 SMS Salamander | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Austro-Hungarian Empire | |
| Name | Salamander |
| Namesake | Salamander |
| Builder | Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino, Trieste |
| Laid down | 1890 |
| Launched | 9 May 1891 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1920 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Displacement | 265.63 long tons (269.89 t) |
| Length | 39.6 m (129 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 8.05 m (26 ft 5 in) |
| Draft | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) |
| Speed | 9.61 knots (17.80 km/h; 11.06 mph) |
| Armament |
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SMS Salamander was a minelayer [1] built for the Austro-Hungarian Navy and launched in 1891.
It was the second Austrian ship to be given this name after Salamander (1861), launched in 1861 and scrapped in 1896. [2] The new Salamander displaced about 268 tons. [3]
In July 1891 it was towed to Trieste, and from 1892 to 1893 it was a sea mine school, transporting students from the Austro-Hungarian academy. Between 1897 and 1902 it was assigned to the mine school and also to the telegraph school. [4]
In 1902 it participated in an exhibition at Istria, attended by Emperor Franz Joseph I. [4]
On 10 April 1913, it joined the international Blockade of Montenegro. [5]
In 1914 it was active in the mine shift in the bay of Pola (Pula), later performing the same duty at the bay of Muggia and later still at the Bay of Kotor. [4]
It was at the Farasina Channel early in 1916, and was back at work at the bay of Pola by February. In June of the same year, it laid mines on submarines off Cape Planka, and later in the Lesina Channel and near Curzola (Korčula). [4] In 1916 there was an incident with a mine explosion, causing the death of six men. [4]
In 1917 it fought against submarines at the Bay of Quarnero (Kvarner). [4]
It was transferred to the United Kingdom in 1920 but eventually broke down a few months later in Messina, Italy. [4]
The Type UB I submarine was a class of small coastal submarines (U-boats) built in Germany at the beginning of the First World War. 20 boats were constructed, most of which went into service with the German Imperial Navy. Boats of this design were also operated by the Austro-Hungarian Navy and the Bulgarian Navy. In the Austro-Hungarian Navy, it was called the U-10 class.
The Austro-Hungarian U-boat fleet was created in the decade prior to the First World War. They were built to a variety of designs, many under licence from Germany. They served throughout the war against Italian, French and British shipping in the Mediterranean Sea with some success, losing eight of the twenty eight boats in service in return. They were reinforced by the Imperial German Navy’s Pola Flotilla, mainly comprising coastal U-boats transported by rail from Germany's northern shipyards to the Austrian ports on the Adriatic Sea. Following the end of the war in 1918, all Austrian submarines were surrendered to the Entente powers, who disposed of them individually. As both Austria and Hungary became landlocked in the aftermath of the war, no Austrian or Hungarian submarines have been commissioned since.
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SM U-20 or U-XX was the lead boat of the U-20 class of submarines or U-boats built for and operated by the Austro-Hungarian Navy during the First World War. The design for U-20 was based on that of the submarines of the Royal Danish Navy's Havmanden class, and was largely obsolete by the beginning of the war.
SM U-21 or U-XXI was a U-20-class submarine or U-boat built for and operated by the Austro-Hungarian Navy during the First World War. The design for U-21 was based on submarines of the Royal Danish Navy's Havmanden class, and was largely obsolete by the beginning of the war.
SM U-22 or U-XXII was a U-20-class submarine or U-boat built for and operated by the Austro-Hungarian Navy during the First World War. The design for U-22 was based on submarines of the Royal Danish Navy's Havmanden class, and was largely obsolete by the beginning of the war.
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