SMS Ulan was the second ship of the Huszár-class destroyers, serving the Austro-Hungarian Navy from the beginning of the 20th century and World War I. She survived the war and was handed over to Greece afterwards. She served in the Greek fleet under the name of Smyrni until 1932[1] or 1928,[2] when it was withdrawn from service and scrapped.
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| History | |
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 Austria-Hungary | |
| Name | Ulan |
| Namesake | Uhlan |
| Builder | Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino |
| Laid down | 27 September 1905[1] |
| Launched | 8 April 1906 |
| Completed | 21 September 1906 |
| Fate | Transferred to Greece as Smyrni in 1920, scrapped in 1932 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Huszár-class destroyer |
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| Length | |
| Beam | 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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| Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Range | 500 nmi (930 km; 580 mi) at 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
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Operational history
editShortly after the outbreak of World War I, Ulan took part in August 1914 in the blockade of the Montenegrin coast. The commander was initially Kapitänleutnant Egon Panfilli.[3] On 16 August 1914, the ship patrolled there with the cruiser Zenta and were surprised by an Allied fleet. Under the orders of the Zenta's commander, Captain Paul Pachner, Ulan managed to escape the ensuing battle.
On the night of 2 March 1915, Ulan took part in an expedition to the port of Antivari (along with her sisters Csikós and Streiter and torpedo boats 57T, 66F and 67F), which ended with shelling and laying mines at the port and the destruction of the Montenegrin royal yacht Rumija.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Rene Greger: Austro-Hungarian Warships of World War 1, Garden City Press, 1976, p. 42-43. ISBN 0-7110-0623-7.
- ^ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, p. 338.
- ^ Károly Csonkaréti: Marynarka Wojenna Austro-Węgier w I wojnie światowej 1914-1918. Wydawnictwo: Arkadiusz Wingert, 2004. p.32. ISBN 83-918940-3-7
- ^ Károly Csonkaréti: Marynarka Wojenna Austro-Węgier w I wojnie światowej 1914-1918. Wydawnictwo: Arkadiusz Wingert, 2004. p.54. ISBN 83-918940-3-7