Austro-Hungarian TORPEDO SHIPS

AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN 

TORPEDO 

SHIPS 

The following list contains all Austro-Hungarian TORPEDO SHIPS which were in commission 

during the Great War. 

(Compiled by András Veperdi) 

ABBREVIATIONS 

Arsenal: Naval Shipyard, Pola 

Arsenal Lloyd: Austrian Lloyd Shipyard, Trieste 

CNT: Naval Docks Trieste, Monfalcone 

CNT 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, Fiume 

Da 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 mile 

AC: alternating current IP: Intermediate Pressure oa: over all 

atm: atmosphere K: Austrian Crown pp: between perpendicular 

bhp: brake horse power kg: kilogram qf: quick firing (gun) 

cal: calibre km: kilometre Rpg: Rounds per guns’ barrels 

cl: class kts: knots rpm: revolution per minute 

cm: centimetre L: Barrel length in calibre sec: second 

constr: constructional LP: Low Pressure shp: Shaft horse power 

DC: direct current m: metre t: tonne(s) (metric tonne(s)) 

HP: High Pressure mm: millimetre wl: water line 

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SMS LUSSIN 

The old torpedo ship SMS LUSSIN was converted to naval yacht before 1914. 

SMS ZARA – guard vessel (ex – torpedo ship) 

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Laid down: 

Launched: Commissioned: 

01/08/1878 13/11/1879 17/07/1882 

Builder: Arsenal, Pola 

Sister ships: SPALATO, SEBENICO, the LUSSIN similar but bigger 

Displacement: 852.22 t (planned); (837.95 t after consumption all expandable 

materials) 

943.67 t (full load) 

Length: 54.9 m (pp) / 55.80 m on upper deck / 62.71 m (oa) 

Beam: 8.22 m 

Draught: 4.01 m (constr) 

Change of Draught: 1 cm = 3.56 t 

Machinery: 2 two-cylinder horizontal HP steam engine 

5 drum boilers, operating pressure: 7.03 atm (from 1899 3 locomotive-type 

fire tube boilers, 6 atm) 

2 propellers with 3 blades. Diameters: originally 2.74 m, later 

3.048 m 

Bunkerage: 95.5 t coal. Later 180 t coal. 

Endurance: 750 nm at 11 kts 

Performance: 2,600ihp. In 1899: 707 ihp 

Speed: In 1881: 14.12 kts, (starboard engine at 230 rpm, portside engine 

135 rpm) Max: 14.29 kts. 

In 1899: 

11.11 kts. 

Armament in 1880: 4 steel bronze guns, cal: 9 cm, on deck (2-2 on each side) 

1 steel bronze gun, cal: 7cm/L30 on the quarterdeck, in the middle 

2 guns, cal: 2.5 cm on the upper deck (1-1 on both side) 

2 fixed 35 cm torpedo tubes above water line in the bows 

1 – 35 cm torpedo tube on deck 

41 carbines; 28 revolvers; 36 hangers 

Addition in 1887: 1 qf gun, cal: 4.7 cm on forecastle 

4 qf guns, cal: 4.7 cm/L33 on superstructure deck 

4 qf guns, cal: 4.7 cm/L33 on superstructure deck and quarterdeck 

2 side 35 cm torpedo tubes in the fore twin-deck 

At the reconstruction Got 1 - 35 cm torpedo tube in the stern. 

in 1906: 

Armament from 1917: 2 guns, cal: 7 cm/L45 

4 qf guns, cal: 4.7 cm/L44 



Protection: Deck: 38 mm steel armour 

Others: She was built from steel. 2 masts, made from a single tree, with 

gaffs. Sail surface: 275.6 m2 . 1 steam cutter; 1 sailing barge IV cl; 

1 sailing cutter II cl; 1 gigg III cl; 2 jollyboats; 1 small boat. 

4 Admiralty-type anchors: 907.2 kg; 924 kg; 440 kg; 108 kg. 

From 1906: 2 searchlights with diameter 40 cm and 2 searchlights 

with diameter 60 cm. 

Characteristics: 2 schooner rigged masts. 1 smoke stack. Clipper bow. 

Complement: In 1880: 135 

In 1887: 140 

In 1907 on cadet training trip: 83. 

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Career: 

12/12/1877 

The Emperor Franz Joseph I confirmed her name. 

1 /08/1878 Her keel was laid down. This was the first Austrian warship what was built with 

use of Bessemer steel. 

13/11/1879 

She was launched. The shipbuilding with steel proved good. 

In January of 1880 her main engines were built in. Her sea trial run was interrupted because 

the ship’s speed had not met the requirement. 

In April of 1881 carried out another sea trial run. Electric lighting was installed. 13/06 Her 

building was completed. She made the next sea trials with bigger screws and longer shafts, 

but on the trial carried out in November her speed improved only a minimal rate. 

17/07/1882 

She was commissioned and carried out more experimental trips. 16/09 Carried out 

en exercise with five torpedo boats off Pola in presence of the Emperor. The performance of 

her main engines was well under the expectations. She was assigned to the VELEBICH Torpedo 

Training Ship as a tender. 

In 1883 her conning tower was heightened to provide better lookout. 

16/02/1884 

She was assigned as a tender to the Torpedo School. 

In 1885 the triple torpedo tube was removed from her deck. 

In 1886 – 1887 she was reconstructed. Her inner configuration was altered; four 4.7 cm quick 

firing guns were mounted on her foredeck and one 4.7 cm quick firing gun was placed on her 

superstructure deck. Besides them she got four 4.7 cm/L33 quick firing guns to her superstructure 

and quarterdeck. Two side torpedo tubes were built into her forward twin-deck. Got 

two 40 cm diameter searchlights. Her whole machinery and boiler installation was reconstructed. 

In 1888 was in reserve. 

In 1889 served in the Summer Squadron. 

Between 1890 and 1893 she was in reserve. 

From 1893 she served as the seagoing training ship of the ALPHA torpedo school ship. 

3/03/ 1894 She gave assistance to Lloyd steamers Orion and Electra which collided off Porer 

and were stranded on shore. After pulling free Orion she went to Trieste, while the Electra 

was towed to Pola for docking. 1/04 Gave assistance to the British Cunard steamer Palmyra 

which ran aground at Fenera near to Pola. 

In 1895 – 1896 she was in reserve. 

In 1898 her original 5 drum boilers were replaced with 3 locomotive-type fire tube boilers; 

watertight bulkheads were built in. 14-26/08 Carried out sea trial runs. The performance of 

her main engines was 707 ihp, her speed 10.94 knots. In November she was transferred again 

to the Torpedo School. 


In 1901 belonged to the Summer Squadron. 

In 1902 she was in reserve. 

From 1903 she served as training ship of the Torpedo School. 

In July 1906 her reconstruction to the training ship of the cadets of the Naval Officers‘ 

Academy was started. She got one more superstructure on quarterdeck to aft from the Frame 

No. 38. Davits were built in for the gigg and the jollyboat; got ventilators, Sellner-type signal 

facility, railings, lights and hatches. The searchlights of quarterdeck were replaced by 60 cm 

diameter searchlights. 2 new 4.7 cm quick firing guns were mounted and got one torpedo tube 

to the stern. Though she remained training ship of the Torpedo School, carried out training 

cruising with the cadets of First Class of Naval Officers’ Academy along the Dalmatian 

coasts. 

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In 1908 she carried out torpedo launching exercises and training trips. June – August she 

cruised with the cadets of First Class of Naval Officers’ Academy along the home shores. 

1 /02 – 16/03/1909 Belonged to the Torpedo School. 15/06 Sailed with the cadets of First 

Class of Naval Officers’ Academy in company of SMS KAISER FRANZ JOSEF I for a training 

cruise along the home shores. 

20/06/ 

- 17/08/1910 Cruised on waters of Dalmatia with the cadets of First Class of Naval Officers’ 

Academy. 

In 1911 carried out exercises with the torpedo School. In May cruised with Officers’ Apprentices. 

Between 15/06 and 20/08 cruised along the home shores with the cadets of First Class 

of Naval Officers’ Academy. 

In May 1912 cruised with Officers’ Apprentices. Between 18/06 and 20/08 cruised with the 

cadets of First Class of Naval Officers’ Academy. 

In 1913 she carried out exercises with the Torpedo School. Between 15/06 and 15/09 she 

cruised along the home shores with the cadets of First Class of Naval Officers’ Academy. 

From 14/10 served as tender of the Torpedo School. 

21/05 

– 29/07/1914 Cruised with Officers’ Apprentices. 30/07 She was transferred to Cattaro 

where served as guard ship at Gjenovic. 

26/02/1917 

One of her motorboats sunk, 2 men died. Later she was ordered to Pola for local 

guard duty. 30/05 Became training ship of the Officers’ Cadets. 18/06 Early morning sailed 

from the Cattaro-bay for Pola. At 12.55 hours off Ragusa, 1 mile to South from Lacroma 

there was a big explosion at the stem. She put in Ragusa with her own power, where she 

stranded her bow to the shore. 3 men were wounded in the explosion. 26/06 arrived at Pola. 

The inquiry revealed that one torpedo exploded in her tube, but fortunately did not activate 

the other torpedo. This torpedo was very old, 15 years and the explosion was caused by the 

chemical conversion of the explosive of the charge. She was repaired in July. Her armament 

was modified and served as training ship of the Officers’ Cadets. 

In 1920 she was allocated for scrapping to Italy. 

SMS SPALATO – guard vessel (ex – torpedo ship) 

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Laid down: 

Launched: 

Take over: 

16/12/1878 30/08/1879 1881 

Builder: STT, Trieste – San Rocco 

Sister ships: ZARA, SEBENICO, the LUSSIN similar but bigger 

Displacement: 852.22 t (planned); (837.95 t after consumption all expandable 

materials) 


Length: 54.9 m (pp) / 55.80 m on upper deck / 62.71 m (oa) 

Beam: 8.22 m 



Machinery: 2 two-cylinder horizontal HP steam engine 

4 locomotive-type fire tube boilers, operating pressure: 7.03 atm 

(from 1901: 4 drum boilers) 

2 outward revolving propellers with 3 blades. Diameters: 2.90 m 

Bunkerage: 95.5 t coal. Later 180 t coal. 


Performance: 1,370 ihp in 1886 

Speed: In 1886: 12.63 kts at 111 rpm 

Armament: 4 steel bronze guns, cal: 9 cm, on deck (2-2 on each side) 

1 steel bronze gun, cal: 7cm/L30 on the quarterdeck, in the middle 

1 qf gun, cal: 4.7 cm on forecastle (from 1886) 

4 qf guns, cal: 4.7 cm/L33 (from 1887) 

1 qf gun, cal: 3.7 cm 

2 guns, cal: 2.5 cm on the upper deck (1-1 on both side) 


41 carbines; 28 revolvers; 36 hangers 

Protection: Deck: 38 mm steel armour 

Others: She was built from steel. Sail surface: 275.6 m 2 . 1 steam cutter; 1 

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sailing barge IV cl; 1 sailing cutter II cl; 1 gigg III cl; 2 jollyboats; 

1 small boat. 

4 Admiralty-type anchors: 901 kg; 928 kg; 451 kg; 110 kg. 

Characteristics: 2 masts (from 1897 only 1 mast). 1 smoke stack, other kind of 

ventilators, clipper bow. 

Complement: In 1880: 135 

In 1907: 46. 

Career: 

In September of 1878 her building was started. 2/1 The Emperor Franz Joseph I confirmed 

her name. 16/12 Her keel was laid down. 

30/08/1879 

She was launched. The bases of boilers and main engines were delivered by the 

Shipyard. The masts, cordage, sails, boats, anchors and other fittings were provided by the Arsenal 

of Pola. 

27/07/1880 

Was towed to Pola. 

In 1881 carried out sea trial runs, but made only 12.5 knots. 23/11 Was docked. 3/12 She was 

floated, then took her over to the floating dock. 

In 1882 one torpedo tube was built in the bow. 

In 1883 Similar to SMS ZARA, her screw shafts were lengthened and the main engines were 

reconstructed. She got electric lighting and electric firing devices to her guns. 

23/11/1884 

Was docked again. 17/12 She got out from dock after three years (!) staying on 

land. 

In 1885 sea trials had to abort because the more and more engine faults. 24/10 The Triton 

towed her to port. 11/12 Was docked and her screws were replaced. 

12/01/1886 

Left the dock. 26/01 Her main engines were tested on a sea trial run, and she 

made 12.63 knots. One 4.7 cm quick firing gun was mounted on her foredeck. 25/05 she was 

assigned as training ship to the Torpedo School under command of SMS VELEBICH. 

In 1887 got four 4.7 cm/L33 quick firing guns. 

From 1888 she was in the Second Category of Reserve. 

In 1895 the bow torpedo tube was modified to launch torpedo by use of gunpowder. 

In 1896 belonged to the Winter Squadron but was assigned to the Stokers and Engineers 

School. After that she served in the Summer Squadron. Cruised on Levant with the Squadron. 

30/09 She was fitted up. 3/10 Put to sea from Pola. 3-5/10 Gravosa. 5-6/10 Castelnuovo. 

7-8/10 Valona. 8-9/10 Corfu. 10-11/10 Gravosa. 11-19/10 Teodo. 19-21/10 Spizza. 21/10 

Called at Antivari. 22-23/10 Corfu. 23-24/10 Samos. 24-25/10 Vostizza. 25-31/10 Piraeus. 

31/10 – 1/11 Euripo. 1-3/11 Volos. 7-8/11 Mytilene. 8-15/11 Smyrna. 16-17/11 Cesme. 

17-19/11 Castelrosso. 22-23/11 Amorgos. 23-28/11 Syra. 28-30/11 Milo. 3-6/12 Corfu. 9/12 

Arrived at Pola. After that she belonged to the Squadron as training ship. 

12/01/1897 

She was laid up and reconstructed to be the tender of the Artillery School. Her 

armament was augmented by 12 cm and 15 cm guns. Sponsons were built in the after part of 

her hull. Her masts were removed and got only one signal mast just before the conning tower. 

14/01/1898 

She came under command of the artillery school ship RADETZKY as sea training 

ship and was moored at Vergarolla. She operated as a tender on the firing practices. 


In 1901 her boilers were replaced by 4 drum boilers. Her artillery was changed in the summer. 

24/12 Carried out sea trial sun and made 11.13 knots. 

From 1902 she served as a tender of the Artillery School. 

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31/03 

– 3/04/1908 Gave assistance to the steamer Saline Italiane stranded on the Reef 

Galiola. 

15/03/1909 

Was mobilised and ordered to Kumbor. 

From 1910 served as a tender of the Artillery School. 

From 1914 because of her bad condition she was assigned to local guard duty at Pola and stationed 

at Veruda as guard ship. 

In 1915 all her guns were removed except the two 9 cm and four 4.7 cm guns. 

In December of 1916 her boilers were repaired. 

In March of 1918 her torpedo tubes were removed. 

In 1920 she was allocated to Italy for scrapping. 

SMS SEBENICO – guard vessel (ex – torpedo ship) 

Laid down: 

Launched: 

Take over: 

29/11/1880 28/02/1882 30/07/1883 

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Builder: Arsenal - Pola 

Sister ships: ZARA, SPALATO, the LUSSIN similar but bigger 

Displacement: 876.70 t (constr) 


Length: 57.20 m (pp) / 64.91 m (oa) 

Beam: 8.24 m 


4.20 m (full load) 

Machinery: 2 two-cylinder horizontal steam engine 

5 drum boilers, (from 1899: 4 drum boilers, operating pressure: 

6.5 atm) 

2 outward revolving propellers with 3 blades. 

Bunkerage: 100 t coal 


Performance: 1,698 ihp 

Speed: 12.81 kts 

Armament: 4 steel bronze guns, cal: 9 cm 

1 steel bronze gun, cal: 7cm/L30 

4 guns, cal: 4.7 cm 

2 guns, cal: 2.5 cm 

1 fixed 35 cm torpedo tube above water in stem. (It was changed 

in 1903) 

Modification in 1887: The 4.7 cm guns were replaced by 4 qf 4.7 cm/L33 guns 

Modification in 1903: 2 guns, cal: 12 cm/L40 

1 gun, cal: 7 cm/L45 

4 guns, cal: 4.7 cm/L45 



2 qf guns, cal: 3.7 cm 

2 machineguns 

1 – 35 cm torpedo tube in the stem 

Protection: Armoured deck 

Characteristics: Clipper bow, 2 masts, later 1 mast with a crow nest, 1 smoke 

stack. 

Complement: 13 + 135 

In 1907: 46. 

Career: 

20/07/1880 Her building was ordered. 29/11 The building was started. 7/12 The Emperor 

Franz Joseph I confirmed her name. The torpedo room and boilers room were lengthier by 

two interspaces of the frames, so also the after part of the ship. Altogether her length was bigger 

by 2.20 m. She got one underwater torpedo tube. 

28/02/1882 

She was launched. The machinery was built in and carried out sea trial runs. She 

was completed in December. 

In 1883 carried out sea trial runs. Her main engines were modified and carried out more sea 

trial runs. 30/07 She was fitted up. 

2 /01/1884 Was assigned to the Squadron. 23/01 Sailed from Pola. 26/01 Sailed from Gravosa 

for Greece. 27/01 – 12/02 Corfu. 13-17/02 Patras. 17-20/02 Katakolo. 21-24/02 Kalamata. 

25/02 – 17/03 Piraeus. 17-21/03 Salamis. 21-23/03 Poros. 23-26/03 Nauplia. 27-28/03 Lauri- 

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um. 28-31/03 Punta Velani. 1-10/04 Volos. 11-13/04 Syra. 18-21/04 Milo. 22/04 Called at 

Cerigo-island. 23-25/04 Navarin. 26-30/04 Argostoli. 1/05 St. Maura. 2-8/05 Corfu. 11-13/05 

Lussinpiccolo. 13/05 Arrived at Pola. In Greece she gave assistance to the stranded Greek 

steamer Epirus. The ship was cast free after three days work. 14/05 She was laid up and put to 

the Second Category of Reserve. 

In 1887 her artillery was altered, her four 4.7 cm guns were replaced by four 4.7 cm/L33 

quick firing guns. 

From 1888 was in reserve. 

1 /09/ - 31/12/1893 Served in the Training Squadron as the school ship of the Engineers. 

1 /01 – 7/04/1894 She was training ship of the Engineers School. 15/04 – 7/08 Served in the 

Training Squadron. 30/09 She was fitted up. 2/10 Sailed from Pola for Greece. 3-5/10 

Salvore. 5-8/10 Teodo. 8/10 Called at Valona. 9-10/10 Parga. 10-12/10 Argostoli. 12/10 

Steaming from Argostoli to Corinth met the Austrian schooner Acropoli (Captain Nowak) 

bound from Malta to Patras. The rigging of the schooner was heavily damaged, so she towed 

her to Patras. 13-16/10 Syra. 18-23/10 Tenedos. 19/10 She helped to suppress a heavy fire at 

Tenedos. 24-25/10 Syra. 25-26/10 Istmia. 26-27/10 Patras. 27-30/10 Zante. 30-31/10 Parga. 

31/10 – 1/11 Valona. 2/11 Put in Teodo. Became command ship of the Torpedo Flotilla. 

In 1895 cruised as training ship of the Engineers School. 3/03 She was laid up. 26/09 She was 

fitted up and assigned to the Squadron as school ship of the Stokers. 2/10 Sailed from Pola for 

Levant. 4-15/10 Sebenico. 16-17/10 Teodo. 18-21/10 Corfu. 22-23/10 Ithaka. 23-24/10 Patras. 

24-25/10 Istmia. 25-28/10 Piraeus. 31/10 – 2/11 Volos. 3-7/11 Saloniki. 9-10/11 Lemnos. 

10-11/11 Mytilene. 11-12/11 Smyrna. Between 14/11 – 8/02/1896 stayed at Pera (Constantinople) 

as second station ship because there were riots in Turkey and in Crete broke out a 

rebellion. 9/02 Called at Tenedos. 16/02 – 25/04 Pera, Constantinople. 28-29/04 Piraeus. 3/05 

Called at Lissa. 4/05 Arrived at Pola. 7/05 She was laid up, and then become school ship of 

the Stokers. 9/10 – 22/12 Served in the Training Squadron of the Torpedo Boats. 

17/01/1897 

She was fitted up and sailed from Pola for the blockade of Crete. 19-20/01 

Ragusa. 21-24/01 Corfu. 25/01 Put in Kefalónia and remained there till 27. 27-28/01 Corone, 

Kalamata. 28-29/01 Monemavasia. 29/01 – 4/02 Piraeus. 5/02 Called at Canea. 6-11/02 Rethymno. 

11-12/02 Suda-bay. 12-25/02 Candia. 26/02 – 8/03 Suda-bay. 9-10/03 Syra. 11/03 

Called at Suda-bay. 11-12/03 Candia. 12-13/03 Suda-bay. 13-20/03 Candia. 17/03 Near to 

Cape Dia she sank a Greek schooner with gunfire. 20-21/03 Suda-bay. 21/03 Put in Kissamo. 

2-5/04 Suda-bay. 5/04 Put in Kissamo. 22/04 – 4/05 Suda-bay. 7-11/05 Gravosa. 12/05 Arrived 

at Pola. She had to return home because of the faults of her boilers. 23/05 She was laid 

up. 

From 1898 was in reserve. 

In 1899 her boilers were replaced by 4 drum boilers, with 6.5 operating pressure. 

20/05/1901 

Carried out sea trial run and made 11.76 knots. 16/05 – 14/09 Served in the Summer 

Squadron as school ship of the Stokers. In September she went to Teodo as station ship 

and cruised along the coasts of Montenegro. 

In December of 1902 was relieved and returned to Pola. 

In 1903 she was reconstructed to be sea training ship of the Artillery School. She got new artillery 

and aft sponson. For details see the ship’s data. 30/06 She was delivered as a tender to 

the Artillery School. 

13-14/01/1904 

Gave assistance to the Lloyd steamer Calipso stranded near Fenera in the 

Medolino-bay. The Galatea and the Venus also helped in the salvage. Otherwise was the 

training ship of the Artillery School. 

From September of 1914 stationed at Veruda (near to Pola). 

17/05/1915 

She was fitted up. 18/05 Sailed from Pola to Novigrad, where the most part of the 

Austrian-Hungarian merchant fleet anchored during the war. She was guard ship there. 

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16/05/1918 

Sailed from Novigrad. 17/05 Arrived at Pola, where she was laid up. 26/08 She 

was assigned to the Torpedo School as a target ship. 

In 1920 se was allocated to Italy for scrapping. 

SMS METEOR – torpedo ship 

Under construction in Elbing 

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The 4.7 cm qf gun 

Laid down: 

Launched: 

Take over: 

--/12/1886 15/05/1887 03/09/1887 

Builder: F. Schichau, Elbing (Germany) 

Costs: 544,420 K 

Sister ships: Had not, but the BLITZ and the KOMET were very similar. 



Length: 57 m (pp) / 58.73 (oa) 

Beam: 7.40 m 

Draught: 3.06 m 


Machinery: 1 three-cylinder triple expansion steam engine 

2 locomotive-type boilers, operating pressure: 12 atm 

1 propeller with 3 blades, diameter: 2.85 m 

2 rudders 


Endurance: 3,400 nm at 11 kts; 1,455 nm at 16 kts 

Performance: 3,500 ihp, (In 1913 max.: 2,242 ihp) 

Speed: 23.1 kts (In 1913 max.: 17.7 kts. During the War: 15 kts) 

Armament: 8 qf side guns, cal: 4.7 cm/L33 

1 qf gun, cal: 4.7 cm/L33 on quarterdeck 

1 fixed 35 cm torpedo tube above water in stem. 

Armament in 1918: 1 gun, cal: 7cm 


1 machinegun 

1 fixed 35 cm torpedo tube above water in stem and 1 torpedo tube 

on deck. 

Others: 2 jollyboat; 1 small boat 


Sail surface: 200 m 2 . 

Characteristics: Ram. Relative low, narrow and long hull. 3 masts, but from 1904 

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only 1 signal mast before the bridge. 1 smoke stack. 

Complement: In 1907: 5 + 56. 

Career: 

20/11/1886 The contract was made and her building started in December. 

12/03/1887 

The Emperor Franz Joseph I confirmed her name. 15/06 (or 16) she was launched. 

25/08 Carried out acceptance sea trial run during which she made 23.1 knots and the Shipyard 

requested premium for that. Later there were doubts in accuracy of the measuring devices. 

31/08 The Navy took-over. 3/09 She was commissioned. 4/09 Sailed from Pillau. 5-6/09 

Helsingör. 6-7/09 Olbeck-bay. 10-13/09 Cowes. 17-22/09 Gibraltar. 27/09 Arrived at Pola. 

She took too much water onto her bow torpedo tube cover because of the unnecessary bow 

waves. The Officers’ quarters were large and well furnished, but the Crew’s quarters were inadequate. 

The WC-s did not operate during the voyage. The masts were trembled very heavily. 

24/10 Carried out sea trial run and made 19.7 knots. The heating surface was very small 

and the stokers could keep the steam pressure only with enormous efforts. 25/10 She was laid 

up and took her on slip-ways. 

12/03/1888 

Carried out sea trial run. 18/04 She was fitted up. 22/04 Steamed with full speed 

from Fasana to Pola with Crown Princess Stephanie on board. 27/04 Sailed from Gravosa 

with the Squadron for Barcelona for the International World Fair. Her boiler got a leak during 

the voyage. 6-8/05 Messina. Passed through the Bonifacio-strait (between Corsica and Sardegna). 

10-27/05 Barcelona. Sailed before the Squadron. 30-31/05 Messina. 3/06 Arrived at 

Pola and assigned to the Torpedo Flotilla. 14/07 She was laid up. 

13/06 

– 15/07/1889 Served in the Torpedo Flotilla. 

In 1890-1893 was in reserve. 

1 /05/ - 15/09/1894 Was in the Summer Squadron. 5/10 She picked up four crewmembers of 

Italian schooner Marco Polo from the great waves to 26 miles South-West from Mezzo. The 

schooner sailed from Pelestrina and on 29th /09 was capsized by a water-spout. The captain of 

the ship was decorated and the crew got bounty. She got a leak on the stern-tube of the screw 

and a diver repaired it. She served in the Torpedo Flotilla till 20th /12. 

In 1895 served in the Torpedo Training Division. In November was taken out of service because 

of the boiler’s fault. 


17/05 

– 19/08/1898 Served in the Squadron. One mine laying device was mounted on her 

deck. 

1 /01 – 26/08/1899 Was commissioned. 20/03 She took in tow a coaster damaged heavily in a 

bora just off San Giovanni di Pelago and towed her to Fasana. 

In 1900-01 was in reserve and her boilers were overhauled. 

From 1/10/ 1902 she was assigned to the Naval Academy of Fiume for training of cadets. 

In 1903 she served yet at the Naval Academy but she carried out the summer exercise with 

the Squadron. 

Till 4/06/ 1904 belonged to the Naval Academy, and then till 15/06 to the Summer Squadron. 

23/09 She was laid up. 

In 1905 her rigging and masts were reduced and one torpedo launcher was mounted on her 

deck. Carried out several experiments. 29/04 – 22/08 She made geographical surveying along 

the coasts of Dalmatia. 


From 1/01/1909 stationed at Sebenico. 26/08 She was laid up. 

In 1910 her boilers were replaced; her main engine was overhauled, and then went into reserve. 

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From 10/09/1911 stationed at Lussin. 

23/08/1912 

She was laid up. 

20/02/1913 

She was fitted up and carried out a sea trial and her performance was 17.31 knots 

by 2242 ihp. After trial steamed to Teodo. 26/09 Put to sea from Gravosa. 26/06 Called at 

Kumbor. 27/09-Called at the mouth of Bojana River and San Giovanni di Medua. 

13/02/1914 

Sailed from Cattaro. 14-16/02 Valona. 16-18/02 Teodo. 18-20/02 Sebenico. 

21-23/02 Teodo. 23-26/03 Durazzo. 27/03 Put in Teodo. 17/07 – 12/09 Was at Pola for repair. 

After repair she was used for training. 

In 1915 was on local guard duty at Pola and very often patrolled the barrage area of port. 

20/07 Searched submarines before Pola. 

In 1916 patrolled the barrage area off Pola, and was on escort duty. 8/05 Towed in a damaged 

airplane. 

28/07/1918 

towed home a damaged airplane. She made 41 convoy escorting trips and two 

submarine pursuits during the year. 

In 1920 she was allocated to Italy where she was broken up. 

SMS KOMET – torpedo ship 

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From 1913 with 2 smoke stacks 

Laid down: 

Launched: 

Commissioned: 

23/04/1888 18/08/1888 25/10/1888 

Builder: F. Schichau, Elbing 

Costs: 571,140 K 

Sister ships: BLITZ, and the METEOR was very similar 



Length: 59.0 m (pp) / 58.38 m (wl) / 60.68 m (oa) 

Beam: 7.42 m 




Machinery: 1 three-cylinder triple expansion vertical steam engine 

2 locomotive-type boilers (from 1913 water tube Yarrow boilers 


2 rudders 




Speed: 20.65 kts at 238 rpm 

Armament: 2 qf guns, cal: 4.7 cm/L44 

7 qf guns, cal: 4,7 cm 


Armament in 1918: 2 qf guns, cal: 7 cm/L45 


2 – 45 cm torpedo tubes on deck 

Others: Sail surface: 181.40 m 2 . 2 jollyboats, 1 steel-boat. 

2 Admiralty-type anchors: 511 kg (chain diameter: 23 mm); 466 

kg. 

Characteristics: Almost straight vertical stem, relative low, narrow and long hull. 

Always 2 masts. 1 smoke stack (2 smoke stacks from 1913.) 

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Career: 

In October of 1887 the contract for her building was made. 

20/02/1888 

The Emperor Franz Joseph I confirmed her name. 21/04 Her building was started. 

18/08 She was launched. 5/09 She was completed. 25/10 Carried out the firs official sea trial 

run during which made 21.73 knots. 6/11 The AH Navy took her over and commissioned. 

10/11 Sailed from Pillau. 13-22/11 Nieuwdeep. 22-28/11 Ymuiden. 29/11 – 6/12 Portsmouth. 

8-10/12 Brest. 13-17/12 Cadiz. 17-18/12 Gibraltar. 21-25/12 Messina. 27/12 Arrived at Pola. 

5 /02/1889 Carried out a sea trial run before the measured mile near to Pola. 18/02 She was 

laid up and her armament was mounted. 11/06 – 21/07 Served in the Summer Squadron. 

17/09 She was fitted up and assigned to the Engineer School. 18/09 Put to sea from Pola. 

23/09 Sailed from Trieste for a training cruise. 23-27/09 Venice. 27/09 – 2/10 Ancona. 6-8/10 

Spalato. 8-9/10 Manfredonia. 10-11/10 Bari. 12-17/10 Brindisi. 17-20/10 Taranto. 21-23/10 

Corfu. 24/10 Put in Gravosa. 26/10 Arrived at Pola, where she was laid up. 15/12 She was fitted 

up. 20/12 Arrived at Miramar. 24/12 Sailed from Miramar and cruised in the Bay of 

Trieste with Empress Elizabeth, Archduke Franz Salvator and Archduchess Maria Valeria on 

board in “strict incognito” then returned to Miramar. 27/12 She sought shelter in port of 

Trieste because of the gale. 


12/05 

– 28/06/1891 Served in the Summer Squadron. 30/06 – 7/08 Stationed at the Emperor's 

disposal at Miramar. 26/06 The Emperor Franz Joseph I and Archduke Albrecht from her 

board inspected the torpedo firing practices of the torpedo boats in the Bay of Castelli 

(Paludi). 30/11 She was fitted up at the Empress’ disposal. 3/12 Anchored off Miramar. 7/12 

She was laid up in Pola. 

1892 – 1896 She was in the First Category of Reserve. 31/08 She was fitted up and served till 

22/12 as the flagship of the Torpedo Training Division. 

27/01/1897 

She was commissioned but after a short time laid up her. 12/04 Was commissioned 

again. 12/04 Sailed from Pola for the blockade of Crete. 13-24/04 Teodo. 25/04 Called 

at Meljine. 27-28/04 Cerigo. 29/04 Put in Suda-bay, and then sailed on 5/05. 8-11/05 Kissamo. 

17-19/05 Suda-bay. 19-20/05 Kissamo. 20/05 Called at Grabusa. 20-24/05 Kissamo. 

24/05 For a short time called at Grabusa. 24-31/05 Kissamo. 31/05 Called at Grabusa. 31/05 – 

1/06 Kissamo. 1-11/06 Suda-bay. 11-17/06 Kissamo. 17/06 Put in Grabusa. 18/06 Sailed from 

Grabusa. 19/06 Returned, and then put to sea again. 19-20/06 Kissamo. 20/06 Called at 

Grabusa. 20-21/06 Kissamo. 21-22/06 Suda-bay. 22/06 Kissamo, then Grabusa. 23/06 Put to 

sea, and then returned to Grabusa. 23-24/06 Kissamo. 25/06 Called at Grabusa. 25-26/06 Kissamo. 

26-27/06 Selino Castelli. 27-28/06 Kissamo. 28-29/06 Grabusa. 29/06 Called at Kissamo. 

29-30/06 Selino Castelli. 30/06 – 4/07 Grabusa. 4-6/07 Kissamo. 6-7/07 Put to sea, and 

then returned to Grabusa. 7-8/07 Splinari. 8/07 Called at Grabusa. 8-9/07 Kissamo. 9-13/07 

Suda-bay. 13/07 Called at Kissamo. 13-14/07 Grabusa. 14-15/07 Selino Castelli. 16-17/07 

Kissamo. 17/07 Called at Grabusa. 17-20/07 Kissamo. 20-21/07 Grabusa. 21-22/07 Selino 

Castelli. 22-23/07 Splinari. 23/07 Called at Grabusa. 23-27/07 Kissamo. 27-28/07 Sailed from 

Grabusa, then returned. 28-30/07 Selino Castelli. 30/07 For a short time called at Grabusa. 

30/07 – 1/08 Kissamo. 1/08 Called at Canea. 1/08 – 12/09 Suda-bay. 12-13/09 Kissamo. 

13-15/09 Grabusa. 15-21/09 Kissamo. 21-22/09 Grabusa. 22-25/09 Kissamo. 25-28/09 

Grabusa. 28/09 – 5/10 Kissamo. 14-16/10 Suda-bay. 16-19/10 Grabusa. 21-25/10 Gravosa. 

26/10 Arrived at Pola. 28/10 She was laid up. 

In 1898 she was in the First Category of Reserve. 

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In April of 1899 fire broke out in her forward engine room. 30/05 Was commissioned. She 

got mine laying device. 

1 /01 – 30/03/1900 Belonged to the Torpedo Flotilla. 

1901 – 1903 She was in the First Category of Reserve. Her upper deck planking was replaced. 

15/06 

– 15/09/1904 Served in the Squadron. After that was assigned to the Naval Academy of 

Fiume as training ship. A torpedo launcher for 35 cm torpedoes was mounted on her deck. 

In 1905 served at the Naval Academy. 14/06 – 15/09 Belonged to the Summer Squadron. 

In 1906 served at the Naval Academy, but in September belonged to the Summer Squadron. 

In 1907 she was training ship of the Naval Academy. 

In 1908 she was training ship of the Naval Academy. 15/04 – 15/09 Belonged to the Squadron. 

In 1909 she was training shp of the Naval Academy. From 14/04 served in the Squadron. 

In 1910 she served as training ship of the Naval Academy. 

In 1911 she was training ship of the Naval Academy. 1/03 – 30/04 Served in the Torpedo Flotilla 

then stationed at Teodo. 

29/02 

– 30/04/1912 Belonged to the Squadron. From 10/05 Stationed at Teodo. 

19/02/1913 

Sailed from Cattaro-bay. 22/02 In Pola she was decommissioned. Her boilers 

were replaced by 2 water tube Yarrow boilers; got another smokestack. 

23/03/1914 

Was commissioned and stationed at Sebenico. 19/09 Cruised along the home 

coasts to prevent the alleged landing of enemy irregular troops. 13/10 Carried out minesweeping 

in area of Spalato. 14/10 Carried out minesweeping off Castelli. 23/10 Minesweeping on 

waters before Lissa. 8/11 Minesweeping in Mezzo-channel. 

27/03/1915 

One 45 cm torpedo tube was mounted on her foredeck and got a radio station; the 

aft 35 cm torpedo launcher was replaced by a 35 cm diameter apparatus. The torpedo tube 

built in the stem was closed. 13/04 Gave assistance to steamer Zichy at Torcola. 12/05 and 

20/07 Transported mines from Pola to Metkovich. 14/10 Sailed from Island Dusac the No.25 

torpedo boat in her tow and ran aground in Pasman-channel. The bow rudder bent, and the 

gaskets were loosed. One blade of the screw broke down, and its root jammed between stones. 

A frame was dent on the middle section of hull. During high water the draught at stern was 30 

cm less than the normal, and the draught at the stem it was 20 cm less. The Herkules and Gigant 

salvage-tugs went to her assistance. 50 tonnes material, including the four cylinders were 

discharged from the ship. 16/10 She was towed down from the rocks. 18/10 – 3/11 Repair in 

Pola. 12/11 She ran aground near Artatora while towed the damaged No.14 torpedo boat. The 

SMS MAGNET freed her. 16/12 Her repair was completed. 

In 1916 stationed at Sebenico. 

In early 1917 she was at Pola for repair. From 19/02 stationed at Sebenico. 19/05 At Cape 

Planka the French submarine LE VERRIER fired one torpedo on her but missed, then the ship 

also fired a torpedo and damaged the submarine. During the year she mad 10 convoy escorting. 

In 1918 carried out local defence duties at Sebenico. 24/01 Went to Pola. 21/02 Her armament 

was changed. The forward two 4.7 cm/L44 quick firing guns were replaced by two 7 

cm/L45 quick firing guns. 28/09 she was stranded in Voz-bay at Island Veglia. 29/09 She was 

cast loose at 03.50 hours, but at 17.00 hours she stranded again in the Morter-channel. Her 

screw was damaged, its root broke down; her bow rudder went out of order. She was towed 

first to Sebenico, then to Pola. During the year made 15 convoy escorting. 

In 1920 she was allocated to Italy, where was scrapped within six years. 

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SMS BLITZ – torpedo ship 

Laid down: 

Launched: 

Take over: 

23/02/1888 07/07/1888 26/10/1889 

Builder: F. Schichau, Elbing 

Costs: 565,815 K 

Sister ships: KOMET, and the METEOR was very similar 



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Beam: 7.42 m 





2 locomotive-type boilers 


2 rudders 




Speed: 21.37 kts at 244 rpm 

Armament: 2 qf guns, cal: 4.7 cm/L44 

7 qf guns, cal: 4,7 cm 


Others: Sail surface: 181.40 m 2 . 2 jollyboats, 1 steel-boat. 

2 Admiralty-type anchors: 511 kg (chain diameter: 23 mm); 466 

kg. 

Characteristics: Almost straight vertical stem, relative low, narrow and long hull. 2 

masts, 1 smoke stack 


Career: 

In October of 1887 the contract for her building was concluded. 

20/02/1888 

The Emperor Franz Joseph I confirmed her name. 23/02 Her building was started. 

7/07 She was launched. 25-29/08 Carried out a sea trial run between Pillau and Brüsterort, 

during which she made 21.5 knots. This was less than expected. The Shipyard made experiments 

with different screws. She was docked, the strut bearing was lowered and a larger, 3.00 

m diameter screw was mounted. The hull under waterline was painted with a special paint. 

Despite all these efforts she made only 21.7 knots on the sea trials carried out between 11 and 

15/10. 26/10 The Navy took her over and commissioned. 27/10 Put to sea from Pillau. 

28-31/10 Oxhöft, Danzig-bay. 1-2/11 Helsingör. 4-10/11 Dover. 11/11 – 1/12 Plymouth. 

3-9/12 Ferrol. 11-15/12 Gibraltar. 18-19/12 Palermo. 19-21/12 Messina. 23/12 Arrived at 

Pola. 

Between 26/01 – 1/02/1889 carried out sea trial runs off Pola. 14/02 She was decommissioned. 

Her armament was built in. 8/04 – 20/07 Belonged to the Summer Squadron. 


12/05 

– 28/06/1891 Served in the Squadron. 

1892 – 1894 She was in reserve. 

19/11/1895 

Was fitted up to sail with the Squadron for Levant. 20/11 Put to sea from Pola. 

22/11 Called at Teodo. 24/11 Gave assistance off Bellopolo in the great waves whipped up by 

a northerly gale to the Greek sailing ship Evangelistrio which lost her rudder and towed her to 

Phalera. Later the ship’s captain got from the Greek King the Officer Cross of the Salvation 

Order. 25/11 Put in Phalera. 30/12 Sailed from Piraeus. 2-14/01/1896 Saloniki. 15/01 Called 

at Skyros. 16-30/01 Syra. 1-3/02 Lemnos. 4-8/02 Tenedos. 10-12/02 Kios. 13-14/02 Cesme. 

14-16/02 Santorini. 16-18/02 Nio. 19/02 Called for a short time at Bay of Prokopi. 20-21/02 

Parvo. 21-23/02 Mykoni. 23-25/02 Zea. 25-27/02 Cerigo. 27-29/02 Calamotta. 1-3/03 Ithaka. 

Despite she endured bad weather for a long time, the ship behaved well in any weather condi- 

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tions. 4-16/03 Teodo. 16-19/03 Gravosa. 20-21/03 Lissa. 21-24/03 Zara. 24-26/03 Fasana. 

26/03 Arrived at Pola. 1/04 – 15/08 Served in the Summer Squadron. 

22/03/1897 

Was fitted up. 23/03 Sailed from Pola for blockade duty against Crete. 24-25/03 

Teodo. 27/03 – 1/04 Suda-bay. 30/03 Participated in the attack against guardhouse bear to 

Izredin. 1-6/04 Kissamo. 6/04 Called at Suda-bay. 6-7/04 Kissamo. 7/04 Put in for a short 

time Suda-bay. 7-9/04 Kissamo. 9-10/04 Canea. 10-17/04 Kissamo. 17-20/04 Grabusa. 20/04 

Paid a visit Kissamo. 20-30/04 Suda-öböl. 30/04 – 1/05 Grabusa. 1-8/05 Kissamo. 8-9/05 

Canea. 9-12/05 Kissamo. 12-13/05 Grabusa. 13-14/05 Kissamo. 14-15/05 Grabusa. 15-18/05 

Kissamo. 18-19/05 Suda-bay. 19-22/05 Kissamo. 22-23/05 Grabusa. 23-27/05 Kissamo. 

27/05 Called at Grabusa. 27-28/05 Kissamo. 28/05 – 2/06 Suda-bay. 2-3/06 and 4-5/06 Kissamo. 

6-9/06 Grabusa. 9-14/06 Kissamo. 14/06 Called at Canea. 14-15/06 Suda-bay. 15-16/06 

Canea. 16-19/06 Kissamo. 19-20/06 Grabusa. 20-21/06 Kissamo. 21/06 Called at Grabusa 

and Selino Castelli. 22/06 Called at Grabusa. 22-25/06 Kissamo. 25-26/06 Grabusa. 26-27/06 

Kissamo. 27-28/06 Grabusa. 28/06 Called at Canea. 28-29/06 Kissamo. 29/06 – 8/07 Sudabay. 

8-9/07 Canea. 9-13/07 Grabusa. 13-15/07 Kissamo. 15-19/07 Selino Castelli. 19-21/07 

Kissamo. 21-27/07 Canea. 27-31/07 Suda-bay. 31/07 Called at Canea. 31/07 – 1/08 Kissamo. 

1-3/08 Selino Castelli. 3-4/08 Grabusa. 4-6/08 Kissamo. 6-10/08 Grabusa. 10-12/08 Kissamo. 

12-17/08 Grabusa. 17-18/08 Kissamo. 18-22/08 Grabusa. 22-28/08 Kissamo. 28-30/08 

Grabusa. 30-31/08 Selino Castelli. 31/08 – 2/09 Kissamo. 2-3/09 Grabusa. 4/09Sailed from 

Grabusa then returned. 4/09 Called at Kissamo. 4/09 – 16/10 Suda-bay. 16-20/10 Nio. 

21-29/10 Szmirna. 30-31/10.. Loserc-island(?) 31/10 – 8/11 Nio. 8/11 – 3/12 Suda-bay. 

4-5/12 Zante. 5-7/12 Vathi. 8/12 Called at Teodo. 9-11/12 Fiume. 11/12 Arrived at Pola. 

15/12 she was laid up. 

20/05 

– 19/08/1898 Belonged to the Summer Squadron. 

In 1899 was in reserve. Got a mine laying device; her upper deck plank was replaced. 

30/05/1900 

– 30/03/1901 Served in the Torpedo Flotilla. 15/06 – 15/09 Belonged to the 

Squadron. Carried out radio-telegraphy experiments. 

In 1902 she was decommissioned. 

In 1903 the after 4.7 cm quick firing gun was replaced by a 35 cm diameter torpedo launcher 

on deck. After that she was in reserve. 

1 /10/1906 She was assigned to the Naval Academy of Fiume. 

In 1908 her boilers were changed and she was in reserve. 

From 26/08/1909 stationed at Sebenico, and then cruised with Archduchess Maria Josefa on 

board. 

28/02 

– 4/05/1911 Served in the Squadron. 

29/02/ 

- 30/04/1912 Belonged to the Squadron. In July she blew up the wreck of a Turkish 

brig stranded in port of Spalato and towed the remnants to the deep water. 

From 10/5/1913 stationed at Sebenico. 11/08 Was transferred to the Bay of Cattaro and stationed 

there. 21/09 Sailed from Gravosa for the blockade of Bojana’s estuary. 22-24/09 Cattaro-bay. 

After that she steamed frequently between Cattaro-bay and the mouth of Bojana 

River. 24/10 Put in Sebenico. 

19/01/1914 

she was decommissioned at Pola. 18/07 She was commissioned. 21/07 Sailed 

from Pola. 22/07 Arrived at Cattaro-bay. She navigated on waters of the Bay of Cattaro. 1/09 

she put to sea against the French Fleet. 19/09 Put to sea again. 29/11 Chased an enemy submarine 

in Cattaro-bay. 

19/01/1915 

Chased an enemy submarine. Did same thing on 31st /01 and 4th /02. 29/04 Sailed 

from Cattaro and went to Sebenico. 30/04 Arrived at Pola, where she was docked for repair. 

15/05 Sailed from Pola with mines on her deck for Cattaro. 

In 1916 served in Cattaro-bay. 16/12 Sailed for Pola. 18/12 Arrived at Pola, where she was on 

local guard duty. 

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In 1917 served in Pola and cruised off port on every third day. 27/02 Sailed again for Cattaro. 

26/05 Laid mines before Antivari. 9/09 Arrived at Pola. Later in the year cruised off Istria and 

did escorting duty. 

In 1918 stationed at Pola and escorted convoys. 

In 1920 she was allocated to Italy on condition that they have to scrape her within six years. 

SMS PLANET – torpedo ship 

Torpedo launching 

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Laid down: 

Launched: Take over: 

--/10/1888 25/06/1889 06/12/1891 

Builder: Palmers Shipbuilding & Co., Yarrow on Tyne, England 

Costs: 936,750 K 

Sister ships: Had not. The TRABANT was similar 



Length: 63.9 m (vv) / 65.40 m on upper deck / 66.9 m (oa) 

Beam: 7.06 m 

Draught: 2.78 m (half load) 




2 propellers with 3 blades, diameter: 2.23 m 


Endurance: 1,240 nm at 10 kts; 750 nm at 12 kts 

Performance: 3,356 ihp (In 1904 max: 3,023 ihp) 

Speed: 18.76 kts at 238 rpm; with 3,356 ihp over-speed: 19.39 kts (During 

the War: 15 kts) 

Armament: 2 Skoda-type guns, cal: 7 cm/L42 (Replaced in 1903 by L/45 

guns, but in 1906 got back the original guns) 

8 Skoda-type qf guns, cal: 4.7 cm/L44 

1 fixed 40 cm torpedo tube above water in stem, and 1 – 40 cm 

torpedo tube on deck. 2 torpedoes. 

1 machineguns from 1918 

Others: 2 cutters, 2 jollyboats. 


Characteristics: Ram. 1 signal mast behind the bridge. 1 smoke stack. Straight 

deck. The cover lid of the stem torpedo tube is under the bronze 

decoration. 


Career: 

17/08/1888 The building plans were given to Shipyard. 28/09 The Emperor Franz Joseph I 

confirmed her name. The building was started in October. The k.u.k Marine Technical Committee 

(TTB) calculated during the building that the ship will be 30 tonnes heavier than in the 

plans. The plans were redrawn and the displacement was raised to 490 tonnes. 26/11 The 

work continued on her. 

25/06/1889 

She was launched. The building went slowly and one part of the machinery had to 

replace. 

20/01/1890 

Carried out sea trial run, during which she made 20.08 knots. The screws were replaced 

by 0.21 m bigger Thornycroft-type screws. On the sea trial runs carried out on 24th /04 

and 15th /05 her outmost speed was 20.57 knots. Her balanced rudder was damaged. There 

were damages in the boilers, in the machinery also. The taking over was delayed. She was 

docked; the boiler and the base of main engines were replaced and got new screws. 

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From April 1891 till 30/06 the building was stopped because of the strike of the Shipyard’s 

workers. In August she was completed. 30/10 The official takeover sea trial run was carried 

out, during which she made 19.39 knots at 3356 ihp. The ship showed good seaworthy abilities. 

6/12 The Navy took her over and commissioned. 7/12 Sailed from Yarrow. 7-9/12 Put in 

Northshields for shelter because of the stormy weather. 14-19/12 Portland. 23-27/12 Gibraltar. 

Her main engines worked well and her navigational abilities proved very good. 

2-3/01/1892 Palermo. 4/01 Called at Gravosa. 6/01 Arrived at Pola. 8/01 Was decommissioned. 

Her armament and torpedo launching devices were built in and then carried out sea 

trial runs. 17/05 Brisures were observed on her balanced rudder, so it was replaced by a normal 

rudder. 1 and 4/07 carried out other sea trials. She made 18.76 knots at 2925 ihp. 4/07 – 

2/08 Served in the Squadron. Later was overhauled. 


10/05/1895 

Served in the Summer Squadron and participated in the exercise held off Fasana 

in presence of the Emperor. 

20/04 

– 8/09/1896 Served in the summer Squadron. 

1897 – 1899 She was in reserve. 

31/05/1900 

Was commissioned and assigned to the Summer Squadron. 

In 1901 served in the Winter Squadron. 7/04 Sailed from Pola for Levant and then stayed at 

Patras. 12-13/04 Dardanelles. 14/04 – 4/08 Pera, Constantinople. 5-6/08 Gallipoli. 6-7/08 Rodosto. 

8/08 Called at Panderma. 8/08 Put in Mudania. 11/08 Put in Smyrna. 17/08 Arrived at 

Kadiköi, Constantinople, then steamed over to Pera, Yeniköi. 7-8/09 Smyrna. 8/09 Put in 

Samos. 11/09 Arrived at Adalia. 14-15/09 Mersine. 15-16/09 Cadikije. 16-17/09 Tripoli, Syria. 

17/09 Put in Beirut. 21-22/09 Larnaca. 23-24/09 Rhodes. 25-26/09 Canea. 27-28/09 

Prevesa. 28-30/09 Durazzo. 30/09 Arrived at Teodo. 

From 15/06/1902 belonged to the Squadron and cruised off Dalmatia and later she was put 

into reserve. 

In 1903 she was in reserve. Her boilers were replaced and her main engines were overhauled. 

The two 7 cm/L42 guns were replaced by L45s. 

22/04/1904 

and 10/05 carried out sea trials, during which made 18.69 knots. From 31/08 she 

was school ship of sea cadets, and was assigned as training ship to CUSTOZZA. 

In 1906 the two 7 cm/L45 guns were given to the SMS HABSBURG and she got back her 7 

cm/L42 guns. Mine laying device, and two searchlights 60 cm diameter were mounted on. 

Served with CUSTOZZA as a training ship of the sea cadets till 1914. 

19/05/1913 

Made an experimental trip. From 6/09 once again she was assigned to the CUS- 

TOZZA. 

1/02 – 15/05/1914 served at the Torpedo School. Her boilers were replaced. 3/09 Carried out 

sea trial run and was fitted up. She was on local guard duty in Pola. 

In 1915 – 1918 She was on local guard duty in Pola. Patrolled on the area of port’s barrage. 

3/02/1915 Towed in port a wrecked aircraft. 28/06 Searched for submarine off Porer. During 

the year she was fitted up for minesweeping. 


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SMS TRABANT – torpedo ship 

7 cm L/42 gun 

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Laid down: 

Launched: 

Take over: 

29/07/1889 21/05/1890 23/11/1890 

Builder: STT, Trieste – San Rocco 

Costs: 903.150 K 

Sister ships: Had not, but the PLANET and the SATELLIT were similar 


610 t (full load) 

Length: 65.5 m (pp) / 67 m (wl) / 68.85 m (oa) 

Beam: 8.20 m 


Machinery: 2 three-cylinder triple expansion steam engine 


2 propellers 




Speed: 20.33 kts 

Armament: 2 guns, cal: 7 cm/L45 


1 fixed torpedo tube above water in stem, and 1 torpedo tube on 

deck. 

Armament in 1918: 2 guns, cal: 7 cm/L45 


1 machinegun 


Mine laying apparatus for 18 mines. 

Others: 2 - 30 cm diameter searchlights 

Characteristics: The ram is almost vertical; raised forecastle; the cover lid of stem 

torpedo tube is above water line. 1 signal mast behind the bridge. 1 

smoke stack. 


Career: 

In August 

1888 the building plans were given to Shipyard. 28/09 The Emperor Franz Joseph 

I confirmed her name. 24/11 The k.u.k Marine Technical Committee (TTB) calculated that 

the ship will be 16 tonnes heavier than in the plans. The plans were redrawn. 

29/07/1889 

Her building was started. 

1 /05/1890 She was launched. 11/09 Carried out sea trial run and proved too slow with her 

20.33 knots. The Shipyard could achieve a little improve with screws have lesser pitch and 

larger surface. 15/10 Steamed over to Pola. 20/10 She was completed. 23/11 The Navy took 

her over and her armament and torpedo tubes were built in. 

In 1891 served in the summer Squadron till 29/06. 


In April 1893 she collided with a trabacolo. Was assigned to the Summer Squadron. 

In 1894 was assigned to the Torpedo Flotilla of the Summer Squadron. 

31/03/1895 

She was fitted up. 10/05 Participated in the exercise held off Fasana in presence 

of the Emperor. 17/05 Sailed with the Squadron from Pola for Kiel to participate in the Open- 

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ing Feast of the Wilhelm II – Canal between the North-sea and Baltic-sea. 23-28/05 Gibraltar. 

31/05 Put in Ferrol. She lost two boats in a bad weather of Biscay-bay. The starboard shaft 

bearing strut loosed, so they could not use the starboard engine. 3/06 Put in Brest. 5/06 She 

was docked. 10/06 Sailed from Brest. 12-19/06 Hamburg. 20-22/06 Kiel. 24-25/06 Frederikshaven. 

29-30/06 Plymouth. 1/07 Called at Brest. 7-9/07 Gibraltar. 15/07 Arrived at 

Pola. 31/07 Called at Fasana, then joined the Squadron. 1-2/08 Trau. 3/08 Put in Teodo. 11/09 

Left the Squadron. 25/10 She was laid up. 

6 /05 – 14/08/1896 Belonged to the summer Squadron. 

In 1897 – 1898 she was in reserve. 

29/05/1899 

She was fitted up and assigned to the Torpedo Flotilla. 21/10 Sailed from Pola 

with the Squadron for a cruise in the Eastern-Mediterranean. 22-24/12 Corfu. 25/10 – 2/11 

Piraeus. 3-9/11 Saloniki. 11/11 Smyrna. 23-24/11 Mersine. 25/11 – 3/12 Beirut. 6/12 Called 

at Syra. 7-12/12 Suda-bay. 11-12/12 and 13/12 Zante. 14-17/12 Corfu. 18-20/12 Gravosa. 

23/12 Arrived at Pola. 

27/01/1900 

At Zara she gave assistance to the steamer Sebenico. The main engine of the 

steamer was out of order, so she was drifted by the wind and waves toward shore. She towed 

her to a safe place. Till May she served in the Torpedo Flotilla. Her upper deck planks were 

replaced. 

In 1901 – 1902 was in reserve. 

In 1903 till August she was assigned to CUSTOZZA as the school ship of sea cadets. 

In 1904 was in reserve. Her old guns were replaced by two 7 cm/L45 guns and her boilers 

were replaced. 

31/12/1905 

She was commissioned. 

From 1/01/1906 was assigned to the Torpedo Flotilla of the Squadron. 10/03 Put to sea from 

Pola. 11-14/03 Teodo. 15-18/03 Corfu. 21/03 – 11/04 Alexandria. 12-14/04 Haifa. 14-24/04 

Beirut. 25-28/04 Rhodes. 29/04 – 2/05 Syra. 3-7/05 Suda-bay. 9-11/05 Valona. 11-13/05 Cattaro. 

During the year she served in the Summer, and later in the Winter Squadron. Mine laying 

device for 18 mines, was mounted on her. 

From 1/01/1907 belonged to the Winter Squadron. 15/06 – 16/09 Served in the Summer 

Squadron. 

In 1908 she was in reserve, and was reconstructed to geographical surveying ship. 

8 /05 – 18/11/1909 Carried out geographical control surveying off the coasts of Dalmatia. 

In 1910 she was commissioned for a short time and was kept in reserve. 


14/09/1912 

Assigned to the Naval Academy of Fiume as training ship. 

In 1913 served at the Naval Academy of Fiume. 

In 1914 served at the Naval Academy till May. 14/06 Was assigned to the Squadron. 23/07 

Arrived at the Bay of Cattaro. 31/07 Budua. 4/08 Put in Pola. 5/08 Mine laying device were 

mounted on, and then took over 60 mines from the MINERVA mine depot ship. 10/08 and 

13/08 carried out mine laying before Pola. 26/09 Sailed for Cattaro towing the submarine 

UB3. Off Ragusa Vecchia (today: Cavtat) both towing line were broken so the submarine 

steamed in the wake of SMS TRABANT with her own power. 27/09 They arrived at Porto 

Rose. 29/09 Returned to Pola. 24/10 – 16/12 Her boilers and main engines were overhauled. 

After repair she was on local guard and patrol duty. 

In 1915 she was on local guard duty at Pola. Carried out patrols and watch duties over the 

barrage. As she was provided with minesweeping gear, made mine searching. 

21/02/1917 

Off Porer was unsuccessfully torpedoed by an enemy submarine, and she replied 

with depth charges throwing. She carried out patrol and convoy escorting duties. 

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In 1918 stationed at Pola. In May the deck galley was transferred; the deckhouse before the 

smokestack was made larger. 

In 1920 she was allocated to Italy on condition, that they must scrap her within six years. 

SMS SATELLIT – torpedo ship 

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After reconstruction in 1913 

Laid down: 

Launched: 

Commissioned: 

Reconstruction: 

--/01/1892 21/09/1892 24/06/1893 1912 – 1913 

Builder: F. Schichau, Elbing, Germany 

Costs: 969,575 K 

Sister ships: Had not, but the TRABANT was similar. 




Beam: 8.15 m 




4 locomotive-type boilers, operating pressure: 13 atm (from 1913 

3 Yarrow-type water tube boilers 

2 propellers with 3 blades, diameter: 2.359 m 


Endurance: 4,000 nm at 12 kts (after reconstruction: 2,000 nm at 20 kts) 

Performance: 4,800 ihp; in 1913: 4,137 ihp 

Speed: 23 kts; 21.99 kts at 280 rpm. In 1914: 21.18 cs 

Armament: 1 gun, cal: 7 cm/L45 


2 - 45 cm torpedo tubes ( 1 in stem, 1 on deck) 

4 torpedoes 

Armament from 1909: 1 gun, cal: 7 cm/L45 


3 - 45 cm torpedo tubes ( 1 in stem, 2 on deck) 

After reconstruction she could work as minesweeper. 

Others: 2 jollyboats; 2 lifeboats, 1 small-boat 


Characteristics: The ram is almost vertical; raised forecastle; the cover lid of stem 

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torpedo tube is above water line. 1 signal mast before the bridge. 1 

smoke stack 


Career: 

In January 1892 the building was started. The ship was built from the steel plates made by 

the Austrian Alpine Company and Böhler Brothers & Co. In March they deleted the gun on 

quarterdeck and in spite of it planned a mine lying gear. 21/09 She was launched. 21/11 Her 

building was completed. 14-16/11 Was in dock. 30/12 Carried out her first official sea trial 

run, during which made 21.86 knots between Pillau and Hela. 

21/03/1893 

Sailed from Danzig. 26/03 – 3/04 Dartmouth. 4/04 Called at Brest. 04. 7-13. Cadiz. 

13/04 Called at Gibraltar. 16-19/04 Palermo. 21/04 Arrived at Pola. 22/04-She was decommissioned. 

Her armament and torpedo tubes were built in. 24/06 Carried out torpedo firing 

practices in the Fasana-channel, then was commissioned to the Squadron. Till the completion 

of SMS MAGNET she was the quickest ship of the AH Navy. 

In March and April of 1894 a mine laying gear for 20 mines was mounted. She was accepted 

after test. 12/04 Carried out a sea trial run, and made 19.75 knots. She was assigned to the 

Squadron. 16/04 Collided with SMS HABSBURG. Her stem was bent and her stem torpedo 

tube was broken. She was on slipway till September for repair. 

9 /05/1895 Stayed at Pola on occasion of launching of SMS MONARCH, in other time she 

was in reserve. 

In 1896 served in the Summer Squadron. 

17/2/897 

She was commissioned and sailed from Pola with the Squadron for blockade of 

Crete. 19-20/02 Teodo. Here completed her coal bunker. 22-24/02 Canea. 24/02 Steamed in a 

strong gale to Candia. 24/02 – 6/03 and 7-12/03 Candia. 12-20/03 Suda-bay. 24/03 They captured 

the steamer Hera carrying revolutionaries and the coaster Amalia and took them to Kissamoba. 

25/03 Called at Piraeus. 26/03 Put in Suda, and then Kissamo. 29-30/03 Suda-bay, 

Kissamo. 8-15/04 Suda-bay, Kissamo. 8-22/05 Suda-bay, Kissamo. 5-7/06 Suda-bay, Kissamo. 

17-21/06 Suda-bay. 21/06 Put in Rethymno. 24/06 Put to sea from Candia, and then 

called at Spinalonga. 25/06 Called at Sitia. 28/06 – 10/07 Suda-bay. 17/07 – 9/08 Canea. 

9-13/08 Suda-bay. 13/08 – 25/10 Kissamo. 2-13/11 Suda-bay. 13/11 Called at Mersine and 

was there at the brazafoli incident. 16-25/11 Larnaca. 28/11 – 13/12 Suda-bay. 14-15/12 Syra. 

15-17/12 Smyrna. 31/12 Arrived at Pola. 

4 /01/1898 She was decommissioned and put in reserve. Later served in the Torpedo Flotilla of 

the Summer Squadron. 


31/05 

– 25/08/1900 Belonged to the Torpedo Flotilla of the Summer Squadron. 


In 1902 her boilers and main engines were overhauled. 15/06 – 7/09 Served in the Torpedo 

Flotilla of the Summer Squadron. 1-3/09 Participated in the landing exercise held on the 

coasts of Istria in presence of the Emperor. 

In 1903 was in reserve. Her deck planks were partly replaced. 31/12 She was fitted up. 

In 1904 served in the Torpedo Flotilla. 5/04 Sailed from Pola with the Squadron. 9-21/04 

Smyrna. 23/04 – 3/05 Alexandria. 7-11/05 Kefalónia. 12-15/05 Valona. 16/05 Put in Teodo. 

Later joined the Torpedo Flotilla. 

3/01/ 1905 Collided with torpedo boat No XXXVIII. This torpedo boat overtook the SMS 

SATELLIT carrying out some experiment off Pola and charged into her. The torpedo boat 

sank. The SMS SATELLIT’s captain, Lieutenant-Commander Leitgeb was not found guilty 

in anything, but he neglected to give assistance. He was sentenced for 30 days confinement to 

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quarters, and then put him in retirement on 1st /06. 1/02 She sailed from Pola with the Squadron 

for Levant. 3-4/02 Aigina. 5/02 Arrived at Piraeus. 19-20/02 Khalkis. 20/02 – 8/03 

Saloniki. 10-11/03 Mudros-bay. 11/03 Put in Dedeagach. 17/03 – 6/04 Smyrna. 11-12/04 

Kos. 12-13/04 Milo. 14-16/04 Kefalónia. 17/04 Called at Prevesa. 18/04 Corfu. 18-20/04 

Durazzo. 21-22/04 Lunga Grossa. 23/04 Arrived at Pola. Joined the Squadron. During one 

night exercise held between 29/08 and 1/09 she collided with a torpedo boat. 23/12 She was 

laid up. 

From 30/01/1906 was in reserve. The stem torpedo tube was deformed so it was closed. Two 

deck torpedo tubes and one 7 cm gun were mounted. 


In 1908 

was in reserve. 

15/02/1909 

She was commissioned. From 28/02 stationed at Lussin. In March she participated 

in salvage of SMS HUSZÁR sank off Traste. From 19/07 served in the Squadron. From 

15/09 stationed again at Lussin. 

From 3/01/1910 stationed at Teodo. 10/10 Put in Pola. 29/10 assigned to Academy of Fiume. 

In 1911 served at Naval Academy of Fiume. From 15/06 served in the Squadron till August. 

From 15/05/ 1912 served in the Squadron. 15/08 Was decommissioned at Pola for reconstruction. 

Her locomotive boilers were taken out. 

In May of 1913 3 water tube Yarrow boilers were built in; got 3 smokestacks, what were 

heightened by 1 metre and made larger by 30 cm, immediately after her first sea trial. The silhouette 

of ship changed. The screws got guard rails. 14/06 Was commissioned and operated 

as surveying ship in Laguna Area and in Bay of Trieste. 25/10 She was laid up. 

14/03/1914 

She was commissioned and served as surveying ship till 24/03. 26/07 Was on 

patrol duty at Porto Ré. 1/08 Was in Pola. 3-4/08 Got mine laying rails and took over 60 

mines from MINERVA. 14/08 Was ordered to the Eastern Mine Barrage. 24/09 Went over to 

the Val Saldon Mine Barrage. 26/09-Sailed for Cattaro with submarine U4 in her tow. 27/09 

Put in Porto Rose. 28/09 Returned to Pola. 20/10 Sailed for Cattaro with submarine U5 in her 

tow. 23/10 Put in Pola. 26/11 Carried out sea trials to test her main engines. 5/12 Sailed for 

Cattaro with submarine U12 in her tow. 8/12 Sailed for Pola with submarine U3 in her tow. 

10/12 Arrived at Pola. 20/12 Detected the French submarine CURIE entered into the barrage 

of Pola and opened fire on her. 26/12 Arrived at Sebenico. 27/12 Sailed for Cattaro with submarine 

U6 in her tow. The towing line parted two times during the trip. 28/12 Put in Pola with 

U12 in her tow. 

In 1915 was on local guard and patrol duty in Pola. 24/05 She covered the sailing and returning 

of the Fleet. After that she stayed at Fiume and Pola. 5/08 Joined search-and-rescue operation 

at Pola for downed Italian airship, CITTA DI JESI. 

4/ 07/1916 Chased an enemy submarine off Fiume. 31/07 Caught one of the boats from Italian 

submarine GIACINTO PULLINO which had run aground at Galiola Rocks, and the deserter 

Nazario Sauro in it. Later made convoy escort trips. 9/10 Was at Cattaro. 

22/10/1917 

Laid mines. During the year she escorted 24 convoys and one time made mine 

searching. 

27/02/1918 

Went to Durazzo. Carried out mine laying. 1/10 Laid mines in the Drin-bay. During 

the year she escorted 77 convoys. 1/11 She stayed at Cattaro, where the British Committee 

took her over. 

In 1920 she was allocated to France on condition, that they must scrap her within six years. 

Presumably she was towed at spring of 1920 to Toulon via Bizerta. 

In 1921 she was scrapped. 

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SMS MAGNET – torpedo ship 

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Laid down: 

Launched: Take over: 

14/09/1895 21/03/1896 05/07/1896 

Builder: F. Schichau, Elbing, Germany 

Costs: 1,131,147 K 

Sister ships: Had not 

Displacement: 485.04 t constr (from 1916: 491.10 t constr) 


Length: 67.50 m (pp) / 71.00 m (oa); (from 1916: 68.82 m (oa)) 

Beam: 8.20 m 

Draught: 3.30 m aft 


4 Thornycroft-Schulz-type water tube boilers, operating pressure: 

14 atm 

2 propellers, diameter: 2.50 m 




Speed: 25.97 kts at 283 rpm; 12 kts 122 rpm 

Armament: 6 qf guns, cal: 4,7 cm/L44 

3 - 45 cm torpedo tubes on deck 

Armament from 1916: 2 guns, cal: 7 cm/L45 


1 - 8 mm machinegun 

3 45 cm torpedo tubes on deck 

Others: 2 - 40 cm diameter searchlights. 

Characteristics: Ram. Relative low hull, raised forecastle. 1 mast, 2 smoke stack. 


Career: 

14/09/ 1895 The building was started. 

In March of 1896 her name was confirmed. 21/03 She was launched. 14/06 Towed to Pillau 

for docking. 26/06 Carried out the official sea trial run for the take over, during which made 

25.97 knots. Her average speed was 1.72 knots more than the requirements of the contract. 

She was the A-H Fleet’s quickest ship in this time. 4/07 She was completed. 5/07 The Navy 

took her over. 11/07 Was commissioned. 14/07 Sailed from Pillau. 16/07 Put in Holtenau. 

22-26/07 Gibraltar. 30/07 – 1/08 Corfu. 2/08 Arrived at Pola. 4/08 She was decommissioned. 

Her armament and torpedo tubes were built in. 

6-12/03/1897 

Carried out sea trial runs off Pola, during which she made 25.35 knots. Her bow 

wave was very small. The deck under the quick firing guns was strengthened. 17/08 The boiler 

got out of order. 18/09 Her repair was completed. 26/11 Was commissioned and sailed 

from Pola for the blockade of Crete. 27/11 Called at Teodo. 30/11 – 2/12 Corfu. 3/12 – 

18/01/1898 Suda-bay. 19/01 – 17/02 Suda-bay. 18-28/02 Smyrna. 1/03 – 12/04 Suda-bay. 

16/04 Arrived at Pola. 1/05 – 8/12 She was the flagship of Torpedo Flotilla and Rear-admiral 

Franz Ritter Perin von Worgenburg in the Summer Squadron. 

2 /01 – 30/04/1899 Served in the Squadron. 2/06 Was decommissioned and put into reserve. 

In 1900 was in reserve and her boilers were overhauled. 

7 /04/1901 Sailed from Pola with the Squadron. 9-11/04 Patras. 12-13/04 Csanak Kaleh. 13/05 

– 8/06 Constantinople. 8/06 – 4/08 Yeniköi. 4-5/08 Eregli. 5-6/08 Gallipoli. 6-7/08 Takfurd- 

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agh. 7-8/08 Panderma. 8-10/8 Mudania. 10/08 Called at Ardmudi. 10-11/08 Kolelimno. 

11-12/08 Izmit. 12-15/08 Mada. 15/08 – 4/09 Yeniköi. 6-7/09 Smyrna. 7-9/09 Vathi, Samos. 

9-10/09 Marmarizza. 11-12/09 Antalya. 13-15/09 Mersine. 15-16/09 Lattakia. 17/09 Called at 

Tripoli, Syria. 17-20/09 Beirut. 21-22/09 Larnaca. 23-24/09 Rhodes. 25-26/09 Suda-bay. 

27/09 Called at Prevesa. 28-30/09 Durazzo. 30/09 Called at San Giovanni di Medua. 30/09 – 

1/10 Teodo. 2/10 Arrived at Pola. From 14/10 served in the Squadron and cruised on Dalmatian 

waters. 

1-3/09/1902 

Participated in the landing exercise held on shores of Istria in presence of the 

Emperor. 7/09 She was laid up. 31/12 She was fitted up and assigned to the Squadron. 

31/03/1903 

Sailed from Teodo for Levant. 31/03 – 2/04 Valona. 2-7/04 Corfu. 9-19/04 Piraeus. 

20-21/04 Rhodes. 21-25/04 Makri. 27-29/04 Vathi, Samos. 30/04 Called at Kios. 

1-13/05 Saloniki. 14-15/05 Volos. 16/05 Called at Garvian. 17-20/05 Syra. 21-26/05 Smyrna. 

28-30/05 Suda-bay. 1-2/06 Durazzo. 2/06 Put in Teodo, and then was assigned to the Summer 

Squadron. 10/12 She was laid up in Pola. 

From 1904 she was kept in reserve. 

In 1906 her boilers and screw shafts were replaced. 

15/06 

– 15/09/1907 Served in the Squadron, and then her main engines were overhauled. 

11/01/1908 

she was commissioned and assigned to the Squadron. 15/09 She was laid up. 

In 1909 she was repaired. 15/03 – 14/04 Served in the 2nd Division. 23/04 Sailed from Pola 

for international fleet demonstration in Levant. 25/04 – 5/06 Piraeus. 6/06 Kefalónia. 8-9/06 

Teodo. 10/06 Returned to Pola and was assigned to the Reserve Squadron. From 1/12 stationed 

at Lussinpiccolo. 

In 1910 stationed at Lussin. 6/02 Put in Pola. 1/03 Was assigned to the Torpedo Flotilla. 

11-13/03 Steamed to Abbázia to be on disposal of King of Saxonia, and then went to Trieste. 

The Foreign Minister was on board. Carried out exercises with the Squadron. 6/05 Went to 

Lussin. 

In 1911 carried out several towing duties. 1/03 – 30/04 Served in the Torpedo Flotilla. 10/09 

Was laid up, then her boilers were changed; her machinery was overhauled; her command 

bridge was made larger. 

23/08/1912 

She was commissioned and ordered to Lussin. 

22/06/1913 

Put to sea from Teodo. 22/06 Called at estuary of Bojana River. 23/06 Arrived at 

Valona and remained there as station ship. 15/09 Left Cattaro. 18/09 Put in Pola. 29/09 Sailed 

from Pola. 30/09 Called at Teodo. 1-13/10 Valona. 13-15/10 Brindisi. 15/10 – 14/12 Valona. 

15/12 Sailed for Lussin. 

In 1914 served at Lussinban as station ship. 1/08 For a short time she went Porto Ré to the 

Shipyard. 19/09 Patrolled along the coastline because of landing of the alleged irregular 

troops. 9/11 Put in Pola for docking. Received a radio station and new cabins were installed in 

the deckhouse behind the after smokestack. 

In 1915 stationed at Lussin. 4/02 Carried out reconnaissance off Cherso. 9/02 and 26/04 

searched for enemy submarines. 8/06 she chased the Italian airship CITTÀ DI FERRARA. 

2 /08/1916 She was returning to Lussin from the salvage of the Italian submarine GIACINTO 

PULLINO, what ran aground on Galiola Reef and at 09.35 the Italian submarine SALPA fired 

on her 4 torpedoes. One torpedo hit her stern and the hull was ripped up to the officers’ mess, 

but the ship remained in floating state. Her losses: 11 dead and 7 wounded. She was towed to 

Pola for repair. Her quarterdeck was shortened, and got a rounded-off transom. 12/21 Carried 

pout a sea trial run and made 20.23 knots. 23/12 Went to Lussin. 

In 1917 stationed at Lussin. 23/06 The light of Silo Reef deceived an enemy submarine and 

she was stranded. The SMS MAGNET fired 13 rounds on the submarine and hit her three 

times. 25/11 Escorted a convoy to Trieste. After that she carried out convoy duties and submarine 

searching. 

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8 /02/1918 Went from Pola to Lussin. 11/08 Gave assistance in the rescue works of the steamer 

Euterpe torpedoed near St. Vito of Pago, and took over 450 men from the 925 of her passengers. 

23/08 Shelled an enemy submarine and then threw depth charges on her to south of 

Premuda. She made 7 convoy escorting and 2 submarine chasings till the end of the War. 


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