jack born march american professional ice hockey center currently playing del previously playing montreal hurricanes national hockey league selected overall hurricanes entry draft spent years major junior level chiefs western hockey league won memorial cup chiefs named west second team star turned professional spent majority tenure hurricanes team farm system albany river rats charlotte american hockey league internationally competed united_states world championships early life born grand michigan raised colorado family moved early 1990s father mark owns financial consulting company colorado younger brother hockey player went compete western hockey league rockets jaw warriors calgary attended deer creek middle school colorado fan listed joe player looked family moved vancouver british_columbia better opportunities hockey attended vancouver christian school playing level north vancouver winter hawks playing career junior selected eighth overall chiefs draft debuted games chiefs season spent primarily junior level international junior hockey league recorded goals points games named eddie mountain division rookie year joined chiefs time goals points games 17th rookie scoring named team rookie year team basis chiefs finished western conference failed qualify playoffs entered season listed ninth best prospect central scouting bureau preliminary rankings draft eligible players invited play prospects game subsequently listed rankings 44th north american finished season improved goals points games played playoffs chiefs ranked fourth division playing post season games recorded team leading seven points goals assists chiefs eliminated round entering entry draft season moved 36th north american final rankings selected overall hurricanes following draft participated training camp september returned continue playing junior level playing season recorded team leading points games goals tied fourth league added team leading points playoff games chiefs captured cup champions league title earned chiefs berth memorial cup ontario hat trick opening game tournament including game tying goal late period overtime win belleville went score games tournament including game winners rangers round robin final chiefs went undefeated tournament capture memorial cup canadian major junior champions beating rangers final team high points tournament scoring matt rangers including tournament leading goals games named memorial cup star team following memorial cup performance hurricanes signed year million contract july playing final season chiefs named alternate captain named player week recording points games week ending february month earned second player week point effort games week ending march finished season goals fourth league junior career high points lead team scoring second consecutive year named west second star team teammate chiefs able defend titles eliminated seven games second round playoffs vancouver giants elimination marked end junior career left chiefs fifth team time goals scored list leader pat assists points total games professional completion final season called hurricanes travel practice team playoff season advanced eastern conference finals eliminated pittsburgh games following season assigned hurricanes american hockey league affiliate albany river rats scored professional goal debut albany october loss manchester monarchs midway season called hurricanes debut january recorded shot goal minutes ice time loss atlanta sent albany received march light injury forward scored second career goals period win tampa bay lightning april milestone occurred seventh game completed season goals games averaging minutes ice time hurricanes head coach paul heralded player good set hands good hockey stint failed qualify playoffs ranking 11th east reassigned river rats playoff season finished regular season points goals assists games tying 31st league 10th river rats players added points goals assists games playoffs ranking fifth tying team scoring river rats eliminated second round bears hurricanes roster training camp returned month hurricanes having changed minor league affiliate joined new team charlotte recording points goals assists games 10th team scoring recalled march spending remainder season hurricanes finished assist games averaging minutes ice time failed qualify playoffs coming points eighth final seed eastern conference season hurricanes returned qualified cup playoffs contributed points goals assists games eliminated conference finals senators remained charlotte beginning season failing hurricanes roster training camp november received lasted days following month recalled recorded goal game vancouver december goals year months reassigned received ups end season finished season points games points games charlotte season qualifying offer hurricanes order retain restricted free agent status free agent following season hurricanes season agreed attend montreal training camp try contract september october agreed year way contract montreal signed october interest signed year deal colorado eagles registering assists games eagles start season loaned club charlotte october played games left club pursue european career agreeing contract remainder season germany del december international play named united_states team world junior championships ottawa ontario joined national team chiefs teammates tyler johnson mitchell playing germany game scored twice named player game games tournament totalled goals assist tying fifth team point scoring losing slovakia united_states beat czech_republic overtime placement game rank fifth tournament career statistics regular season playoffs international awards


max lloyd max march january canadian ice hockey forward played chicago black hawks toronto maple new_york rangers national hockey league professional senior career spanned years time art ross trophy winner leading scorer won hart trophy valuable player played star games twice named post season star team hockey playing brothers point played brothers miners alberta senior hockey league history played league brother line played seasons chicago trade sent maple significant transactions history point won stanley cup championships maple spending final season rangers returned home finish playing career considered best players era inducted hockey hall_of_fame early life born march youngest boys thirteen children father bill native yorkshire england emigrated united_states child speed skating champion north settling mayor helped build town covered skating children athletes brothers played hockey bill believed boys played national hockey league responsibilities family farm resulted eldest boys spending majority careers playing senior hockey canadian father taught play hockey farm family patriarch believed daily children strength strong shots father taught use speed bigger stronger opponents weighed pounds fully grown played years led intermediate league scoring year old moved miners alberta senior hockey league leading league scoring playing line brothers roy trio joined season family operated gas station town playing hockey professional career chicago black hawks playing attended camp boston believing small play sent home traveled montreal team advised doctor stated heart condition quit hockey dead year chose continue playing developed following diagnosis constantly complained pains carried drugs known walking drug store played years senior hockey senior hockey league playing professional games providence reds american hockey league caught attention chicago black hawks team impressed play wanted start american hockey association affiliate kansas_city initially refused considered retiring convinced report kansas_city coach johnny played games injuries chicago led black hawks request sent reuniting brother joined chicago max played game november scored goal december new_york rangers season scored points finish league scoring finished points brother won scoring title max tied record scoring goals period victory rangers january added assists game tying league record time points game seven called penalty season result voted winner lady trophy league player world war teams black hawks searching players max convinced team sign brother trio history january brother line seen nights later max assisted goal time league history trio family members recorded goal assists scoring play max established stars played games career career interrupted joined canadian infantry corps briefly stationed victoria british_columbia completed season playing victoria navy team spent following years stationed calgary played calgary army team canadian military leagues led alberta league goals points respectively following war returned black hawks reunited brother joined line bill trio small exceptionally fast dubbed pony line emerged scoring lines league max led league scoring points awarded hart trophy league valuable player black hawk win award led league scoring recording points games won title final night season finishing point ahead montreal richard player history win consecutive scoring titles charlie accomplished feat 1930s played 1st national hockey league star game october stars victory toronto maple toronto maple weeks later games season maple completed deal acquire sent toronto thomas exchange stewart bob november trade sent league players sent chicago essentially formed entire starting unit president campbell stated deal stated ranked maple purchase king significant transactions league history trade discussed weeks later observers league attempted assess team received better deal initially disappointed leave brother chicago quickly adapted toronto immediately popular challenged consecutive scoring title eventually finished fifth points seven league leading finished place regular season standings went win stanley cup game sweep detroit red wings stanley cup finals stating waited long time stanley cup championship struggled regular season fell points year total seasons previous finished fourth teams team recovered playoffs eliminating red wings consecutive games second year row win team consecutive stanley cup scored goal win deciding contest championship streak came end showed modest improvement leading team goals contemplated retiring returning chose return toronto season finished season significantly improved scoring totals finishing league points richard howe league record faced stanley cup finals won toronto games finished points playoffs tying richard league lead finishing season points contemplated future hockey opportunity coach calgary western hockey league stated desire play brother ultimately returned toronto played games suffering injury reached career points november goals rangers new_york following season new_york rangers offered max opportunity play rangers acquired players cash transactions summer max finished season points games played games rights reverted maple fall refused report rangers season demanded contract team willing pay initially placed suspended list toronto refused report training camp attempted purchase release team expressed desire leave play coach maple ultimately supported request time granted release second active players goals richard joined november great excitement finished season points games began season retired november recurring problems played final game night scoring final goal victory warriors joined brother hockey management brothers launched new junior hockey league team attempted coaching offering services vancouver winter going south coach burbank stars california hockey league nephew son played burbank player coach rival long beach playing style max known speed passing handling skills learned trade brothers constantly played street hockey summers ice winters father flooded sheet ice length regulation hockey narrower forcing boys develop ability maintain control making fast hard turns reach net nicknamed reference ability opponents found way stop rough play able score nearly angle ability brother long time prairie hockey promoter bill hunter said phenomenal hockey player absolute artist opponents occasionally attempted use making remarks looked ill bid distract game inducted hockey hall_of_fame years brother year later max inducted sports hall_of_fame hockey news ranked 48th list players time personal life addition hockey brothers played baseball summers representing hometown participated regional tournaments repeat winners played summer baseball 1950s member gems western canada senior league long time playing brothers son majority time away hockey spent family farm outside operated large farm raising cattle growing wheat max tended return farm hockey seasons felt needed rest wife betty son hockey player younger son died home january age career statistics


holmes harry george holmes february june canadian professional ice hockey professional holmes won stanley cup times different teams tied record stanley cup winning toronto teammate jack marshall won cups different teams player record holmes played amateur season canoe club ontario hockey association joining professional toronto national hockey association holmes won stanley cups contract holmes joined seattle pacific_coast hockey association season winning second stanley cup second season season holmes ended playing following year renamed toronto arenas national hockey league series loans teams holmes won stanley cup season playing games season toronto arenas holmes recalled holmes played seasons team folded season holmes joined victoria west_coast hockey league holmes played seasons winning stanley cup fourth time league folded holmes joined detroit playing seasons retiring holmes stand style later career holmes wore cap goal protect head objects thrown spectators presented target holmes coached minor league teams retirement notably toronto canadian professional hockey league cleveland_indians international hockey league holmes died june near fort florida inducted posthumously hockey hall_of_fame amateur career harry holmes alternatively nicknamed happy started playing ice hockey amateur canoe club ontario hockey association season played seasons regular season games playoff games season canoe club holmes lost games appeared giving goals stretch following season holmes appeared games winning losing games apiece season holmes gave goals season canoe club appeared regular season games winning losing giving goals games playoffs holmes played games losing tying surrendering goals season holmes appeared exhibition game toronto unable play slow completion artificial ice holmes played game toronto conceding goals victory professional career toronto holmes began professional career playing toronto national hockey association holmes played seasons season holmes win loss record games shutout goals average ended missing playoffs season holmes second season won stanley cup time time toronto based team won stanley cup playoffs holmes won games recorded goals average shutout stanley cup final holmes won games finished goals average season missed playoffs holmes victories games ending goals average stint seattle season holmes signed seattle pacific_coast hockey association contract season holmes played games finished record goals average season missed playoffs sophomore season holmes posted record games goals average stanley cup finals holmes posted record goals average route stanley cup win american based team win stanley cup toronto arenas november holmes signed free agent montreal turn loaned holmes seattle december january returned holmes loan newly formed season arenas holmes appeared regular season games posting record goals average playoffs holmes played games winning losing apiece stanley cup finals holmes record games goals average route holmes stanley cup win member stanley cup win stanley cup win playing games toronto arenas following season surrendering goals losses holmes recalled december second stint seattle season holmes appeared regular season games winning losing goals average playoffs holmes played games winning losing apiece surrendering goals total stanley cup finals playing montreal national hockey league series abandoned tied wins apiece spanish montreal continue series players joe hall severely ill wish accept cup default hall eventually died april days end series seattle hospital draw series scoreless affair playing minutes overtime referee called game season holmes appeared games winning games losing finished season goals average playoffs holmes played games surrendering goals ending loss win stanley cup finals second straight season playing ottawa senators lost holmes posted record goals average holmes played seasons failed stanley cup final stretch holmes won half games season missed playoffs season season holmes appeared games posted win loss tie record goals average playoffs lost games appeared let goals following season posted identical win loss tie record regular season difference goals average regular season reduction playoffs goals goals season holmes appeared games posting record goals average missed playoffs season holmes appeared regular season games posting record goals average despite extra loss playoffs season holmes played games losing tying ending goals average victoria folded rest merged holmes joined victoria season holmes posted regular season record goals average playoffs holmes undefeated games wins ties shutout goals average stanley cup final holmes posted record goals average montreal time non team won stanley cup holmes fourth stanley cup victory following season holmes regular season record goals average playoffs holmes nearly results previous season posting record shutout goals average stanley cup final lost series montreal marked time non team appeared stanley cup finals folded stanley cup final players absorbed holmes seventh final stanley cup final appearance detroit new franchise detroit bought rights victoria players named team holmes played professional seasons detroit holmes playing detroit posted appearances detroit failed playoffs holmes seasons holmes won appearances holmes season detroit posted record games played holmes overall goals average season season holmes final professional player appeared detroit games posted record goals average playing style player holmes wore baseball cap net protect head spectators tobacco throwing objects holmes bald described windsor star shining bald dome presented target holmes played stand style relied proper positioning stop holmes play consistent relaxed nets leading describe play lazy post retirement playing career holmes coached minor league teams coached toronto canadian professional hockey league record season cleveland_indians international hockey league record season american hockey league named award holmes memorial award holmes died june inducted posthumously hockey hall_of_fame career statistics regular season playoffs


pete june march better known pete canadian ice hockey coach pioneer western united_states particularly known bringing stanley cup championship seattle washington best known reportedly putting curse chicago black hawks team owner major fired end season alleged toronto sportswriter come curse bout writer block black hawks head coach early life born ontario played hockey 1900s moving pacific_coast order pursue boxing career changed pete pursuit professional sports career discouraged ontario time won regional titles light heavyweight divisions boxing ice hockey career accomplished sports including played professionally vancouver club ice dancer able play hockey took coach manager portland season changed teams went seattle manage new team spent seasons coaching seattle amassed record wins losses ties competed times stanley cup played stanley cup times leadership winning trip age youngest coach stanley cup championship team based united_states finals second time years time montreal series game series fourth game ended scoreless draw local health officials called deciding sixth game hours start players teams stricken spanish flu virtually entire team hospitalized confined bed efforts find replacements vetoed owner george kennedy announced game cup seattle felt accept second cup seeing expense team illness seattle lost stanley cup finals year ottawa senators returned folded spring followed players sold major start chicago black hawks accepted position wife chicago native pregnant family second child black hawks ended season playoff berth finishing place american division record resigned constant returned seattle involved efforts bring professional team city new arena constructed help group investors established seattle ice skating hockey association aiding establish new league season seattle team dubbed seattle curse according longstanding legend felt won american division season fired disagreed reported placed irish curse hawks place forever turned hawks finish format 41st year league unknown actually cursed team alleged hoax toronto sources maintain years plenty long curse real imagined death spring went owner local boxing promoter search location build new order establish team march died heart attack coach seattle able win playoff series portland losing vancouver league finals following season established pete trophy presented player deemed inspirational teammates awarded seasons disappeared records great depression years coaching record


born canadian professional ice hockey centre currently free agent played lake monsters american hockey league try basis previously played montreal hurricanes vancouver san sharks columbus blue jackets dallas stars new_york rangers known way forward proficiency playing career drafted round seventh overall pick entry draft new_york rangers joined year career ontario hockey league storm served captain final year winning ross cup championship subsequently appearing memorial cup storm earned bobby smith trophy george parsons trophy memorial cup star honours junior played rangers time assigned numerous occasions team affiliate wolf pack won cup championship trade deadline dealt stars spent parts seasons club beginning began increased offensive production marked acquisition blue jackets seasons columbus signed year contract sharks september recorded career high goals san joining year deal season vancouver suffered major injury left eye requiring despite having lost significant vision returned year compete stanley cup finals struggled play injury management placed injured reserve remainder season february internationally represented canada competition world junior championships world championship serving team captain world junior championships led canada bronze medal storm playing minor hockey metro toronto hockey league selected round 17th overall priority selection played seasons ontario hockey league storm beginning scored goals points games rookie season playoffs added points games lost semifinals ottawa following season improved goals points games served team captain assigned primary role shutting opposing team forwards advanced finals defeated ottawa games capture ross cup points games championship winning playoff season earning berth memorial cup final lost portland winter hawks overtime ranked tournament scoring goal seven points games named memorial cup star team awarded george parsons trophy tournament player new_york rangers season drafted new_york rangers round seventh overall entry draft rangers scouted strong physical player good hockey sense character comparing adam graves surprised selected rangers teams interviewed met prior draft anticipated drafted calgary flames sixth overall team general manager previously drafted general manager storm approaching signed contract rangers october league rules stipulated sign october required return junior entire campaign night deadline rangers agreed year deal worth rookie maximum performance based incentives increased salary million making immediate jump junior age second player indian heritage play recorded goals points games rookie season rangers interested acquiring vancouver forward reported general manager brian requested involved trade sent dan rangers round pick draft exchange rangers general manager smith refused include deal following season struggled earn regular spot rangers roster healthy scratch rangers head coach john publicly declared beginning second campaign career liner potential centre ongoing dispute smith suffered ankle injury november sidelined games recovery play judged team management suffered began canadian national junior team wanted rangers loan world junior championships december general manager smith obliged assigned international tournament sent week conditioning assignment rangers american hockey league affiliate wolf pack march sent march order retain eligibility later assignment season dressed games months return world junior championships early january junior pointless games total played rangers season returning played regular season playoff games junior club round playoff elimination reassigned wolf pack recorded goal points games finish regular season added points post season contests helping wolf pack franchise cup championship returned wolf pack following season failing rangers roster training camp new_york deep centre position assignment learning play wing received numerous ups new_york finished campaign points games points games season marked management change took general manager marking departure smith drafted regarded tenure games season rangers dealt dallas stars trade deadline exchange forwards martin roman established effective defensive forward offensive player rangers hoped post new_york welcomed trade dallas opportunity playing time sparsely rangers saw limited success stars following trade recorded point goal games finish season signed dallas year contract june recorded points games appeared stanley cup playoffs stars qualified post season seed western conference eliminated second round mighty ducks anaheim going pointless games early following season stars waived november days later picked columbus blue jackets improved blue jackets goals points games following trade missed final games regular season bruised ankle ice time rose average minutes game dallas previous season minutes columbus spent season overseas europe initially signed october recorded points games including league inter league play december signed swedish elite league seven points games club returning columbus resumed play following season spent columbus line despite missing games injury november shoulder injury january improved points total second straight season goals assists blue jackets signed season year contract june year new contract tallied goals points game season missed games recurring knee injury december late season march recorded career high points game goals assist win detroit red wings finished campaign goals points early season missed games lower body injury recorded career high assists points games campaign columbus plagued numerous injuries course season lines role playing opposing forwards contract renewed blue jackets season free agent failing sign team accepted invitation san sharks training camp september days later signed year deal team went record career high goals rating assists points season sharks centred team line earned time playing wing sharks sign free agent second consecutive summer july looking time san called enjoyable season pro able play winning team long playoff run time career vancouver day free agency july signed year million deal vancouver included trade clause named alternate captain away games season began scored goal october win minnesota wild settled lineup team line centre playing playing significant time penalty kill matching opposing team best forwards success defensive specialist earned early consideration trophy league best way forward article website chosen runner award mid way point campaign credited allowing team use ryan offensive role team previous centre result second line centre recorded career highs goals points near end season struck eye game colorado march immediately left ice underwent eye surgery following day announced march returning lineup rest regular season playoffs comment condition days later underwent second successful surgery eye limited games recorded consecutive point season goals assists playing line percentage ranked second league david campaign included 100th goal career scored win anaheim ducks march team basis season saw earn presidents trophy having best regular season record league midst recovery appearance team pre game ceremony rogers arena accepting trophy captain despite original statements team return playoffs began working way light practices team end month cleared doctors play stanley cup finals remained lineup game returned following contest played rest series team fourth line centre late season acquisition maxim filled line playing boston finals went seventh game lost regular season performance earned place votes trophy ranked fifth teammate ryan won distinction year end awards ceremony having lost significant vision left eye struggled season injury supplanted line centre rookie later samuel head coach assessed season physical player adding contributing maybe degree got injured playing left wing fourth line remained integral team playing penalty kill taking important defensive zone near end campaign chosen nominee bill trophy annual award dedication hockey diminished offensive role finished second season vancouver goals points games plus minus rating remained league elite terms ranking fourth percentage continuing struggle eye injury injured reserve month season fearing long term health general manager mike took lineup season decision described hardest thing job appeared games recording point hurricanes end season free agent unsigned team start season looking continue playing career signed game professional try contract charlotte hurricanes signed year way contract october debut new_york rangers november november scored goal months scoring game winner overtime measure respect earned locker room weeks selected interim assistant captain tim injury traded toronto maple officially declared alternate captain remainder season montreal july signed free agent year deal montreal season primarily fourth line center face specialist february scored goal montreal 53rd appearance victory toronto maple completed season registering points contests announced return montreal season july officially free agent proceeded signed summer months season returned columbus blue jackets organization signing professional try contract american hockey league affiliate lake monsters december international career summer captained canada team championship nations cup czech_republic canada finished tournament champions going undefeated games czech_republic slovakia country competition following year named canadian national team world junior championships held finland second youngest player team vincent pointless seven games canada defeated russia following year available tournament playing rangers loaned team canada rangers organization eligible junior serving team captain assists seven games tournament held sweden canada earned bronze medal defeating united_states shootout debuted canada men team world championships sweden recorded points seven games canada eliminated slovakia personal life born raised ontario father born worked research chemist holds patents retired mother french canadian stay home mom parents hold doctorate degrees quebec city father chemistry mother education mother french background spoke french english home siblings brothers sister started playing organized hockey age seven attended john secondary school graduating lady ontario moved begin career storm time awarded bobby smith trophy player year referred award proud hockey career received national leadership award ceremony high school initial years rangers organization arranged live player family september married nash sister national_basketball_association nba star steve nash vancouver martin nash child summer boy named second son born september career statistics regular season playoffs international awards


sms ferdinand max ironclad present battle sms ferdinand max sms ferdinand max german majesty ship ferdinand max pre dreadnought battleship built austro hungarian navy second ship class launched october assigned iii battleship division world war ferdinand max remained home port present day croatia engagements formed austro hungarian flotilla sent protect escape german ships sms sms british held mediterranean advanced far recalled home port sole combat engagement occurred late participated bombardment italian port city took suppressing major mutiny crew members armored cruisers stationed february attempted break barrage june year retreat dreadnought sms sunk war ferdinand max awarded united_kingdom war prize design ferdinand max displaced long tons feet inches long beam feet inches draft feet inches manned men sisters largest pre dreadnought class built austro hungarian navy surpassing class approximately tonnes long tons propelled shaft cylinder vertical triple expansion steam engines trials developed ihp propelled ship speed knots mph ferdinand max carried primary armament centimeter caliber guns twin turrets centerline guns austro hungarian replica british krupp secondary armament consisted centimeter caliber guns mounted single casemates wing ship twin turrets centerline shell metres maximum elevation muzzle velocity metres second gun weighed tons fire rounds minute ships armament protection torpedo boats form centimetres caliber gun manufactured anti aircraft protection covered millimeter vickers anti aircraft guns ship bought britain mounted ferdinand max fitted water centimeter torpedo tubes rarely service history outbreak world war ferdinand max iii division austrian hungarian battle fleet mobilized eve war remainder fleet support flight sms sms german ships attempting break surrounded british troops way turkey breakout succeeded flotilla advanced far south south eastern italy austro hungarian ships recalled company units austro hungarian navy ferdinand max took minor bombardment sisters expended rounds armor piercing shells signal stations rounds shells aimed italian gun batteries port installations major mutiny crews armored cruisers stationed including kaiser began february days later ferdinand max sisters arrived port assisted suppression mutiny following restoration order naval base armored cruisers kaiser decommissioned ferdinand max sisters stationed place morning june admiral planned major assault barrage class battleships provide support class cruisers assault allied defenses plan intended replicate success raid conducted year earlier plan destroy blockading fleet allied ships cruisers lighter ships protected heavier guns battleships including guns class morning june dreadnought torpedoed sunk italian torpedo boat felt element surprise compromised called operation military action ferdinand max sisters spent rest career port near end world war class battleships handed newly formed state serbs ferdinand max later transferred great_britain war later broken scrap


sms sms majesty ship class pre dreadnought battleship austro hungarian navy kriegsmarine named noble croatian family sisters ferdinand pre dreadnoughts built austro hungarian navy world war saw action adriatic_sea served second division austro hungarian navy battleships shelled bombardment key italy allied control meant austro hungarian navy purposes effectively adriatic nonetheless presence battleships tied substantial force allied ships war going austrians end prepared transferred new state serbs november day end war navy officers sailed battleship eventually surrendered squadron american submarine following united_states_navy briefly designated uss treaty saint transfer recognized instead given italy broken scrap design construction built dockyard place sister ships built earlier laid november launched april teak deck material austria-hungary purchase abroad build ship ship completed july november commissioned fleet ship class completed crew officers men long beam draft displaced long tons normally long tons combat load powered shaft cylinder vertical triple expansion engines rated indicated horsepower ship speed knots mph warship austro hungarian navy use fuel oil supplement yarrow type coal fired boilers maximum range nautical miles cruising speed knots mph ship primary armament consisted caliber guns twin gun turrets augmented heavy secondary battery guns wing turrets battery consisted guns single mounts quick firing guns furthermore ship boats equipped landing guns operations shore torpedo tubes carried broadside stern service history ship assigned austro hungarian fleet 1st battle squadron commissioning sister ships conducted training cruises eastern mediterranean_sea second cruise sea conducted november december sister ships accompanied cruiser sms admiral pair destroyers returning entire fleet mobilized possible hostilities tensions balkans participated international naval demonstration sea protest balkan wars ships navies included demonstration british pre dreadnought hms king edward vii italian pre dreadnought saint french armored cruiser german light cruiser sms important action combined flotilla command british admiral cecil blockade coast goal blockade prevent serbian reinforcements supporting siege montenegro besieged combined force ottomans pressured international blockade serbia withdrew army subsequently occupied joint allied ground force year new dreadnoughts sms class dreadnoughts built austro hungarian navy came active service commissioning dreadnoughts sisters moved 1st division 2nd division 1st battle squadron world war time assassination ferdinand austria june battleships austro hungarian navy consisted class class ship sms construction class finally older class remainder austro hungarian navy mobilized late july support flight sms sms german ships broke surrounded british navy reached turkey flotilla advanced far south southeastern italy news successful breakout reached vienna austro hungarian ships recalled seeing action hours news italian declaration war reached main austro hungarian naval base rest fleet departed bombard italian coast focus important naval base later coast montenegro bombardment montenegro larger austro hungarian campaign kingdoms montenegro serbia members half attack immense success ships unopposed operation bombardment province surrounding area resulted destruction italian steamer port italian destroyer turbine severely damaged south shore infrastructure port surrounding towns severely damaged railroad yard port facilities town damaged destroyed local shore batteries suppressed bombardment helped destroy train railway station bridge additional targets damaged destroyed included warehouses oil tanks radio stations local barracks italians civilians military personnel killed bombardment time italian ships taranto arrived scene austro hungarians safely objective bombardment delay italian army deploying forces border austria-hungary destroying critical transportation systems surprise attack succeeded delaying italian deployment alps weeks delay gave austria-hungary valuable time strengthen italian border deploy troops eastern balkan fronts aside attack austro hungarian battleships largely confined duration war operations limited admiral commander austro hungarian navy believed need husband ships counter italian attempt seize coast coal diverted newer class battleships remainder war saw rest austro hungarian navy acting fleet resulted allied blockade fleet blockaded adriatic_sea shortage coal followed strategy based mines submarines designed reduce numerical superiority allied navies post war fate austro hungarian empire collapsed austrians wanted turn fleet newly created state serbs later kingdom yugoslavia order prevent italians claiming ships war victorious allies refused acknowledge conversations austrians south course ships ship boarded scratch yugoslav crew november day armistice left sister ship soon spotted heavy italian ships battleships hoisted american flags sailed south adriatic coast bay near known split appealed american naval forces meet accept surrender squadron united_states_navy submarine area apparently turned fledgling south state naval officer presented ship prize war representatives united_states_navy afternoon november split simultaneously commissioned uss lieutenant assumed command initial american complement consisted officers enlisted men entirely composed united_states_navy reserve force personnel ship remained anchor nearly year negotiations determine ultimate fate dragged apparently turn engines occurred severe gale struck february morning november decommissioned uss took tow assisted brooks towed battleship italy terms treaties versailles ultimately turned italian government venice broken scrap later year


austria-hungary iii lead boat class submarines boats built operated austro hungarian navy german und kriegsmarine kriegsmarine world war submarine built plan evaluate foreign submarine designs built kiel germany authorized begun march launched august towed kiel january double submarine feet long displaced tonnes short tons depending surfaced submerged design submarine poor diving qualities modifications diving planes fins occurred years austro hungarian navy armament built consisted bow torpedo tubes supply torpedoes supplemented deck gun boat commissioned austro hungarian navy september served training boat making cruises month beginning world war start conflict operational submarines austro hungarian navy boat fleet year war conducted reconnaissance cruises august damaged unsuccessful torpedo attack italian armed merchant cruiser surfaced day sunk french destroyer commanding officer men died attack survivors captured design construction built plan austro hungarian navy evaluate foreign submarine designs simon lake john philip holland austro hungarian navy authorized construction sister ship kiel germany laid march launched august completion towed gibraltar arrived january design improved version design imperial_german_navy boat featured double hull internal saddle tanks engineers refined design hull shape extensive model trials feet inches long feet draft feet inches displaced tonnes short tons surfaced tonnes short tons submerged armed bow centimeter torpedo tubes designed carry torpedoes service career arrival january commissioned austro hungarian navy september evaluation class conducted navy class poor diving handling characteristics noted alleviate diving problems fins changed size shape times eventually diving planes removed stationary stern hull served training boat cruises month capacity beginning world war operational submarines austro hungarian navy august began operating reconnaissance cruises naval base moved month later april centimeter quick firing deck gun added august departed final time patrol north days later returning straits launched torpedo attack italian armed merchant cruiser torpedoes missed mark ensuing action rammed destroyed boat attempted surface shelled escorting destroyers submerged escape artillery damaged depth charge attack french destroyer resting surfaced following day shelled sunk fourteen crew saved captured seven died attack including commander successes war


austria-hungary class boat submarine austro hungarian navy built austrian firm navy yard launched november commissioned february boat class enter service domestically constructed austro hungarian boat enter service single hull feet length displaced metric tons long tons surfaced metric tons long tons submerged diesel engines moved knots surface twin electric motors propelled knots underwater armed bow torpedo tubes carry load torpedoes equipped deck gun machine gun short service career marred repeated engine sank ship french steamer gross register tons grt war end ceded france war towed broken year design construction austria-hungary boat fleet largely obsolete outbreak world war austro hungarian navy satisfied urgent needs purchasing type submarines comprised class germany raising sunken french submarine building submarines class based danish class steps urgent needs austro hungarian navy selected german type design newest submarines mid germans reluctant wartime resources austro hungarian construction willing sell plans boats constructed license austria-hungary navy agreed proposal purchased plans bremen german shipyards building submarines displaced metric tons long tons surfaced metric tons long tons submerged single hull saddle tanks planned feet inch long beam feet inches draft feet inches propulsion shafts twin diesel engines surface running twin electric motors shp submerged travel capable knots surfaced knots submerged specific range conway world fighting ships german boats class based range nautical miles knots surfaced nautical miles knots submerged class boats designed crew armed bow torpedo tubes carry complement torpedoes equipped deck gun machine gun ordered replacement sunk laid february navy yard construction lengthened nearly centimetres accommodate diesel engines ordered loss launched november service career february commissioned austro hungarian navy command wolf previously command week april year old wolf native present day croatia entered service boat class domestically constructed boat completed commissioned austro hungarian navy wolf departed march patrol mediterranean march wolf attempted torpedo steamer coast africa missed target days later left diesel engine failed wolf steered boat port arriving april sailed april completing journey days later underwent repairs weeks conducting diving trial boat sprang leak depth metres returned underwent extensive repairs remaining august making way submarine base set patrol mediterranean august day engine repairs resuming patrol day delay reached patrol area east malta wolf scored success september torpedoed sank steamer west ton french ship carrying horses general cargo attacked killed attack french ship september attacked steamer west apparently unsuccessful ended patrol september october wolf set patrol coast days success boat returned remained end war november taken british commission controlled vessel ceded france war sister boats towed route reached destination scrapped year


sms ferdinand max sms ferdinand max lead ship ferdinand max class broadside ironclads built austrian navy 1860s built keel laying october launching commissioning june outbreak italian war independence austro prussian war fought concurrently ship armed main battery sixteen pounder guns rifled guns originally intended ordered prussia replaced old guns conflicts ended stationed adriatic_sea ferdinand max served flagship austrian fleet rear admiral von saw action battle july rammed sank italian ironclad slightly damaged collision ferdinand max bow repaired malta war remained austro hungarian fleet years severely reduced naval budgets owing hungarian naval matters led uneventful career rearmed newer guns stricken naval register ferdinand max employed tender gunnery training school remained inventory broken scrap design ferdinand max meters long overall beam average draft displaced metric tons long tons short tons crew propulsion system consisted single expansion steam engine manufactured shipyard drove single screw propeller number type coal fired boilers survived engine produced speed knots mph indicated horsepower ferdinand max broadside ironclad armed main battery sixteen pounder muzzle loading guns carried smaller guns including pounder guns pounders ship hull wrought iron armor thick battery reduced bow stern service history ferdinand max laid shipyard launched builders forced complete fitting work quickly tensions neighboring prussia italy erupted concurrent austro prussian war italian war independence june ferdinand max rifled heavy guns order krupp delivered conflict prussia instead ship armed old smooth bore guns rear admiral von commander austrian fleet immediately began fleet ships fully manned began conduct training exercises flag aboard ferdinand max brought austrian fleet june attempt draw italians italian commander admiral refused engage sortie july bring italian fleet battle battle july took italian fleet ironclads bound island arrived 18th brought troop transports carrying soldiers spent days bombarding austrian defenses island unsuccessfully attempting force landing received series july italian attack initially believed draw austrian fleet away main bases venice morning 19th convinced fact italian objective requested permission attack fleet arrived morning july fleet landing attempt ships divided groups able concentrate time meet austrians arranged ironclad ships wedge shaped formation leading ferdinand max center wooden warships second divisions followed formation forming ships transferred flagship turret ship created gap italian line seized opportunity divide italian fleet create melee pass gap failed ram italian ships forcing turn attempt second attempt austrian gunfire disabled rudder leaving incapable maneuvering seized opportunity ram italian vessel ordered ship maximum speed collisions occurred angles oblique inflict damage ferdinand max struck ship directly austrian ship ram tore hole hull port ferdinand max sustained significant damage reversed course allowing italian ironclad port quickly sink initially ordered crew lower boats pick italians struggling water italian ironclad san approaching allow ship stationary target instead ordered elizabeth remain pick survivors ferdinand max engaged san italian ships realize elizabeth attempting pick italian survivors opened fire driving away men water time rammed sunk coastal defense ship burning badly soon destroyed magazine explosion broke engagement ships outnumbered austrians refused counter attack badly forces addition fleet low coal ammunition italian fleet began withdraw followed austrians having gotten better action kept distance risk success additionally austrian ships slower italian counterparts force second engagement night began fall opposing fleets completely heading respectively ferdinand max fired shells course battle kept boarding parties deck ready attack italian vessels opportunity presented engagement steam powered ships simply reverse course boarding party cross ferdinand max significantly damaged italian fire attempts armor plates slightly paint stripped hull collided minor leak concussion unscathed later career returning kept fleet northern adriatic patrolled possible italian attack italian ships came august countries signed armistice ended fighting led treaty vienna austria defeated italy land battle austrian army decisively defeated prussia battle war ferdinand max went british_royal_navy shipyard malta bow repaired result austria defeat kaiser joseph forced hungarian demands greater autonomy country austria-hungary halves dual monarchy held veto power hungarian naval expansion led severely reduced budgets fleet kaiser joseph took tour mediterranean_sea imperial yacht ferdinand max sister ship pair escorted kaiser trip port said mouth suez_canal ironclads remained mediterranean vessels passed canal red_sea company empress france aboard yacht austro hungarian ships eventually returned december rearmed battery fourteen muzzle loading armstrong guns light guns battery revised addition breech guns breech pair quick firing revolver guns auto cannons ferdinand max stricken naval register armament reduced guns following year removed single gun gun installed served tender gunnery training school ship ultimately broken scrap world war


austria-hungary class boat submarine austro hungarian navy built austrian firm navy yard launched april commissioned august single hull feet length displaced nearly metric tons long tons surfaced metric tons long tons submerged diesel engines moved knots mph surface twin electric motors propelled knots mph underwater armed bow torpedo tubes carry load torpedoes equipped deck gun machine gun service career sank ships damaged sending combined grt war end surrendered venice march granted italy war broken following year design construction austria-hungary boat fleet largely obsolete outbreak world war austro hungarian navy satisfied urgent needs purchasing type submarines comprised class germany raising sunken french submarine building submarines class based danish class steps urgent needs austro hungarian navy selected german type design newest submarines mid germans reluctant wartime resources austro hungarian construction willing sell plans boats constructed license austria-hungary navy agreed proposal purchased plans bremen displaced metric tons long tons surfaced metric tons long tons submerged single hull saddle tanks feet inch long beam feet inches draft feet inches propulsion shafts twin diesel engines surface running twin electric motors shp submerged travel capable knots surfaced knots submerged specific range conway world fighting ships german boats class based range nautical miles knots surfaced nautical miles knots submerged class boats designed crew armed bow torpedo tubes carry complement torpedoes equipped deck gun machine gun ordered funds purchase raised donated austro hungarian navy laid august navy yard launched april service career underwent diving trials july reaching depth metres month later august commissioned austro hungarian navy command previously command year old native present day croatia departed patrol august sailing islands days submarine came attack aircraft bombs planes damaged fuel tanks boat able continue mediterranean patrol area east malta unsuccessfully attacked steamer 15th days later little weeks boat commissioning achieved kills british steamer gross register tons grt transporting ore lead torpedoed nautical miles southeast malta ship master crewmen killed attack days later rendezvous sister boat sea damaged torpedo attack carrying load coal newcastle suffered casualties attack successfully passing barrage august concluded patrol docked september october set patrol spent days october patrolling departing headed assigned patrol area port said october aircraft forced emergency dive boat escaped damage october encountered severe storm fuel tanks days later ordered boat port broke boat november underwent repairs weeks departing patrol december steered boat patrol area cruising mediterranean alexandria malta day new year brought success january grt hall british steamer headed london cargo oil dates sent nautical miles north northeast torpedo attack days later steamer produced result having exhausted supply torpedoes headed port january boat deck gun destroy floating following day boat fired barrage safely returned january month lead fourth patrol march boat came attack consecutive days headed mediterranean march destroyers forced crash dive following day pair aircraft days later torpedoed canadian steamer lord damaged ton ship march sent greek cargo ship load ammunition launched unsuccessful torpedo attack steamer convoy march ended patrol april gibson report claim italian torpedo boat depth charged sunk adriatic april gibson note sink day report depart end undergo repairs months departed august developed leak days august boat returned weeks later remained october command passed september year old native present day previously command like served stint commander october departed eventually arrived remained end war boat taken venice march surrendered italians war scrapped venice following year month service career sank ships combined damaged ships sunk damaged damaged sunk


austria-hungary class boat submarine austro hungarian navy built hungarian firm launched march commissioned april single hull feet length displaced nearly metric tons long tons surfaced metric tons long tons submerged diesel engines moved knots mph surface twin electric motors propelled knots mph underwater armed bow torpedo tubes carry load torpedoes equipped deck gun machine gun october sank port service april raised repaired service career sank ships damaged warship sending combined grt war end awarded france war towed scrapped design construction austria-hungary boat fleet largely obsolete outbreak world war austro hungarian navy satisfied urgent needs purchasing type submarines comprised class germany raising sunken french submarine building submarines class based danish class steps urgent needs austro hungarian navy selected german type design newest submarines mid germans reluctant wartime resources austro hungarian construction willing sell plans boats constructed license austria-hungary austro hungarian navy agreed proposal purchased plans bremen displaced metric tons long tons surfaced metric tons long tons submerged single hull saddle tanks feet inch long beam feet inches draft feet inches propulsion shafts twin diesel engines surface running twin electric motors shp submerged travel capable knots surfaced knots submerged specific range conway world fighting ships german boats class based range nautical miles knots surfaced nautical miles knots submerged class boats designed crew armed bow torpedo tubes carry complement torpedoes equipped deck gun machine gun intricate political negotiations production class austrian hungarian firms ordered october laid july launched march service career undergoing trials march training voyage april april commissioned austro hungarian navy command year old native present day czech_republic previously served commander departed patrol adriatic coast italy returned june departed patrol mediterranean june problem pump required stop boat continued launched torpedo attack armed yacht west june torpedoes missed mark ended patrol ventilation problems kept temperature engine room falling month repairs headed patrol august days boat crash dive avoid bombing attacks french second day attack damaging boat slightly august scored kill sinking italian cargo ship ton carrying ammunition syracuse malta intercepted sea east malta escorting destroyer dropped pattern depth charges following day maneuvering position attack convoy boat rammed destroyer hit twisted impact forcing end attack patrol way attacked aircraft straits reached safety port august assigned patrol austro hungarian coasts weeks headed october reaching days later october sank unknown cause harbor raised resting depth metres day found alive inside boat taken shipyard nearby later repairs trials january repairs ongoing reassigned leaving boat commander months march transferred helm assume command born years old command age departed april day cruise boat left mediterranean patrol turn leaks day june austro hungarian navy planned assault barrage similar action evolved battle straits deployed june advance attack seven separate groups participating attack dreadnoughts came attack italian torpedo boats early morning hours june hit sank entire operation called returned june june set mediterranean patrol immediately return clutch problems days later boat set mediterranean day june boat depth metres avoid depth charge attack july stopped italian sailing vessel explosive charges sank ton ship ended patrol july months submarine operated adriatic patrolling coast armistice bulgaria september ended bulgaria participation war gained importance remaining central powers main port supplying forces fighting balkans anticipating allies force bombard second attacking force got position shell town sister boat patrolling attack blocked screening ships experienced heavy depth charge attack able position launch torpedoes british cruiser hit mark blew stern killing sailors process british cruisers involved attack took damaged tow departed united_states_navy submarine involved depth charge attacks erroneously claimed sunk submarines able way october weeks patrolled montenegro arrival october remained awarded france war towed sister boats scrapping total sank ships combined damaged warship ships sunk damaged damaged sunk


sms kaiser max sms kaiser max lead ship kaiser max class armored frigates built austrian navy 1860s keel laid october shipyard launched march completed carried main battery composed sixteen pounder guns pounders traditional broadside arrangement protected armored belt thick kaiser max saw action battle july engaged italian coastal defense ship later exploded sank sustaining heavy austrian fire kaiser max emerged battle largely unscathed save minor damage funnel rigging inflicted armored frigate war kaiser max modernized slightly correct poor improve armament rapidly naval developments 1860s 1870s kaiser max officially rebuilt broken scrap armor plate parts machinery miscellaneous parts reused new kaiser max design kaiser max meters long perpendiculars beam average draft displaced metric tons long tons short tons crew propulsion system consisted single expansion steam engine drove single screw propeller number type coal fired boilers survived engine produced speed knots mph indicated horsepower steam nautical miles speed knots mph kaiser max broadside ironclad armed main battery sixteen pounder muzzle loading guns pounder rifled muzzle loading guns carried single pounder gun pounder ship hull wrought iron armor thick service history kaiser max built shipyard keel laid october completed hull launched march fitting work completed following year commissioned austrian fleet proved wet forward owing open bow result tended handle poorly june italy declared war austria italian war independence fought concurrently austro prussian war rear admiral von commander austrian fleet immediately began fleet ships fully manned began conduct training exercises brought austrian fleet june attempt draw italians italian commander admiral refused engage sortie july bring italian fleet battle battle july took italian fleet ironclads bound island arrived 18th brought troop transports carrying soldiers spent days bombarding austrian defenses island unsuccessfully attempting force landing received series july italian attack initially believed draw austrian fleet away main base venice morning 19th convinced fact italian objective requested permission attack fleet arrived morning july fleet landing attempt ships divided groups able concentrate time meet austrians arranged ironclad ships wedge shaped formation kaiser max left flank wooden warships second divisions followed formation forming ships transferred flagship turret ship created gap italian line seized opportunity divide italian fleet create melee pass gap failed ram italian ships forcing turn attempt second pass kaiser max engaged damaging kaiser max rigging funnel italian ship rammed sunk ferdinand max kaiser max attempted ram italian vessel success engaged small coastal defense ship austrian ironclad juan austria surrounded italian ships prompting kaiser max come rescue time broke engagement ships outnumbered austrians refused counter attack badly forces addition fleet low coal ammunition italian fleet began withdraw followed austrians having gotten better action kept distance risk success night began fall opposing fleets completely heading respectively kaiser max emerged battle essentially undamaged italian shells having unable penetrate armor later career returning kept fleet northern adriatic patrolled possible italian attack italian ships came august countries signed armistice ended fighting led treaty vienna austria defeated italy land battle italy ally prussia decisively defeated austrian army battle result austria austria-hungary forced city venice italy kaiser max rebuilt particularly correct poor open bow rearmed inch manufactured armstrong inch pounder guns ship thoroughly hull austro hungarian navy decided replace ship parliamentary objection granting funds new ships forced navy resort replace ship reconstruction projects routinely approved parliament navy officially rebuilt kaiser max sister ships reality kaiser max completely broken shipyard starting december parts engines armor plate miscellaneous parts salvaged use new kaiser max named conceal fact new vessel


sms sms austro hungarian dreadnought battleship class meaning joint forces personal motto emperor joseph ordered austro hungarian navy newly created class battleships laid shipyard july launched shipyard june formally commissioned austro hungarian navy december world war took flight german warships sms took bombardment italian port city sunk planted italian regia marina november construction design construction ordered class dreadnoughts built austro hungarian navy initially intended named renamed personal order emperor following second ship class named ship laid shipyard july following months construction launched june following fitting commissioned austro hungarian navy december characteristics overall length metres beam metres draught metres deep load displaced tonnes long tons load tonnes long tons deep load parsons steam turbines housed separate engine room turbines powered boilers turbines designed produce total shaft horsepower theoretically attain designed speed knots mph figures speed trials known exist carried tonnes long tons coal additional tonnes long tons fuel oil sprayed coal increase burn rate capacity steam nautical miles speed knots mph mounted millimetre caliber guns triple turrets secondary armament consisted guns mounted casemates amidships millimetre guns mounted open upper deck casemates guns mounted upper turrets anti aircraft duties inch submerged torpedo tubes fitted bow stern broadside torpedoes carried service history ferdinand visit ferdinand austria traveled aboard late june route bosnia observe military maneuvers june boarded ship harbor travelled mouth river transferred vessel june days ferdinand wife killed city transported bodies world war prior war assigned 1st battleship division austro hungarian navy world war battleship saw limited service barrage prohibited austro hungarian battleships leaving adriatic_sea result hardly left sister ships remainder austro hungarian navy mobilized eve world war support flight sms german ships stationed mediterranean attempting break surrounded british troops vessels way turkey germans successfully broke navy recalled fleet time advanced far south south eastern italy participated bombardment italian city following operations remained remainder war tenure visit new emperor charles december kaiser december inspection german submarine base italians conducted eighty air raids raid new commander austrian fleet decided conduct attack barrage allow german austro hungarian boats safely heavily defended night june left naval base dreadnoughts destroyer torpedo boats departed june morning june italian boats spotted austrian fleet platoon commanded individual boats commanded respectively boats successfully penetrated escort screen split engage dreadnoughts attacked torpedoes failed managed hit torpedoes boats chased away scene austrian escort vessels despite attempts crippled tow ship continued sink attempt abandoned minutes sank admiral commander proposed attack soon canceled attack thought italians discovered plan ordered ships return contrary italians discover austrian dreadnoughts departed later june aerial reconnaissance photos revealed longer military operation spent rest career port italian sabotage sinking clear austria-hungary lost world war austrian government decided ship fleet newly formed state serbs avoided handing fleet allies new state declared neutrality following transfer state serbs renamed november men regia marina rode primitive manned torpedo nicknamed austro hungarian naval base mines sank wearing croatian flag mast freighter clear italians participating action knew ship longer belonged austria-hungary traveling rows austrian battleships men encountered placed tnt hull battleship timed explode flooded second sinking harbor floor close ship second exploded close austrian freighter resulting sinking men breathing sets heads water discovered taken prisoner placing explosives battleship hull man team captured taken aboard informed new captain battleship reveal exact position explosives admiral arranged prisoners taken safely sister ship ordered evacuation ship explosion happen predicted returned ship sailors believing mistakenly italians lied remained ship went crew mines exploded shortly following explosion battleship sank minutes italian crew interned days end war honored kingdom italy gold medal military sms selected main motif high value collectors coin austrian sms commemorative coin september shows flagship seen deck accompanying ship fleet ships older class seen background reverse coin tribute old austro hungarian imperial navy showing sms angle naval circles overhead submarine surfaces foreground coin commemorates ship main arms austro hungarian navy world war coin series austria high seas model museum military history vienna model scale total length metres built shipyard model true original structure layout engine system accurate point instance painting model exactly original subject painting technique oil canvas


sms friedrich sms friedrich german majesty ship friedrich pre dreadnought battleship built austro hungarian navy second ship class launched april assigned iii battleship division world war friedrich remained home port present day croatia engagements formed austro hungarian flotilla sent protect escape german ships sms sms british held mediterranean advanced far recalled home port sole combat engagement occurred late participated bombardment italian port city took suppressing major mutiny crew members armored cruisers stationed february attempted break barrage june year retreat dreadnought sms sunk war friedrich awarded french war prize design friedrich displaced long tons feet inches long beam feet inches draft feet inches manned men sisters largest pre dreadnought class built austro hungarian navy surpassing class approximately tonnes long tons propelled shaft cylinder vertical triple expansion steam engines trials developed ihp propelled ship speed knots mph friedrich carried primary armament centimeter caliber guns twin turrets centerline guns austro hungarian replica british krupp secondary armament consisted centimeter caliber guns mounted single casemates wing ship twin turrets centerline shell metres maximum elevation muzzle velocity metres second gun weighed tons fire rounds minute ships armament protection torpedo boats form centimetres caliber gun manufactured anti aircraft protection covered millimeter vickers anti aircraft guns ship bought britain mounted fitted water centimeter torpedo tubes rarely service history outbreak world war friedrich iii division austrian hungarian battle fleet mobilized eve war remainder fleet support flight sms sms german ships attempting break surrounded british troops way turkey breakout succeeded flotilla advanced far south south eastern italy austro hungarian ships recalled company units austro hungarian navy friedrich took bombardment sisters expended rounds armor piercing shells signal stations rounds shells aimed italian gun batteries port installations major mutiny crews armored cruisers stationed including kaiser began february days later friedrich sister ships arrived port assisted suppression mutiny following restoration order naval base armored cruisers kaiser decommissioned friedrich sisters stationed place morning june admiral planned major assault barrage class battleships provide support class cruisers plan intended replicate success raid conducted year earlier plan destroy blockading fleet allied ships cruisers lighter ships protected heavier guns battleships including guns class morning june dreadnought torpedoed sunk italian torpedo boat felt element surprise compromised called operation military action friedrich took spent rest career port following end world war november surrender austria-hungary friedrich ceded war france later scrapped


austria-hungary class submarine boat built operated austro hungarian navy german und kriegsmarine kriegsmarine world war design based submarines royal danish navy class built austria-hungary largely obsolete beginning war feet long armed bow torpedo tubes deck gun machine gun submarine laid mid launched january unfinished boat sank harbor june raised repaired october commissioning november patrolled river estuary later northern adriatic undergoing months repairs failed electric motor mid returned duty patrolled coast august end world war ceded france war scrapped wartime successes design construction apparent austro hungarian navy world war short moved bolster boat fleet seizing plans danish class submarines built austro hungarian navy happy design largely obsolete design plans available begun immediately domestic shipyards austro hungarian navy placed orders sister boats march boats class built hungarian yard demands hungarian government class divided hungarian austrian firms politically solution worsened technical problems design resulting numerous modifications delays class general ocean going submarine displaced tonnes short tons surfaced tonnes short tons submerged designed complement feet inches long beam feet draft feet propulsion featured single shaft single diesel engine surface running single shp electric motor submerged travel capable knots surfaced knots submerged specific range class class based range nautical miles knots surfaced nautical miles knots submerged armed torpedo tubes located carried complement torpedoes equipped deck gun machine gun laid mid launched january class boats launched june complete boat sank harbor raised resting point depth meters following day underwent months repairs launched october service career november boat sailed commissioned november command year old assigned february charge sister boat june assignment led patrol departed december duty estuary returning december led estuary tour december december transferred replacement friedrich boat command year old native present day italy january returned estuary patrol area enemy submarine spotted attack bad weather bad weather forced following day setting january unsuccessfully attacked italian torpedo boat return january steered boat submarine base days later headed conducted patrols northern adriatic february avoided hit seven bombs dropped enemy airplane departing northern adriatic late april headed electric motor failed quick stop returned months repairs returning service august operated patrolling coast months october boat returned remained war end ceded france war scrapped like sister boats wartime successes


austria-hungary class submarine boat austro hungarian navy german und kriegsmarine kriegsmarine world war constructed germany shipped rail assembled launched april commissioned october successful boat class sinking ships totaling gross register tons grt boat survived war handed italy war scrapped design construction constructed bremen austro hungarian navy shipped rail sections sections specific mention long took sections assembled sister boat german type submarine shipped germany mid april assembled weeks launched april small coastal submarine displaced long tons surfaced long tons submerged featured single shaft single diesel engine surface running single shp electric motor submerged travel capable knots mph surfaced knots mph submerged diving depth metres designed crew officers men equipped torpedo tubes located carried complement torpedoes october armament supplemented quick firing gun gun replaced gun november operational history commissioned austro hungarian navy october command friedrich november friedrich assigned command boat december attacked sank sailing vessels near grt grt sunk position relieved von late march early resumed command week later torpedoed sank grt italian steamer adriatic nautical miles east following month crew scored second double kill sank italian auxiliary cruiser grt french destroyer grt nautical miles east june torpedoed sank escorting destroyer began depth charge attack assumed success oil slick appeared surface captain turned rescue survivors launched single torpedo struck amidships sank october command von sank grt italian steamer sister ship sunk ship sunk october end fighting november activities unknown end war austria-hungary handed italy scrapped


austria-hungary class submarine boat built operated austro hungarian navy german und kriegsmarine kriegsmarine world war introduction built speculation submarine launched featured improvements electrical mechanical systems design american john philip holland older sister boats built laid launched march double submarine feet long displaced tonnes short tons depending surfaced submerged tried selling different navies finally bought austro hungarian navy outbreak world war despite having rejected twice commissioned august submarine sank ship greek cargo ship earlier captured sailing vessels prizes march damaged sink french battleship jean december searching targets vicinity venice august struck blew stern sank hands austro hungarian submarine sunk war wreck salvaged year italians interred crewmen venetian cemetery design construction built speculation design based john philip holland design licensed submarines ordered austro hungarian navy built featured improvements mechanical electrical systems laid launched march featured single hull tear drop shaped body bore strong resemblance modern nuclear submarines feet inches long feet inches draft feet inches displaced tonnes short tons surfaced tonnes short tons submerged centimeter bow torpedo tubes featured unique cloverleaf shaped design rotated central axis boat designed carry torpedoes according source initially propelled pair electric motors surface running replaced twin cylinder gasoline engines brake horsepower proved disappointing trials specifically reported class boats suffered inadequate ventilation resulted frequent crew engine exhaust underwater propulsion electric motors totaled shaft horsepower career march launch tried sell austro hungarian navy evaluation class boats underway declined purchase years attempted sell boat navies peru portugal netherlands brazil bulgaria austro hungarian navy rejected offer second time outbreak war austro hungarian navy purchased submarine quickly bolster fleet assigned designation submarine commissioned august command activities early war reported boat armament augmented quick firing deck gun november sister boat radio receiver installed time deck gun added reported december french dreadnought jean straits steaming knots unprotected escort ships hit french admiral flagship single torpedo bow destroying battleship wine forward magazine jean watertight compartments saved ship way malta undergo repairs british survived attack unknown french class submarine february success capture march days later boat captured boats sank greek steamer virginia ship reported sunk june underwent refit added additional torpedo tubes forward early august set venice look enemy ships sink august italian destroyer rammed probably chance inlet venetian days later italian workers try determine object hit heard heavy explosion divers went area discovered wreck stern blown entire complement men lost went austro hungarian submarine sunk war late italians salvaged hulk transported venice bodies crew interred san cemetery venice hulk salvage value scrapped venice naval arsenal military service sank ship grt damaged warship grt captured ships prizes gallery


sms sms majesty ship monarch class coastal defense ship built austro hungarian navy 1890s commissioning monarch class ships training cruises mediterranean_sea early 1900s sisters formed 1st capital ship division austro hungarian navy replaced newly commissioned class pre dreadnought battleships turn century monarchs placed reserve recommissioned annual summer training exercises start world war recommissioned assigned 5th division sisters division sent august attack french artillery bombarding port remained sister sent august bombarded italian fortifications gulf ship briefly decommissioned early accommodation ship fitted large siege shore bombardment shortly recommissioned shortage ammunition caused gun removed reverted previous role ship awarded great_britain paris peace conference british sold scrap broken italy beginning description construction tonnes long tons maximum displacement monarch class half size battleships major navies time officially designated coast defense ships austro hungarian government believed role navy solely defend coast overall length meters beam meters draft meters cylinder vertical triple expansion steam engines produced total indicated horsepower steam belleville boilers gave ship maximum speed knots mph maximum load metric tons coal gave range nautical miles speed knots mph manned officers enlisted men total personnel armament monarch class consisted millimeter krupp guns mounted twin gun turrets fore aft superstructure ships carried rounds gun secondary armament millimeter guns located casemates superstructure defense torpedo boats provided quick firing millimeter guns millimeter hotchkiss guns ships mounted millimeter torpedo tubes broadside torpedo tube provided torpedoes ship steel waterline armor belt millimeters thick gun turrets protected millimeters armor casemates millimeters thick sides conning tower millimeters armor deck armor millimeters thick monarch class ships ordered built shipyard ships laid february ships class laid launched april marie wife governor commissioned service history peace time sisters formed navy 1st capital ship division division conducted wireless trials navy briefly fitted radio december late division training cruise eastern mediterranean port visits greece lebanon turkey malta early training cruise western mediterranean port visits algeria spain france italy albania ship fitted radio early following year ships division inspected ferdinand heir throne march shortly battleship destroyer cruise eastern mediterranean monarch class ships formed 2nd capital ship division took cruise adriatic mediterranean seas training exercises class battleships engaged sisters simulated combat maneuvers marked time squadrons consisting modern battleships operated austro hungarian navy monarchs relegated newly formed reserve squadron january recommissioned annual summer exercises participated fleet review ferdinand september conducted channel near ships briefly recommissioned beginning 4th division start second balkan war decommissioned march world war beginning world war monarchs recommissioned 5th division sent bay august attack artillery batteries mount bombarding austro hungarian naval base fortifications defending sisters arrived august guns elevate engage enemy artillery reinforced french guns october battleship summoned deal guns days later managed knock french guns forced withdraw october monarchs remained deter attacks august transferred serve guard ships italian commando raids ship fitted millimeter anti aircraft gun arrival august counter intense italian air attacks damaged near miss september ships withdrew september returned october sortied gulf november attack italian coastal defenses near mouth river opened fire range kilometers knocked italian guns half hour bombardment interrupted unsuccessful italian air attacks coordinated attack torpedo boats aircraft unsuccessful italian coast defense gun knocked hour later ships sustained minor damage hits near misses single sailor wounded emperor inspected november anxious revenge austro hungarians royal italian navy regia marina planned attack ships bay near boats night december boats managed penetrate harbor defenses fired torpedoes torpedoes fired struck mole seaplane station hit twice capsized minutes killing crew scheduled shore bombardment december postponed week bad weather escorted light cruiser admiral destroyers torpedo boats dozen pre dreadnought bombarded fortifications december ship transferred days later decommissioned march accommodation ship submarine staff der week later admiral von proposed centimeter siege installed bombard fortifications little time wasted removal forward gun turret barbette began march installation centimeter gun completed april testing begin june shots fired ship recommissioned days later reduced crew practice shoot conducted unsatisfactory results august training exercise scheduled august cancelled lack ammunition removed october sent army october resumed role remained handed great_britain war january broken scrap italy


sms sms unique ironclad warship built austro hungarian navy 1880s ironclad completed austro hungarian navy laid january launched july completed september armed main battery centimeter guns compound steel plating thickness armored belt ship uneventful career large rapid trips foreign countries represent austria-hungary reduced coastal defense ship continued role world war based bay crew took mutiny early war transferred royal yugoslav navy renamed remained yugoslav inventory years sold scrap design decades followed austrian victory battle naval expenditure austro hungarian empire drastically reduced large veto power hungarian half empire held surrounded potentially hostile countries powers land austro hungarian empire concerned threats naval development admiral friedrich von argued years improve strength austro hungarian fleet finally winning authorization build center battery ship spent years trying vain secure sister ship finally succeeded securing funding new ironclad authorized replacement earlier ironclad frigate new ship named cost million design new ship prepared director naval construction austro hungarian navy second ship authorized time nearly decade pass austro hungarian navy secured funding new capital ships monarch class coastal defense ships begun general characteristics machinery meters long perpendiculars long overall beam draft displaced metric tons long tons hull constructed transverse longitudinal steel frames outer steel hull plating extensively sub divided watertight compartments double fitted electrical pumps capacity long tons water hour crew varied officers enlisted men career manufactured propulsion system ship powered pair cylinder vertical triple expansion steam engines driving screw propellers steam engines provided coal fired fire tube boilers funnels propulsion system rated provide indicated horsepower speed knots mph forced draft power increased ihp increase speed modest knots mph ship fitted electrical generators power internal lighting armament armor armed main battery centimeter caliber guns mounted singly open barbettes placed forward battery deck maximize end fire placed aft guns manufactured krupp carriages carried built armstrong mitchell forward guns arc degrees stern gun traverse degrees operated guns fired kilogram shell charge brown powder produced muzzle velocity metres second open barbettes provided wide field fire slow firing guns rapidly rendered obsolete successful application quick firing technology large caliber artillery pieces main battery supported secondary battery caliber guns built krupp guns fired shell charge carried seven guns close range defense torpedo boats caliber guns shorter caliber pieces built hotchkiss gun armament rounded pair caliber guns pair caliber landing guns use landing parties customary capital ships period carried torpedo tubes mounted bow stern broadside protected compound armor manufactured works germany ship armored belt thick amidships protected ammunition magazines machinery spaces reduced transverse bulkheads capped ends portion belt forward bulkhead aft bulkhead thick armored deck thick protected ship shells passed armor barbettes main battery thick service history sms laid january navy dockyard ship ironclad laid austria-hungary nearly decade center battery ship launched july began fitting completed september ship namesake committed suicide earlier year german emperor kaiser invited austro hungarian fleet annual fleet training exercises august ironclad protected cruiser kaiser joseph sent germany command rear admiral von route squadron visits gibraltar britain stop ships took reviewed queen_victoria ships stopped copenhagen denmark sweden voyage austria-hungary squadron visited france italy experienced repeated difficulties engines trip considered great success austro hungarian navy celebrations honor anniversary christopher columbus trans atlantic voyage held countries kaiser joseph represented austria-hungary ceremonies genoa italy columbus birthplace inspected king italy son victor iii ship regarded austro hungarian navy second rate vessel years service rapid pace naval development late 19th century quickly rendered reclassified coastal defense ship austro hungarian navy attempted sell ship attempt raise funds new projects deal fell austria-hungary declared war serbia july beginning world war ship stationed bay commander richard leader mining command force included old destroyer torpedo boats minor vessels remained duration conflict early long periods inactivity begun wear crews warships including february mutiny broke starting aboard armored cruiser quickly spreading ships officers confined quarters committee sailors met list demands ranged longer periods leave better rations end war based united_states president wilson fourteen points following day shore batteries loyal government fired steamed bay bay batteries scored single hit killed men prompted ships abandon effort morning february class battleships iii division arrived convinced surrender trials commenced quickly men executed end war november dissolution austro hungarian empire transferred fledgling royal yugoslav navy renamed remained yugoslav inventory briefly broken scrap


austria-hungary lead boat class submarine boat built operated austro hungarian navy german und kriegsmarine kriegsmarine designed american simon lake lake torpedo boat company built navy yard lake designed submarines purchased competitive evaluation foreign submarine designs launched february feet long displaced tonnes short tons depending surfaced submerged originally powered gasoline engines surface running trials found incapable reaching contracted speed commissioned april served training boat beginning world war drydock awaiting new batteries replacement diesel engines returned service training boat october november conducted reconnaissance cruises declared obsolete early continued serve training role submarine base end war awarded italy war scrapped sink ships war design construction built plan austro hungarian navy evaluate foreign submarine designs simon lake john philip holland austro hungarian navy ordered plans sister ship lake torpedo boat company connecticut built navy yard launched february features typical lake designs including diving chamber bow variable pitch propellers lake design called retractable wheels allowed travel design placed diving tanks waterline single cylindrical hull necessitated heavy ballast keel vertical stability arrangement required mechanical pumping procedure took minutes propulsion system consisted gasoline engines surface running electric motors running submerged boat feet long feet inches draft feet inches designed displacement long tons surfaced long tons submerged outfitted centimeter torpedo tubes bow stern carry torpedoes typically carried armed centimeter deck gun service career completion austro hungarian navy conducted trials submarine april electric motors damaged flooding incident trials gasoline engines able meet speed called contract navy considered suitable wartime use result navy paid hull armament arranged lease gasoline engines replacement diesel engines ordered austrian firm despite engine problems sister ship best performance diving steering boats evaluation navy commissioned austro hungarian navy april served training boat conducting training cruises month january submarine accidentally rammed austro hungarian cruiser channel damaged outbreak world war drydock awaiting installation new batteries new diesel engines accommodate new engines lengthened inches modifications new engines lowered surface displacement tonnes short tons increased submerged displacement tonnes short tons completion early returned training duties october stationed early november conducted reconnaissance cruises port december assigned naval base january declared obsolete retained training boat submarine base war end scrapped italy war sink ships war


austria-hungary lead boat class submarines austro hungarian navy german und kriegsmarine kriegsmarine world war originally german type submarine commissioned german_imperial_navy german kaiserliche_marine constructed germany shipped rail assembled launched january commissioned german_imperial_navy later month sank italian torpedo boat june boat handed austria-hungary commissioned july fired british submarine torpedoes launched missed july hit beached heavy damage towed repairs remained unfinished war end handed italy war scrapped design construction small coastal submarine displaced tonnes long tons surfaced tonnes long tons submerged featured single shaft single diesel engine surface running single shp electric motor submerged travel capable knots mph surfaced knots mph submerged diving depth metres designed crew officers men equipped torpedo tubes located carried complement torpedoes german type submarines additionally equipped machine gun clear sources german boat equipped retained austro hungarian service october armament supplemented quick firing gun gun replaced gun november construction started november kiel assembly complete launched january extended negotiations austria-hungary germany march decided germany supply submarines type model familiar austro hungarian navy imperial_german_navy factory boat bought april sample boat submarine shipped rail sections sections record long took parts assembled sister boat shipped germany mid april assembled weeks operational history commissioned german_imperial_navy command january austro hungarian navy officer assigned boat training purposes june sank italian torpedo boat gulf venice june sections transported rail handed austro hungarian navy commissioned command von british submarine encounter cruising came fired spread torpedoes submarine torpedoes aimed apart distance metres apparently wide captain observed torpedoes miss ahead astern july hit italian near northern adriatic_sea position beached heavy damage looted austro hungarian army troops later towed repairs remained unfinished war end crew personnel saved handed italy war scrapped sank ships austro hungarian service summary raiding history