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

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

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

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

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

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

laid up.<br />

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

deck torpedo tubes and one 7 cm gun were mounted.<br />

In 1907 was in reserve.<br />

In 1908<br />

was in reserve.<br />

15/02/1909<br />

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

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

15/09 stationed again at Lussin.<br />

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

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

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

Her locomotive boilers were taken out.<br />

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

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

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

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

14/03/1914<br />

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

U12 in her tow.<br />

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

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

at Pola for downed Italian airship, CITTA DI JESI.<br />

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

submarine GIACINTO PULLINO which had run aground at Galiola Rocks, and the deserter<br />

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

22/10/1917<br />

Laid mines. During the year she escorted 24 convoys and one time made mine<br />

searching.<br />

27/02/1918<br />

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

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

took her over.<br />

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

Presumably she was towed at spring of 1920 to Toulon via Bizerta.<br />

In 1921 she was scrapped.<br />

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