned to Sebenico. 21/12 Put in Gjenovic. 29/12 At 00.00 hours sailed from Cattaro-bay with the SMS HELGOLAND and the 1st Torpedo Division to attack the steamers and sailing ships in port of Durazzo. At 08.45 hours she lowered lifeboats to pick up the survivors of des-troyer SMS LIKA (her First Lieutenant and 33 men were picked up). At 09.10 hours towed out the damaged destroyer SMS TRIGLAV from the range of the shore batteries. After part-ing of the tow cable the destroyer SMS BALATON continued to tow of TRIGLAV alone. At 15.25 hours opened fire from her after gun on BRISTOL type British cruiser. At 18.15 hours the enemy was left behind. At 18.45 hours the thrust bearing of the port turbine was over-heated and the turbine went out of order. The destroyer SMS TÁTRA steaming with one en-gine arrived at Sebenico 00.30 hours on 30th of December. During the year she escorted 10 convoys and carried out 9 minesweeping.01 /01/1916 Arrived at Pola for repair with destroyer SMS CSEPEL. 22/04 Carried out sea tri-al during which before S. Giovanni di Pelago she was unsuccessfully torpedoed with two tor-pedoes by enemy submarine. 23-26/04 Her port turbine’s thrust bearing was repaired. 27/04 Sea trial. 30/04 Put in Gjenovic. 02/05 Supported an air raid against Brindisi. 06/05 In com-pany of destroyer SMS ORJEN escorted the steamer Bukovina to Durazzo. 07/05 Returned to the Cattaro-bay. In June she escorted several convoys between Durazzo, Antivari, and the Cattaro-bay. 24/06 Sailed to give assistance to the submarine U18. At 16.48 hours sighted the submarine, what was towed by torpedo boat 88. At 17.30 hours she took over the towing and put in Gjenovic at 21.20 hours. 03-04/07 Participated in the action against the anti-submarine barrage of Otranto-strait. 15/08 Supported an air raid and in the Pietrit-bay salvaged and towed Durazzo the flying boat K457. In October escorted several convoys between Antivari

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and the Cattaro-bay. 30/10 Arrived at Pola, where her machinery was overhauled, and two of her boilers were replaced. 31/12 Sea trial.05 /01/1917 Steamed from Pola to Cattaro-bay. 12/01 Was on escort duty. 23/01 She steamed 50 miles to Brindisi and towed home the submarine stationed there. 11-12/02 Escorted con-voys. 17/02 Supported the air raid against Bari. 27-28/02 Escorted convoy. 11-12/03 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 23/03 Was on escort duty. 12-13/04 Escorted convoy. 21/04 Sup-ported an air raid. 25-26/04 Was in action against the anti-submarine barrage of Otranto-strait. 28-29/04 At the mouth of Drin River she opened fire on a surfaced enemy submarine then threw depth charges on her. 05-06/05 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 15/05 She sailed in company of cruiser SMS SANKT GEORG and the destroyer SMS WARASDINER, and the torpedo boats from Cattaro-bay to give support the light cruisers SMS NOVARA, SMS HEL-GOLAND and SMS SAIDA returning from the battle of Otranto-strait. At 12.25 hours the two groups united and at 19.30 hours put in Gjenovic. 26/05 She went to Pola with light cruis-ers SMS NOVARA and SMS SAIDA, where she went through maintenance and her boilers were replaced. 01-06/08 Was in dry-dock. 13/08 Sea trial. 16/08 Arrived at Gjenovic. 19-20/08 Was on escort duty. 06, 12, 13, 16, 17, 20/09 Escorted convoys. 21/09 Carried out a reconnaissance before the Italian coasts. 27/09 Supported an air raid. 14-15/10 Escorted a convoy. 18-19/10 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 05/11 Supported an air raid. 07-08., 27-28/11 Escorted convoys. 29/11 Supported the air raid against Bari. 01/12 Supported the air raid against Valona. 13-14/12 Was in action in the Otranto-strait with the destroyers SMS BALATON and SMS CSEPEL. Fired a torpedo without success. 20/12 Supported aircraft be-fore Manfredonia. 20/12 Towed home a capsized flying boat. 21-22/12 Was on escort duty. During the year escorted 22 convoys and supported 7 air raids.10-11, 19-20, 24-25 / 01/1918 Escorted convoys. 01/02 At time of Sailors’ Mutiny she sta-tioned at Cattaro-bay, but did not join the mutineers. 02/02 She sailed at 15.15 hours from Gjenovic. 10-11, 15, 25-26/02 Escorted convoys. 13-14, 22-24/03 Escorted convoys. 06-07/04 Sailed from Cattaro-bay to the action in area of Gargano – Pescara. 01-02/06 Car-ried out exercises in Gulf of Fiume. 07/06 Put in Pola. 08/06 Sailed for Cattaro-bay. 10/06 She was assigned to the “A” Attack Group for the great fleet operation planned against the barrage system of Otranto-strait, and stayed in Slano-bay with the battleships SMS VIRIBUS UNITIS and SMS PRINZ EUGEN. After sinking of SMS SZENT ISTVÁN and the braking off from the operation she returned to Pola on 11th 06. 18, 27/07 Hunted for submarines. 05/09 Was in action against Ancona. 02/10 Went to Cattaro-bay. 03/10 Escorted a convoy. 07/10 she laid mines before Durazzo. 10/10 Escorted a convoy. 13/10 She covered the steamer Oceania what was stranded after struck mine. 03/11 She steamed From Cattaro-bay to Pola with Captain Seitz on board. During the year escorted 16 convoys and supported 1 air raid.23 /03/1919 She was taken to Venice, where on 24th she participated in the Victory Parade.27 /09/1920 The Italians renamed her and the Italian Navy took her under the name FASANA, but she was not commissioned because of her bad condition. 16/10 she was towed to Pola, where she was cannibalized for the other units of her class.07 /05/1923 she was deleted from the Navy List and sold for breaking-down.

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SMS BALATON

Later name: ZENSONCost: About 3,000,000 K Displacement: 850.00 t (constr)

1,050.00 t (full load)Length: 80.715 m (pp) / 83.50 m (oa)Beam: 7.80 mDraught: 2.42 m (constr)

3.20 m (full load)Change of Draught: 1 cm = 5.00 tMachinery: 2 AEG-Curtis Skoda turbines, for 2 shafts

6 Yarrow-type water tube boilers, (4 oil burner, 2 coal burner, op-erating pressure: 16 atm)2 outward revolving propellers with 3 blades, diameter: 2.40-2.50

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m. On astern run the propeller worked with greater power effi-ciency than ahead run.

Bunkerage: 104.00 t coal and 125.00 t fuel oilEndurance: 520 nm at 32.00 kts and 1,200 nm at 12 ktsPerformance: 20,560 shpSpeed: 32.59 ktsArmament: 2 - 10 cm/L50 qf guns (depression/elevation: (-4° +14,5°)



Complement: 5 + 100

Career :

06/11/1911 Her building was started.06 /10/1912 The Emperor Franz Joseph I confirmed her name. 16/11 Was launched. 28/10 The Navy took her over. 29/12 Was docked for checking and repair.01 /08/1914 Was commissioned. 13/08 Participated in rescuing survivors of steamer Baron Gautsch which struck mines near to Islands Brioni. 04/09 Went to Sebenico. 12/10 Carried out reconnaissance between Pelagosa and Bari. 18/10 Put in Pola. 02/11 Stationed near to Lissa in readiness for action against the French Fleet. 22/12 Homeward bound from Pelagosa near to Island Sokol she was unsuccessfully torpedoed by enemy submarine.05 /01/1915 Put in Pola. 26/01 Called at Sebenico then stationed in Cattaro-bay. 18/02 Was in action in the Otranto-strait to south from Leuca. 13/04 Put in Pola. 27/05 Arrived at Sebenico. 30/05 Sailed with submarine U6 for Lissa. 07/07 Sailed for Cattaro-bay with the German sub-marine U18 in her tow. 05/07 Laid mines at Gargano. 19/07 Sailed with submarine U24 from Pola to Cattaro-bay. 23/07 Participated in raid against the Italian coasts. 28/07 Was in the force attacked Pelagosa. During the raid she was unsuccessfully torpedoed by enemy submar-ine. 17/08 Attacked Pelagosa. 09/09 Once again attacked Pelagosa. 23/11 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 05/12 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 29/12 Was in action before Durazzo in company of light cruiser SMS HELGOLAND then sank the French submarine MONGE and picked up 1 officer and 25 (18?) men.01 /01/1916 Arrived at Pola for repair. 11/02 The repair was completed and she sailed for Cat-taro-bay. 12/02 Put in Cattaro-bay. 23/02 The action planned to south-east was suspended be-cause of bad weather. 26/02 Was in action against Durazzo in company of light cruiser SMS HELGOLAND. 23/03 Searched for submarine U24. 02/04 Searched for the missing crew of steamer Andrássy, while an enemy submarine attacked her. 04/05 Supported air raid against Brindisi. 27/05 Went to Sebenico. 31/05 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 04/07 Was in ac-tion in the Otranto-strait. 15/08 Supported the air raid against Valona. 02/11 Supported the air raid against Gargano. 08/11 Sailed for Pola. 09/11 She was damaged in the heavy sea near to Pericolosa. She altered course with speed of 20 knots, so listed 70° to starboard, so there were a lot of damages.16 /02/1917 Went to Cattaro-bay. 11/03 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 17/03 She was un-successfully torpedoed by enemy submarine at the estuary of Bojana River. 28/04 Was in ac-tion in the Otranto-strait. 06/05 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 14-15/05 She steamed in company of destroyer SMS CSEPEL to Island Saseno, where at 03.06-hours they attacked an Italian convoy. They sank the Italian destroyer BOREA and the steamer Carroccio, and dam-

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aged two others. Homeward bound at 08. 15 hours encountered the Italian scout cruiser AQUILA and they set her in heavy fire then they were unsuccessfully attacked by enemy sub-marine. Returned to Cattaro-bay without losses. 13/07 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 20/09 and 10/10 was in action in the Otranto-strait. During the year escorted 40 convoys and supported 6 air raids.01 /02/1918 Participated in the Sailors’ Mutiny of Cattaro and the red flag was hoisted with knowledge of her captain. 02/02 The Mutiny was finished and she sailed from Gjenovic to the outer bay. 08/04 Sailed from Cattaro-bay to Pola. 08/06 Returned to Cattaro-bay. 11/06 Put in Pola. 02/07 Supported the air raid against Stabilimento Balneare. She encountered Italian des-troyers at 03.10 hours. During the battle got one hit, but the damage was negligible. 12/09 Went to Pola for repair, but she was not completed till the end of the War. During the year es-corted 16 convoys and supported 3 air raids.In 1920 she was allocated to Italy. 27/09 The Italians renamed her and the Italian Navy took her under the name ZENSON, but she was not commissioned because of her bad condition.07 /05/1923 She was deleted from Navy List. At Pola she was cannibalized for the other units of her class.In 1929-1930 She was broken up.

SMS CSEPEL

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Later name: MUGGIACost: About 3,000,000 K Displacement: 850.00 t (constr)

1,050.00 t (full load)Length: 80.715 m (pp) / 83.50 m (oa). With new quarterdeck: 85.28 m (oa)Beam: 7.80 mDraught: 2.42 m (constr)


6 Yarrow-type water tube boilers, (4 oil burner, 2 coal burner, op-erating pressure: 16 atm)2 outward revolving propellers with 3 blades, diameter: 2.40 m. On astern run the propeller worked with greater power efficiency than ahead run.

Bunkerage: 104.00 t coal and 125.00 t fuel oil (After reconstruction: 142.00 t fuel oil)

Endurance: 520 nm at 32.00 kts and 1,200 nm at 12 ktsPerformance: 20,560 shpSpeed: 32.59 ktsArmament: 2 - 10 cm/L50 qf guns (depression/elevation: (-4° +14,5°)



Complement: 5 + 100

Career :

09/01/1912 Her building was started. 06/10 The Emperor Franz Joseph I confirmed her name. 30/12 Was launched.29 /12/1913 She was commissioned then laid up.04 /08/1914 Was commissioned. 07/08 Sailed from Pola to meet GOEBEN. 13/08 Participated in rescue of survivors of steamer Baron Gautsch which struck mines near to Islands Brioni. Took over 76 passengers and picked up 18 dead from the sea. 14/09 Went to Sebenico. 17/10 Carried out reconnaissance between Pelagosa and Bari. 18/10 Put in Pola. 20-25/10 Went through maintenance and got an 8 mm machinegun. 23/10 Archduke Karl called on board. 28/10 Stationed at Sebenico. 02/11 She was in ambush position at Lissa against the French Fleet. 27/11 – 11/12 Her torpedo tubes were repaired at Pola. 13/12 Sailed for Sebenico. 22/12 Was on patrol duty near Pelagosa.05 /01/1915 Put in Pola, where her fuel oil tanks were cleaned, and the machinegun was re-placed to the top of the radio-cabin. After repair stationed at Sebenico. 18/02 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 16/03 Hunted for submarine near to Spalato. 10/04 Was on patrol duty in the Otranto-strait. 08-12/05 Was docked at Pola and her screws were replaced. 18/05 Went to Sebenico. 24/05 She was on patrol duty in the South-Adriatic during the attack against the Italian coasts then shelled the railway station of Manfredonia. In company of destroyer SMS TÁTRA at 06.00 hours she encountered the Italian destroyer TURBINE which sunk. She picked up 1 Officer 1 Petty Officer and 13 men. Her mast was hit and 3 men wounded. 22/06

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Put in Pola. 05/07 Mine laying. 23-24/07 Attacked the Italian coasts. 27-28/07 Participated in operation against Pelagosa. 2 men were wounded. 17/08 and 09/09 was again in the operation against Pelagosa. 23/11 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 05/12 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 28-29/12 Attacked Durazzo with light cruiser SMS HELGOLAND. Picked up 7 men from the crew of French submarine MONGE which was rammed by SMS HELGO-LAND. Later on before Durazzo she tried to take in tow the mine stricken destroyer SMS TRIGLAV, the towing cable fouled her starboard screw and her speed was reduced for a while. After that she encountered the enemy units in gunfight then returned to Cattaro. 30/12 Arrived at Sebenico.04 /01/1916 –16/01 Was docked at Pola for repairs. 26/01 Arrived at Cattaro-bay. 27/01 Parti-cipated in the attack against Durazzo with light cruiser SMS NOVARA, and she collided with the destroyer SMS ORJEN. 03-12/02 Was in dock. 23/02 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 03/03 – 20/04 Repaired at Pola. 21/04 Put in Cattaro-bay. 04/05 Supported the air raid against Brindisi. To 10 miles south from S. Remo the French submarine BERNOUILLI torpedoed her. Her stern was destroyed, but she remained afloat. Losses: 13 dead, 3 heavy and 6 light wounded. The destroyer was towed to Cattaro-bay, where she was docked. 13-16/05 After temporarily repairs the steamer Meran towed her to Fiume. 03/06 Was taken over to Porto Ré for repairs, where she got a new stern section according to the plans of SMS TRIGLAV II. 06/08 She was launched then towed over to Danubius Shipyard of Bergudi. Here she was docked and was completed on 29th 08. On sea trial she achieved 31.94 knots top speed and 31.84 knots average speed. 07/10 She got fog-generator devices and she carried out experi-ments with them. 31/10 Went to Cattaro-bay. 02/11 Supported an air raid.11 /03/1917 , 25/04, 06/05 She was in action in the Otranto-strait. 14/05 Sailed from Gjenovic at 18.20 hours with the destroyer SMS BALATON to attack the enemy steamers in the Otranto-strait. They steamed to Island Saseno. 15/05 They attacked a convoy before Albania. At 03.24 hours they encountered the Italian destroyer in gunfight, which was sunk. After that they sank with guns and torpedo the steamer Carroccio (1,657 BRT, ex - Choising, ex – Madeleine Rickmers). The other two ship of the convoy were heavily damaged. Homeward bound they were attacked by two British cruisers, the Italian scout cruiser AQUILA and four Italian destroyers. The SMS CSEPEL at 08.32 hours hit the boiler room of AQUILA, which was set in fire, so the cruiser has stopped. The SMS CSEPEL and SMS BALATON, pursued by two Italian destroyers, steamed toward protection of shore batteries of Durazzo. The shore batteries at 09.05 hours chased away the enemy destroyers by their fire, so the Austrian-Hun-garian destroyers put in Gjenovic at 13.45 hours. 14/07 Sailed for Pola. 15/07 – 16/09 Stayed at Pola for overhaul. 17/09 Put in Cattaro-bay. 20/09, 18-19/10 Was in actions in the Otranto-strait; and between Valona and Brindisi. 05/11 and 29/11 supported air raids. 13-14/12 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. During the year escorted 22 convoys, and supported 7 air raids.01 /02/1918 Sailors’ Mutiny in Cattaro-bay. The mutineers kept the ships’ sailing with gun-shots before their bows. The captain of the ship was detained under deck. 02/02 The Sailors’ Mutiny was finished. She sailed from Gjenovic at 19.30 hours to the outer bay. 07-20/04 Stayed at Pola for repairs. 22-23/04 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 26/04 Went to Fiume. 28/04 Put in Pola. 08/06 Sailed for Cattaro-bay. 09/06 Was on patrol duty. 11/06 Went to Sebenico. 12/06 Arrived at Pola for repairs. 12/07 Covered the stranded submarine U10, while enemy aircraft opened fire on her. 18/07 Supported an air raid. 07/10 Sailed from Pola. 08/10 Put in Cattaro-bay. 04/11 Sailed from Cattaro-bay for Pola. 05/11 Arrived at Pola. Dur-ing the year escorted 15 convoys and supported 7 air raids.24 /03/1919 She was taken over to Venice.In 1920 she was allocated to Italy. 27/09 The Italian Navy commissioned her under the name MUGGIA.

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From 10/03/1927 she was station ship in port of Shanghai and cruised along the Chinese coasts.25/03/1929 She had run aground on Finger Reefs before Chinese Amoy and sank. Her crew was rescued by a Japanese steamer.

SMS LIKA (I)

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Cost: About 3,000,000 K Displacement: 850.00 t (constr)

1,050.00 t (full load)Length: 80.715 m (pp) / 83.50 m (oa).Beam: 7.80 mDraught: 2.42 m (constr)




6 - 7cm/L45 qf guns1 - 8 mm machinegun4 - 45 cm torpedo tubes on deck in 2 twin torpedo launchers


Complement: 5 + 100

Career :

30/04/1912 The building was started. 06/10 The Emperor Franz Joseph I confirmed her name.15 /03/1913 Was launched. 21/12 Sea trial run, achieved 32.96 knots.08 /08/1914 The Navy took her over and was commissioned. 13/08 Cruised before Pola. 23/08 Rescued the survivors of torpedo boat No 26. 10/09 Went to Sebenico and stationed there. 02/11 Was in ambush position at Lissa against the French Fleet. 22/12 Carried out reconnais-sance before Pelagosa.05 /01/1915 Went to Pola. 20/01 – 1/02 Was in dock and her screws were replaced. 16/02 Went to Sebenico. 18/02 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 23/02 Sailed for Pola. 18/03 Went to Sebenico. 13/04 Arrived at Pola. 18/05 Put in Sebenico. 19/05 Was on patrol duty between Pelagosa and Lagosta. 23-24/05 Carried out reconnaissance between Pelagosa and Cape Gargano. At 04.35 she shelled the signal and radio station of Vieste. Participated in pur-suing of Italian destroyer TURBINE. Hit the enemy two times, and later on one torpedo run under her keel. 27/05 Put in Sebenico. 17/06 She covered from south the attack against Rimini. 25/06 Supported the air raid against Ancona. 05/07 Laid mines before Gargano. 23/07 Was in action before the Italian coasts. 28/07 Participated in the attack against Pelagosa and the landing. Lost: 2 dead, 7 wounded. 17/08 Shelled Pelagosa. 17/10 Carried out reconnais-sance at Pelagosa then steamed to Pola. 22/11 Participated in the action in the Otranto-strait. 29/12 Participated in the attack against Durazzo led by light cruiser SMS HELGOLAND. The group arrived before Durazzo at 07.30 hours in heavy fog. The light cruiser started to shell the shore batteries, while the destroyers passed over the minefields and entered into the harbour, where they found only one steamer and a sailing ship instead of the reported two enemy des-

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troyers. They sank these two. When the A-H destroyers sailed from the harbour, the concealed and to this time silence batteries opened fire on the cleared fairway, so the ships turned slightly to port. The destroyers SMS CSEPEL passed over the mine field without damage, then the SMS TÁTRA also, but her screw tore up a mine and the SMS LIKA struck it at 08.30. The destroyer listed to starboard and was set in a blaze. The damaged ship was shaken more two times by explosions and sank very quickly. The SMS TRIGLAV went to help her, when a mine also exploded under her keel, but she remained afloat. From the complement of SMS LIKA (I.) 50 men perished, the others were picked up.In 1917 4 guns and the forward torpedo tubes were recovered. 31/08 One more gun was re-covered, but the attempt to salvage all ship has failed.

SMS VELEBIT


420.00 t (full load)Length: 67.06 m (pp) / 67.13 m (wl) / 68.39 m (oa)Beam: 6.26 m

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Draught: 1.78 m (constr)1.85 (full load)

Change of Draught: 1 cm = 3.26 tMachinery: 2 four cylinder triple expansion vertical steam engines








Career :

31/03/1908 The Emperor Franz Joseph I confirmed her name. 5/11 Her building was started.24 /07/1909 Was launched. 31/12 she was commissioned.In 1910 was assigned to the Squadron. Radio station was mounted.In 1911 belonged to the Squadron. 26/02 Sailed for a cruise in the Eastern-Mediterranean. 27-28/02 Teodo. 3-6/03 Argostoli. 6-8/03 Patras. 9-16/03 Volos. 16-27/03 Saloniki. 28-31/03 Cavalla. 1-19/04 Smyrna. 22-24/04 Zante. 24-26/04 Corfu. 26/04 Arrived at Teodo. From 15/09 belonged to the Reserve Squadron. 31/12 Was decommissioned.From 5/12/1912 belonged to the 1st Torpedo Flotilla.27 /05/1913 Her rearmament was ordered. Later on stationed at the estuary of Bojana River during the blockade of Montenegro. 18/10 Was decommissioned, and damage was repaired in Naval Arsenal of Pola.5 /08/ 1914 Was commissioned again. 7/08 Sailed with the 1st Division to meet GOEBEN. 13/08 Helped to pick up the survivors of Baron Gautsch. 4/09 Sailed for Sebenico. 17/10 Was on reconnaissance between Pelagosa and Bari. 18/10 Put in Pola. 2/11 Carried out reconnais-sance at Lissa. 21/11 – 11/12 Was at Pola for docking and repairs.6 /01/1915 Sailed for Sebenico. 25/01 Returned to Pola. 26/03 Searched for submarine near Spalato. 13/04 – 6/05 In Pola a tween tube torpedo launcher was mounted on her quarterdeck. 2/05 Arrived at Cattaro-bay. 5/05 Returned to Pola. 24/05 Opened fire on the Italian dirigible airship CITTÀ DI FERRARA before Ancona. After that she entered into the inner harbour, where at 03.35 hours torpedoed one steamer then shelled the military barracks and the factor-ies. 5/06 and 16/06 Laid mines near to Spalato. 20/07 Operated as a relay radio station between signal stations of the islands. 23/07 Was in action against the Italian coasts and

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shelled the railway bridges of Aso and Tessino Rivers. 30/07 and 6/08 Searched for mines be-fore Sebenico. 17/08 and 9/09 Participated in operations against Pelagosa. 20/09 Searched for submarine at Sebenico. 22/09 Towed the German submarine U18 from Curzola to Pola. 9/12 Was on reconnaissance before Pelagosa. 12/12 Searched for submarine at Sebenico. 20/12 Put in Pola.In 1916 she was at Pola for docking and repairs till 26th 03. 3/05 She exchanged fire from great distances with enemy destroyers 30 miles from Porto Corsini. 4/0 Was on patrol duty near Asinello and chased one submarine. 16/10 Arrived at Cattaro-bay. 22-23/10 Participated in action in Otranto-strait, and sank 1 armed trawler, later on with her gunfire set a destroyer in blaze.In 1917 stationed at Cattaro-bay. 6/02 Put in Pola. 26/05 – 28/09 Was repaired. 30/09 En-gaged with Italian destroyers before the estuary of Po River. During the battle there was a fire on her deck and her rudder got jammed. SMS STREITER took her alongside and towed home. 5-30/10 Stayed at Pola for repairs. 8/11 Arrived at Sebenico. During the year escorted 3 convoys, supported 4 air raids and carried out 2 minesweeping.27 /01/1918 and 29/01 Carried out reconnaissance at Pelagosa and landed a detachment, but they found the island deserted. 9/05 Went from Sebenico to Pola. 10/06 Sailed from Pola for the operation to be made in the Otranto-strait. After SMS SZENT ISTVÁN was torpedoed put in Porto Tajer, and returned to Pola. 17/08 She was unsuccessfully torpedoed by enemy sub-marine 5 miles to west from Pelago. After that she was repaired till the end of the War at Pola. During this year escorted 27 convoys, supported 5 air raids, carried out 2 minesweeping and 1 submarine chasing.In 1920 she was allocated to Italy on condition that they must scrap her within six years.

SMS WARASDINER (ex-Lung Tuan)

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Laid down : Launched : Take over : 1911 1912. 04. 03. 1914. 09. 10.

Builder: STT -TriesteDisplacement: 386.00 t (constr)

404,80 t (full load)Length: 67.13 m (pp) / 68.39 m (oa)Beam: 6.25 mDraught: 1.80 mMachinery: 2 four cylinder triple expansion vertical steam engines

4 Yarrow-type water tubes boilers, 1 boiler coal/oil burner (her second aft boiler was taken out in 1916).2 propellers with 3 blades

Bunkerage: 90.0 t coal and 11 t fuel oilEndurance: 1,200 nm at 15 ktsPerformance: 6,747 ihpSpeed: 30.0 ktsArmament: 2 - 7cm/L45 Skoda guns

4 - 7 cm/L30 Skoda qf guns1 - 8 mm aa machinegun4 - 45 cm torpedo tubes on deck in 2 twin torpedo launchers

Others: 2 – 40 cm diameter searchlights.One Siemens-Telefunken radio station

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Complement: 5 + 65

Career :

In 1911 she was ordered by the Chinese Government on plans of destroyer HUSZÁR, with the following armament: two 7.6 cm and four 4.7 cm Vickers-type naval guns, and two 45.6 cm torpedo tubes.3 /04/1912 She was launched. 31/05 Started her sea trial runs and achieved 30.65 knots. The Ambassador of China was content when he visited at the shipyard. To achieve greater speed her bow was constructed narrower, several frame was left out. The turtleback fore deck was made lighter and its beam was bigger. Although the Chinese did not take her over because of unknown reasons. 29/11 The K.u.K. Kriegsmarine sent a committee to Shipyard to check the selling offer. They found good her construction, her armament was built in, but the budget founds did not permit the purchasing.1 /08/1914 She was towed to Pola in delivery readiness. 28/08 The Navy took her over and gave her the name WARASDINER. Her original armament was taken off, and got Skoda-type guns. 8/09 (10/09?) Was commissioned. 19/09 Cruised at Spalato and Lissa. 21/09 Arrived at Cattaro-bay. 4/10 Steamed to Gravosa. 5/10 Was in Drin-bay. 10/10 Went to Pola, and she was damaged by a very heavy bora in the Quarnero. 11-19/10 Was in dock. 24/11 Steamed to Sebenico.2 /03/1915 Was on reconnaissance at Antivari. 31/03 Sailed from Pola for Cattaro-bay. 1/04 Arrived at Cattaro-bay. 7/04 Cruised along the Albanian coasts. 24/04 Carried out mine-sweeping till the estuary of Bojana River, during which activities came under fire from Anti-vari. 8/05 Cruised at Pelagosa. 18/05 Stopped and searched an Albanian sailing ship. 23/05 Sailed from Pola with submarine U9. 18/06 Sailed for the raid against Monopoli. 19/06 Shelled Monopoli. 22/07 Escorted the submarine U24. 11/08 Shelled Bari and S. Spirito. Shot 92 rounds. 20/10 Landed armed Albanian partisans in the mouth of Mathi River. 5/12 Parti-cipated in the raid against S. Giovanni di Medua, where she under fire of the coastal batteries, and after that destroyed the French submarine FRESNEL stranded in the estuary of Bojana River. Picked up 2 officers and 25 men from her complement. 20/12 One man was lost from board near to Donatella.10 /01/1916 Was engaged in gunfight at Traste with the enemy positions. 28/02 The steamer Zagreb, escorted by her, was torpedoed, and later on the destroyer was unsuccessfully tor-pedoed with two torpedoes by the enemy submarine. 1/03 Put in Pola. 28/03 Arrived at Cat-taro-bay. 4/05 Helped to tow home destroyer CSEPEL. 2/08 Shelled Molfetta then was en-gaged in fight with Italian destroyers. 26/09 Cruised off Valona. 1711 Searched for mines between Pola and Salvore. 28/11 Searched for mines before Pola. 1/12 – 14/01/1917 Was at Pola for overhaul. Her after two boilers were modified for oil burning. 6/02 Put in Cattaro-bay, Gjenovic. 28-30/03 Gave assistance to the steamer Vesta ran aground at Islet Ruda in Calamotta-channel. 22-23/04 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 15/05 Sailed to meet the NO-VARA Group. 27-28/09 Supported air raid off Brindisi. 16/12 Was on patrol between Brind-isi and Valona. During the year escorted 63 convoys and supported 2 air raids.9 /01/1918 Her superstructure was damaged in a very heavy weather. 16/01 Cruised between Brindisi and Valona. 26/01 She was unsuccessfully torpedoed by enemy submarine near to Calamotta. 15/02 Collided with the steamer Herzegovina in a snowstorm. Her stern and star-board side were bent. 22/02 Went to Pola for repairs. Her boilers were replaced. 9/06 Carried out sea trial, during which one shell exploded prematurely in one of her guns. 1 dead, 4

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wounded. 1/07 Steamed from Pola to Fiume. 9/07 Carried out a fog-generating exercise. 16/07 She was torpedoed unsuccessfully by enemy submarine off Lecce. 16/09 Cruised in the Quarnero. 2/09 Opened fire on an enemy submarine at Cape Nera. From 22/10 stayed at Pola for repairs till the end of the War. During the year escorted 23 convoys, carried out 1 mine-sweeping and 4 submarine chasings.In 1920 she was allocated to Italy on condition that they must scrap her within six years.

The TÁTRA class destroyers (First Group and Third Group)



TÁTRA Danubius 19/10/1911 05/11/1912 12/10/1913BALATON Danubius 06/11/1911 16/11/1912 28/10/1913CSEPEL Danubius 09/01/1912 30/12/1912 29/12/1913LIKA Danubius 30/04/1912 15/03/1913 08/08/1914TRIGLAV Danubius 01/08/1912 22/12/1913 08/08/1914ORJEN Danubius 04/09/1912 26/05/1913 11/08/1914

Third GroupTRIGLAV (II) Danubius 24/08/1916 24/02/1917 16/06/1917LIKA (II) Danubius 24/08/1916 08/05/1917 06/09/1917DUKLA Danubius 11/09/1916 18/08/1917 07/11/1917UZSOK Danubius 25/09/1916 26/09/1917 22/12/1917

SMS TÁTRA

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Later name: FASANACost: 3,000,000 K Displacement: 850.00 t (constr)

1,050.00 t (full load)Length: 80.715 m (pp) / 83.50 m (oa))Beam: 7.80 mDraught: 2.42 m (constr)

3.20 m (full load)Change of Draught: 1 cm = 5.00 t

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Machinery: 2 AEG-Curtis Skoda turbines, for 2 shafts6 Yarrow-type water tube boilers, (4 oil burner, 2 coal burner, op-erating pressure: 16 atm)2 outward revolving propellers with 3 blades, diameter: 2.40-2.50 m. On astern run the propeller worked with greater power effi-ciency than ahead run.

Bunkerage: 104.00 t coal; 125.00 t fuel oilEndurance: 520 nm at 32.00 kts and 1,200 nm at 12 ktsPerformance: 20,560 shpSpeed: 32.59 ktsArmament: 2 - 10 cm/L50 qf guns (depression/elevation: (-4° +14,5°)



Complement: 5 + 100

Career :

13/06/1911 The contract for her building was concluded. 19/10 The building was started.06 /10/1912 The Emperor Franz Joseph I confirmed her name. 05/11 Was launched. The tur-bines had problems because the bad quality of steel blade wheels and sheaves ordered from Resitza Iron Works. Finally these were replaced by items made by Skoda Works.19 /01/1913 Dock trial of turbines, and the ship was heavily shaking because of the starboard turbine. The experts of AEG (Berlin) repaired the fault. 24/08 Sea trial run for take over. She achieved 32.59 knots. 27/08 12 hours trial run. 30/08 Trial run with full load. 12/10 The Navy took her over. 18/10 – 29/12 Was commissioned first time. 29/12 Was docked for checking survey. The insulators of doors and windows were replaced. At speed of 15 knots her deck was awash.12 /01/1914 Was docked and got new bushings. 16/05 According to the report of Naval Dis-trict Command she could not move because of fusing of shaft keeper strut bearing. 06/06 Was docked for repair. Her screws were replaced. 22/06 Sea trial. 08-09/07 Sea trial with 10 cm shorter screws’ blades. 11/07 She was commissioned for the Engineers’ School. 06/08 Put in Pola to meet with the Fleet and escort to an Austrian port the German battle cruiser GOEBEN and light cruiser BRESLAU. 07/08 At 13.00 the Fleet Command sent a message that the GOEBEN is chased by English cruisers. The action was deleted at 14.00 hours, so the des-troyer put in Cattaro-bay. 23/08 Searched for torpedo boat No.26. 14/09 Sailed for Sebenico. 16/09 Arrived at Sebenico. 17/09 Participated in a night exercise. 18/09 Was docked at Pola, where lengthened shaft bearings were built in; her screws were replaced and got an 8 mm ma-chinegun. 10/10 Searched for mines in Quarnero. 17-18/10 Carried out reconnaissance in area of Pelagosa and Bari. 18/10 Put in Pola. 26/10 Minesweeping in the Quarnero. 27/10 Put in Sebenico. 02/11 Sailed for lookout duty before Lissa. 21/11 – 09/12 Repaired in dock at Pola. 10/12 Sea trial run. 12/12 Sailed with light cruiser SMS HELGOLAND for a reconnaissance, but she was damaged in the bad weather. 13/12 Arrived at Sebenico, then sailed to Pola for repair. 16/12 Put in Pola. 24/12 Was docked for maintenance and repair. 31/12 Left the dock.01 /01/1915 During sea trial run her steering engine broke down. Entering the port her port screw was damaged by the harbour’s barrage. 03-06/01 Was repaired in dock. 12/01 Mine-sweeping. 21/01 Minesweeping in the Quarnero. 25/01 Put in Sebenico. 26/01 Arrived at Cat-

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taro-bay. 18-19/02 Was in action in the Otranto-strait with light cruiser SMS HELGOLAND. 23/02 Put in Pola. 25/02 Searched for mines in company of destroyer SMS VELEBIT. 03-08/03 Was docked for repair of her screw. 09/03 Minesweeping. 18/03 Sailed for Seben-ico. 10/04 As a member of the Flotilla steamed to Cape Santa Maria di Leuca. 11/04 Put in Cattaro-bay. 12/04 Arrived at Sebenico. 13/04 Put in Pola. 21/04 Minesweeping. 04/05 Sailed from Pola with the German Lieutenant Schmidt and one sailor on board and steamed to Porto Palazzo, where delivered two German seamen to the German submarine U6 towed by SMS NOVARA, then returned to Pola. 05-12/05 Was docked and her port screw was replaced. 18/05 Went to Gjenovic with German Lieutenant Wegere on board, to install a German Sub-marine Station. 20/05 Put in Sebenico. 22/05 She was in ambush position off Pelagosa. 24/05 Participated in the action against the Italian coasts. At 04.16 hours shelled the railway lines near to Manfredonia. At 05.05 hours with SMS CSEPEL pursued an Italian destroyer. At 05.54 hours she opened fire from a distance of 5,300 m. At 06.25 hours the crew of Italian destroyer Turbine surrendered, so after cease firing she took on board the Italian Captain and 19 other seamen, from them 3 serious and 1 light wounded. After that she fired a broadside from her starboard guns to the sinking Turbine. At 07.11 hours enemy cruisers opened fire on the formation, short engagement. At 11.30 she arrived at Sebenico. 07/06 Searched for a friendly aircraft (the aircraft was taken in tow by destroyer SMS ORJEN). 05-06/07 Laid mines before the Italian coasts, at Gargano. 13/07 Steamed to Pelagosa. She opened machine-gun fire on an enemy submarine, then threw depth charges her. Shelled the radio station of is-land, while she was unsuccessfully torpedoed by enemy submarine. 22-23/07 Steamed in company of destroyer SMS CSEPEL to the shores of Italy, and shelled a railway bridge at Termoli and railway station of Chienti. 27-28/07 Participated in the landing action on Island Pelagosa and shelled the light tower. 16-17/08 Shelled Pelagosa. 08-09/09 Participated in landing action on Island Pelagosa. 23/9 Was in action in the Otranto-strait then put in Pola. 25-29/09 Her port turbine was repaired. 31/10 Arrived at Sebenico. 22-23/11 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 05-06/12 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 06/12 At 08.05 hours entered into port of Durazzo where destroyed four bigger sailing ships and five trabacolos. Later on returned to Sebenico. 21/12 Put in Gjenovic. 29/12 At 00.00 hours sailed from Cattaro-bay with the SMS HELGOLAND and the 1st Torpedo Division to attack the steamers and sailing ships in port of Durazzo. At 08.45 hours she lowered lifeboats to pick up the survivors of des-troyer SMS LIKA (her First Lieutenant and 33 men were picked up). At 09.10 hours towed out the damaged destroyer SMS TRIGLAV from the range of the shore batteries. After part-ing of the tow cable the destroyer SMS BALATON continued to tow of TRIGLAV alone. At 15.25 hours opened fire from her after gun on BRISTOL type British cruiser. At 18.15 hours the enemy was left behind. At 18.45 hours the thrust bearing of the port turbine was over-heated and the turbine went out of order. The destroyer SMS TÁTRA steaming with one en-gine arrived at Sebenico 00.30 hours on 30th of December. During the year she escorted 10 convoys and carried out 9 minesweeping.01 /01/1916 Arrived at Pola for repair with destroyer SMS CSEPEL. 22/04 Carried out sea tri-al during which before S. Giovanni di Pelago she was unsuccessfully torpedoed with two tor-pedoes by enemy submarine. 23-26/04 Her port turbine’s thrust bearing was repaired. 27/04 Sea trial. 30/04 Put in Gjenovic. 02/05 Supported an air raid against Brindisi. 06/05 In com-pany of destroyer SMS ORJEN escorted the steamer Bukovina to Durazzo. 07/05 Returned to the Cattaro-bay. In June she escorted several convoys between Durazzo, Antivari, and the Cattaro-bay. 24/06 Sailed to give assistance to the submarine U18. At 16.48 hours sighted the submarine, what was towed by torpedo boat 88. At 17.30 hours she took over the towing and put in Gjenovic at 21.20 hours. 03-04/07 Participated in the action against the anti-submarine barrage of Otranto-strait. 15/08 Supported an air raid and in the Pietrit-bay salvaged and towed Durazzo the flying boat K457. In October escorted several convoys between Antivari

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and the Cattaro-bay. 30/10 Arrived at Pola, where her machinery was overhauled, and two of her boilers were replaced. 31/12 Sea trial.05 /01/1917 Steamed from Pola to Cattaro-bay. 12/01 Was on escort duty. 23/01 She steamed 50 miles to Brindisi and towed home the submarine stationed there. 11-12/02 Escorted con-voys. 17/02 Supported the air raid against Bari. 27-28/02 Escorted convoy. 11-12/03 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 23/03 Was on escort duty. 12-13/04 Escorted convoy. 21/04 Sup-ported an air raid. 25-26/04 Was in action against the anti-submarine barrage of Otranto-strait. 28-29/04 At the mouth of Drin River she opened fire on a surfaced enemy submarine then threw depth charges on her. 05-06/05 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 15/05 She sailed in company of cruiser SMS SANKT GEORG and the destroyer SMS WARASDINER, and the torpedo boats from Cattaro-bay to give support the light cruisers SMS NOVARA, SMS HEL-GOLAND and SMS SAIDA returning from the battle of Otranto-strait. At 12.25 hours the two groups united and at 19.30 hours put in Gjenovic. 26/05 She went to Pola with light cruis-ers SMS NOVARA and SMS SAIDA, where she went through maintenance and her boilers were replaced. 01-06/08 Was in dry-dock. 13/08 Sea trial. 16/08 Arrived at Gjenovic. 19-20/08 Was on escort duty. 06, 12, 13, 16, 17, 20/09 Escorted convoys. 21/09 Carried out a reconnaissance before the Italian coasts. 27/09 Supported an air raid. 14-15/10 Escorted a convoy. 18-19/10 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 05/11 Supported an air raid. 07-08., 27-28/11 Escorted convoys. 29/11 Supported the air raid against Bari. 01/12 Supported the air raid against Valona. 13-14/12 Was in action in the Otranto-strait with the destroyers SMS BALATON and SMS CSEPEL. Fired a torpedo without success. 20/12 Supported aircraft be-fore Manfredonia. 20/12 Towed home a capsized flying boat. 21-22/12 Was on escort duty. During the year escorted 22 convoys and supported 7 air raids.10-11, 19-20, 24-25 / 01/1918 Escorted convoys. 01/02 At time of Sailors’ Mutiny she sta-tioned at Cattaro-bay, but did not join the mutineers. 02/02 She sailed at 15.15 hours from Gjenovic. 10-11, 15, 25-26/02 Escorted convoys. 13-14, 22-24/03 Escorted convoys. 06-07/04 Sailed from Cattaro-bay to the action in area of Gargano – Pescara. 01-02/06 Car-ried out exercises in Gulf of Fiume. 07/06 Put in Pola. 08/06 Sailed for Cattaro-bay. 10/06 She was assigned to the “A” Attack Group for the great fleet operation planned against the barrage system of Otranto-strait, and stayed in Slano-bay with the battleships SMS VIRIBUS UNITIS and SMS PRINZ EUGEN. After sinking of SMS SZENT ISTVÁN and the braking off from the operation she returned to Pola on 11th 06. 18, 27/07 Hunted for submarines. 05/09 Was in action against Ancona. 02/10 Went to Cattaro-bay. 03/10 Escorted a convoy. 07/10 she laid mines before Durazzo. 10/10 Escorted a convoy. 13/10 She covered the steamer Oceania what was stranded after struck mine. 03/11 She steamed From Cattaro-bay to Pola with Captain Seitz on board. During the year escorted 16 convoys and supported 1 air raid.23 /03/1919 She was taken to Venice, where on 24th she participated in the Victory Parade.27 /09/1920 The Italians renamed her and the Italian Navy took her under the name FASANA, but she was not commissioned because of her bad condition. 16/10 she was towed to Pola, where she was cannibalized for the other units of her class.07 /05/1923 she was deleted from the Navy List and sold for breaking-down.

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SMS BALATON

Later name: ZENSONCost: About 3,000,000 K Displacement: 850.00 t (constr)

1,050.00 t (full load)Length: 80.715 m (pp) / 83.50 m (oa)Beam: 7.80 mDraught: 2.42 m (constr)


6 Yarrow-type water tube boilers, (4 oil burner, 2 coal burner, op-erating pressure: 16 atm)2 outward revolving propellers with 3 blades, diameter: 2.40-2.50

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m. On astern run the propeller worked with greater power effi-ciency than ahead run.




Complement: 5 + 100

Career :

06/11/1911 Her building was started.06 /10/1912 The Emperor Franz Joseph I confirmed her name. 16/11 Was launched. 28/10 The Navy took her over. 29/12 Was docked for checking and repair.01 /08/1914 Was commissioned. 13/08 Participated in rescuing survivors of steamer Baron Gautsch which struck mines near to Islands Brioni. 04/09 Went to Sebenico. 12/10 Carried out reconnaissance between Pelagosa and Bari. 18/10 Put in Pola. 02/11 Stationed near to Lissa in readiness for action against the French Fleet. 22/12 Homeward bound from Pelagosa near to Island Sokol she was unsuccessfully torpedoed by enemy submarine.05 /01/1915 Put in Pola. 26/01 Called at Sebenico then stationed in Cattaro-bay. 18/02 Was in action in the Otranto-strait to south from Leuca. 13/04 Put in Pola. 27/05 Arrived at Sebenico. 30/05 Sailed with submarine U6 for Lissa. 07/07 Sailed for Cattaro-bay with the German sub-marine U18 in her tow. 05/07 Laid mines at Gargano. 19/07 Sailed with submarine U24 from Pola to Cattaro-bay. 23/07 Participated in raid against the Italian coasts. 28/07 Was in the force attacked Pelagosa. During the raid she was unsuccessfully torpedoed by enemy submar-ine. 17/08 Attacked Pelagosa. 09/09 Once again attacked Pelagosa. 23/11 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 05/12 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 29/12 Was in action before Durazzo in company of light cruiser SMS HELGOLAND then sank the French submarine MONGE and picked up 1 officer and 25 (18?) men.01 /01/1916 Arrived at Pola for repair. 11/02 The repair was completed and she sailed for Cat-taro-bay. 12/02 Put in Cattaro-bay. 23/02 The action planned to south-east was suspended be-cause of bad weather. 26/02 Was in action against Durazzo in company of light cruiser SMS HELGOLAND. 23/03 Searched for submarine U24. 02/04 Searched for the missing crew of steamer Andrássy, while an enemy submarine attacked her. 04/05 Supported air raid against Brindisi. 27/05 Went to Sebenico. 31/05 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 04/07 Was in ac-tion in the Otranto-strait. 15/08 Supported the air raid against Valona. 02/11 Supported the air raid against Gargano. 08/11 Sailed for Pola. 09/11 She was damaged in the heavy sea near to Pericolosa. She altered course with speed of 20 knots, so listed 70° to starboard, so there were a lot of damages.16 /02/1917 Went to Cattaro-bay. 11/03 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 17/03 She was un-successfully torpedoed by enemy submarine at the estuary of Bojana River. 28/04 Was in ac-tion in the Otranto-strait. 06/05 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 14-15/05 She steamed in company of destroyer SMS CSEPEL to Island Saseno, where at 03.06-hours they attacked an Italian convoy. They sank the Italian destroyer BOREA and the steamer Carroccio, and dam-

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aged two others. Homeward bound at 08. 15 hours encountered the Italian scout cruiser AQUILA and they set her in heavy fire then they were unsuccessfully attacked by enemy sub-marine. Returned to Cattaro-bay without losses. 13/07 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 20/09 and 10/10 was in action in the Otranto-strait. During the year escorted 40 convoys and supported 6 air raids.01 /02/1918 Participated in the Sailors’ Mutiny of Cattaro and the red flag was hoisted with knowledge of her captain. 02/02 The Mutiny was finished and she sailed from Gjenovic to the outer bay. 08/04 Sailed from Cattaro-bay to Pola. 08/06 Returned to Cattaro-bay. 11/06 Put in Pola. 02/07 Supported the air raid against Stabilimento Balneare. She encountered Italian des-troyers at 03.10 hours. During the battle got one hit, but the damage was negligible. 12/09 Went to Pola for repair, but she was not completed till the end of the War. During the year es-corted 16 convoys and supported 3 air raids.In 1920 she was allocated to Italy. 27/09 The Italians renamed her and the Italian Navy took her under the name ZENSON, but she was not commissioned because of her bad condition.07 /05/1923 She was deleted from Navy List. At Pola she was cannibalized for the other units of her class.In 1929-1930 She was broken up.

SMS CSEPEL

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Later name: MUGGIACost: About 3,000,000 K Displacement: 850.00 t (constr)

1,050.00 t (full load)Length: 80.715 m (pp) / 83.50 m (oa). With new quarterdeck: 85.28 m (oa)Beam: 7.80 mDraught: 2.42 m (constr)



Bunkerage: 104.00 t coal and 125.00 t fuel oil (After reconstruction: 142.00 t fuel oil)

Endurance: 520 nm at 32.00 kts and 1,200 nm at 12 ktsPerformance: 20,560 shpSpeed: 32.59 ktsArmament: 2 - 10 cm/L50 qf guns (depression/elevation: (-4° +14,5°)



Complement: 5 + 100

Career :

09/01/1912 Her building was started. 06/10 The Emperor Franz Joseph I confirmed her name. 30/12 Was launched.29 /12/1913 She was commissioned then laid up.04 /08/1914 Was commissioned. 07/08 Sailed from Pola to meet GOEBEN. 13/08 Participated in rescue of survivors of steamer Baron Gautsch which struck mines near to Islands Brioni. Took over 76 passengers and picked up 18 dead from the sea. 14/09 Went to Sebenico. 17/10 Carried out reconnaissance between Pelagosa and Bari. 18/10 Put in Pola. 20-25/10 Went through maintenance and got an 8 mm machinegun. 23/10 Archduke Karl called on board. 28/10 Stationed at Sebenico. 02/11 She was in ambush position at Lissa against the French Fleet. 27/11 – 11/12 Her torpedo tubes were repaired at Pola. 13/12 Sailed for Sebenico. 22/12 Was on patrol duty near Pelagosa.05 /01/1915 Put in Pola, where her fuel oil tanks were cleaned, and the machinegun was re-placed to the top of the radio-cabin. After repair stationed at Sebenico. 18/02 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 16/03 Hunted for submarine near to Spalato. 10/04 Was on patrol duty in the Otranto-strait. 08-12/05 Was docked at Pola and her screws were replaced. 18/05 Went to Sebenico. 24/05 She was on patrol duty in the South-Adriatic during the attack against the Italian coasts then shelled the railway station of Manfredonia. In company of destroyer SMS TÁTRA at 06.00 hours she encountered the Italian destroyer TURBINE which sunk. She picked up 1 Officer 1 Petty Officer and 13 men. Her mast was hit and 3 men wounded. 22/06

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Put in Pola. 05/07 Mine laying. 23-24/07 Attacked the Italian coasts. 27-28/07 Participated in operation against Pelagosa. 2 men were wounded. 17/08 and 09/09 was again in the operation against Pelagosa. 23/11 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 05/12 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 28-29/12 Attacked Durazzo with light cruiser SMS HELGOLAND. Picked up 7 men from the crew of French submarine MONGE which was rammed by SMS HELGO-LAND. Later on before Durazzo she tried to take in tow the mine stricken destroyer SMS TRIGLAV, the towing cable fouled her starboard screw and her speed was reduced for a while. After that she encountered the enemy units in gunfight then returned to Cattaro. 30/12 Arrived at Sebenico.04 /01/1916 –16/01 Was docked at Pola for repairs. 26/01 Arrived at Cattaro-bay. 27/01 Parti-cipated in the attack against Durazzo with light cruiser SMS NOVARA, and she collided with the destroyer SMS ORJEN. 03-12/02 Was in dock. 23/02 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 03/03 – 20/04 Repaired at Pola. 21/04 Put in Cattaro-bay. 04/05 Supported the air raid against Brindisi. To 10 miles south from S. Remo the French submarine BERNOUILLI torpedoed her. Her stern was destroyed, but she remained afloat. Losses: 13 dead, 3 heavy and 6 light wounded. The destroyer was towed to Cattaro-bay, where she was docked. 13-16/05 After temporarily repairs the steamer Meran towed her to Fiume. 03/06 Was taken over to Porto Ré for repairs, where she got a new stern section according to the plans of SMS TRIGLAV II. 06/08 She was launched then towed over to Danubius Shipyard of Bergudi. Here she was docked and was completed on 29th 08. On sea trial she achieved 31.94 knots top speed and 31.84 knots average speed. 07/10 She got fog-generator devices and she carried out experi-ments with them. 31/10 Went to Cattaro-bay. 02/11 Supported an air raid.11 /03/1917 , 25/04, 06/05 She was in action in the Otranto-strait. 14/05 Sailed from Gjenovic at 18.20 hours with the destroyer SMS BALATON to attack the enemy steamers in the Otranto-strait. They steamed to Island Saseno. 15/05 They attacked a convoy before Albania. At 03.24 hours they encountered the Italian destroyer in gunfight, which was sunk. After that they sank with guns and torpedo the steamer Carroccio (1,657 BRT, ex - Choising, ex – Madeleine Rickmers). The other two ship of the convoy were heavily damaged. Homeward bound they were attacked by two British cruisers, the Italian scout cruiser AQUILA and four Italian destroyers. The SMS CSEPEL at 08.32 hours hit the boiler room of AQUILA, which was set in fire, so the cruiser has stopped. The SMS CSEPEL and SMS BALATON, pursued by two Italian destroyers, steamed toward protection of shore batteries of Durazzo. The shore batteries at 09.05 hours chased away the enemy destroyers by their fire, so the Austrian-Hun-garian destroyers put in Gjenovic at 13.45 hours. 14/07 Sailed for Pola. 15/07 – 16/09 Stayed at Pola for overhaul. 17/09 Put in Cattaro-bay. 20/09, 18-19/10 Was in actions in the Otranto-strait; and between Valona and Brindisi. 05/11 and 29/11 supported air raids. 13-14/12 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. During the year escorted 22 convoys, and supported 7 air raids.01 /02/1918 Sailors’ Mutiny in Cattaro-bay. The mutineers kept the ships’ sailing with gun-shots before their bows. The captain of the ship was detained under deck. 02/02 The Sailors’ Mutiny was finished. She sailed from Gjenovic at 19.30 hours to the outer bay. 07-20/04 Stayed at Pola for repairs. 22-23/04 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 26/04 Went to Fiume. 28/04 Put in Pola. 08/06 Sailed for Cattaro-bay. 09/06 Was on patrol duty. 11/06 Went to Sebenico. 12/06 Arrived at Pola for repairs. 12/07 Covered the stranded submarine U10, while enemy aircraft opened fire on her. 18/07 Supported an air raid. 07/10 Sailed from Pola. 08/10 Put in Cattaro-bay. 04/11 Sailed from Cattaro-bay for Pola. 05/11 Arrived at Pola. Dur-ing the year escorted 15 convoys and supported 7 air raids.24 /03/1919 She was taken over to Venice.In 1920 she was allocated to Italy. 27/09 The Italian Navy commissioned her under the name MUGGIA.

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From 10/03/1927 she was station ship in port of Shanghai and cruised along the Chinese coasts.25/03/1929 She had run aground on Finger Reefs before Chinese Amoy and sank. Her crew was rescued by a Japanese steamer.

SMS LIKA (I)

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Cost: About 3,000,000 K Displacement: 850.00 t (constr)

1,050.00 t (full load)Length: 80.715 m (pp) / 83.50 m (oa).Beam: 7.80 mDraught: 2.42 m (constr)




6 - 7cm/L45 qf guns1 - 8 mm machinegun4 - 45 cm torpedo tubes on deck in 2 twin torpedo launchers


Complement: 5 + 100

Career :

30/04/1912 The building was started. 06/10 The Emperor Franz Joseph I confirmed her name.15 /03/1913 Was launched. 21/12 Sea trial run, achieved 32.96 knots.08 /08/1914 The Navy took her over and was commissioned. 13/08 Cruised before Pola. 23/08 Rescued the survivors of torpedo boat No 26. 10/09 Went to Sebenico and stationed there. 02/11 Was in ambush position at Lissa against the French Fleet. 22/12 Carried out reconnais-sance before Pelagosa.05 /01/1915 Went to Pola. 20/01 – 1/02 Was in dock and her screws were replaced. 16/02 Went to Sebenico. 18/02 Was in action in the Otranto-strait. 23/02 Sailed for Pola. 18/03 Went to Sebenico. 13/04 Arrived at Pola. 18/05 Put in Sebenico. 19/05 Was on patrol duty between Pelagosa and Lagosta. 23-24/05 Carried out reconnaissance between Pelagosa and Cape Gargano. At 04.35 she shelled the signal and radio station of Vieste. Participated in pur-suing of Italian destroyer TURBINE. Hit the enemy two times, and later on one torpedo run under her keel. 27/05 Put in Sebenico. 17/06 She covered from south the attack against Rimini. 25/06 Supported the air raid against Ancona. 05/07 Laid mines before Gargano. 23/07 Was in action before the Italian coasts. 28/07 Participated in the attack against Pelagosa and the landing. Lost: 2 dead, 7 wounded. 17/08 Shelled Pelagosa. 17/10 Carried out reconnais-sance at Pelagosa then steamed to Pola. 22/11 Participated in the action in the Otranto-strait. 29/12 Participated in the attack against Durazzo led by light cruiser SMS HELGOLAND. The group arrived before Durazzo at 07.30 hours in heavy fog. The light cruiser started to shell the shore batteries, while the destroyers passed over the minefields and entered into the harbour, where they found only one steamer and a sailing ship instead of the reported two enemy des-

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troyers. They sank these two. When the A-H destroyers sailed from the harbour, the concealed and to this time silence batteries opened fire on the cleared fairway, so the ships turned slightly to port. The destroyers SMS CSEPEL passed over the mine field without damage, then the SMS TÁTRA also, but her screw tore up a mine and the SMS LIKA struck it at 08.30. The destroyer listed to starboard and was set in a blaze. The damaged ship was shaken more two times by explosions and sank very quickly. The SMS TRIGLAV went to help her, when a mine also exploded under her keel, but she remained afloat. From the complement of SMS LIKA (I.) 50 men perished, the others were picked up.In 1917 4 guns and the forward torpedo tubes were recovered. 31/08 One more gun was re-covered, but the attempt to salvage all ship has failed.

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