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Torpedo cruiser Agordat
The Agordat was a torpedo cruiser laid down for the Regia Marina in 1897 and commissioned in 1900. She and her sister ship Coatit are not considered successful ships, as they were too slow to be very useful fleet units. She participated in the Italo-Turkish War; reclassified scout in 1914, she again had a limited role in WWI. Again derated to gunboat in 1921 after a limited refit, the obsolete unit was sold for scrap two years later.
Torpedo cruiser Agordat
The Agordat was a torpedo cruiser laid down for the Regia Marina in 1897 and commissioned in 1900. She and her sister ship Coatit are not considered successful ships, as they were too slow to be very useful fleet units. She participated in the Italo-Turkish War; reclassified scout in 1914, she again had a limited role in WWI. Again derated to gunboat in 1921 after a limited refit, the obsolete unit was sold for scrap two years later.
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Imperial Austro-Hungary:
Protected cruiser SMS Zenta and destroyer SMS Ulan.
At the start of World War I in July 1914, Zenta was sent to the southern end of the Adriatic Sea to attack targets in Montenegro. She was cruising off that country's coast to enforce another blockade on 16 August when she and the destroyer Ulan encountered the main French battle fleet
At around 08:30, lookouts in the French fleet spotted smoke on the horizon as they steamed north, prompting Boué de Lapeyrère to turn his ships to investigate. The Austro-Hungarians had in turn spotted the approaching French fleet, and so moved closer to shore to flee north, hoping the coastline would obscure them. At 09:03, the French fleet encountered Zenta and Ulan off the coast of Montenegro and opened fire, though Boué de Lapeyrère initially ordered his battleships to fire warning shots, but this caused confusion among the fleet's gunners. Zenta, commanded by Paul Pachner, turned to engage the French while Ulan fled to the north at high speed. Zenta came under a hail of French gunfire, though the sheer volume hampered French gunnery, as it was impossible to determine each ships' fall of shot. Zenta fired her 12 cm guns, though they fell some 300 to 400 m (980 to 1,310 ft) short, and would not have inflicted damage on the heavily armoured battleships in any event. The slower Zenta attempted to evade French gunfire, but she quickly received several hits that disabled her engines and set her on fire by about 09:12. At 09:20, Boué de Lapeyrère ordered his ships to cease fire, by which time Zenta was burning badly and settling by the stern. By 09:30, Zenta's bow lurched upward at an angle of 45 degrees and quickly sank around 4 to 5 nmi (7.4 to 9.3 km; 4.6 to 5.8 mi) off the coast of Castellastua, her flags still flying.
Her crew suffered heavy casualties in the battle, with 173 men killed, though 139, including Pachner, managed to swim to shore. The French failed to pick up survivors, as Boué de Lapeyrère assumed that Zenta's boats could pick them up, or they could swim to shore. They were captured by Montenegrin forces and imprisoned as prisoners of war in Podgorica. By early 1916, the Austro-Hungarian Army had defeated Montenegro and the survivors from Zenta were freed. Ulan, meanwhile, successfully fled north, having been pursued by the French destroyer screen and the armored cruiser Jurien de la Gravière
Protected cruiser SMS Zenta and destroyer SMS Ulan.
At the start of World War I in July 1914, Zenta was sent to the southern end of the Adriatic Sea to attack targets in Montenegro. She was cruising off that country's coast to enforce another blockade on 16 August when she and the destroyer Ulan encountered the main French battle fleet
At around 08:30, lookouts in the French fleet spotted smoke on the horizon as they steamed north, prompting Boué de Lapeyrère to turn his ships to investigate. The Austro-Hungarians had in turn spotted the approaching French fleet, and so moved closer to shore to flee north, hoping the coastline would obscure them. At 09:03, the French fleet encountered Zenta and Ulan off the coast of Montenegro and opened fire, though Boué de Lapeyrère initially ordered his battleships to fire warning shots, but this caused confusion among the fleet's gunners. Zenta, commanded by Paul Pachner, turned to engage the French while Ulan fled to the north at high speed. Zenta came under a hail of French gunfire, though the sheer volume hampered French gunnery, as it was impossible to determine each ships' fall of shot. Zenta fired her 12 cm guns, though they fell some 300 to 400 m (980 to 1,310 ft) short, and would not have inflicted damage on the heavily armoured battleships in any event. The slower Zenta attempted to evade French gunfire, but she quickly received several hits that disabled her engines and set her on fire by about 09:12. At 09:20, Boué de Lapeyrère ordered his ships to cease fire, by which time Zenta was burning badly and settling by the stern. By 09:30, Zenta's bow lurched upward at an angle of 45 degrees and quickly sank around 4 to 5 nmi (7.4 to 9.3 km; 4.6 to 5.8 mi) off the coast of Castellastua, her flags still flying.
Her crew suffered heavy casualties in the battle, with 173 men killed, though 139, including Pachner, managed to swim to shore. The French failed to pick up survivors, as Boué de Lapeyrère assumed that Zenta's boats could pick them up, or they could swim to shore. They were captured by Montenegrin forces and imprisoned as prisoners of war in Podgorica. By early 1916, the Austro-Hungarian Army had defeated Montenegro and the survivors from Zenta were freed. Ulan, meanwhile, successfully fled north, having been pursued by the French destroyer screen and the armored cruiser Jurien de la Gravière
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RN:
Battlecruiser HMS Repulse and monitor HMS Erebus at John Brown shipyard, Clydebank in July 1916
HMS Duke of York, HMS Piorun, and HMS Roberts at John Brown shipyard at Clydebank in March 1941.
Battlecruiser HMS Repulse and monitor HMS Erebus at John Brown shipyard, Clydebank in July 1916
HMS Duke of York, HMS Piorun, and HMS Roberts at John Brown shipyard at Clydebank in March 1941.
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USN:
USS Scott DDG-995 USS Monterey CG-61 USS Sierra AD-18 USS Simpson FFG-56 nested up
USS Tecumseh (SSBN-628) underway east of Charleston, 1986
Los Angeles class nuclear attack submarine USS Albany slides down the way into the sea, 13 June 1987
USS Scott DDG-995 USS Monterey CG-61 USS Sierra AD-18 USS Simpson FFG-56 nested up
USS Tecumseh (SSBN-628) underway east of Charleston, 1986
Los Angeles class nuclear attack submarine USS Albany slides down the way into the sea, 13 June 1987
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RN:
A Supermarine Walrus is hoisted on the battleship HMS Prince of Wales, 1941. Note the open hangar door in the forward superstructure
The destroyed aft lift of HMS Illustrious as seen after suffering 3 bomb hits from accurate dive bombing from German Stukas
HMS Victorious embarking Sea Hurricanes
A Supermarine Walrus is hoisted on the battleship HMS Prince of Wales, 1941. Note the open hangar door in the forward superstructure
The destroyed aft lift of HMS Illustrious as seen after suffering 3 bomb hits from accurate dive bombing from German Stukas
HMS Victorious embarking Sea Hurricanes
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France:
14 December 1917, 8:00 am, Ionian Sea. Protected cruiser Châteaurenault is sinking after a successful attack by submarine UC-38
On 14 December 1917, Châteaurenault was steaming to Salonika carrying a contingent of 985 troops to take part in the Allied intervention in Greece. While passing into the Gulf of Corinth, she encountered the German U-boat UC-38, which hit Châteaurenault with a single torpedo, inflicting fatal damage. Ronald Ross, a Nobel laureate, was aboard Châteaurenault at the time, and he recounted the sinking in his memoirs, noting that the ship sank slowly enough for the crew to be taken off by her escorting destroyers Mameluck and Lansquenet and nearby drifters. The only casualties were a small number of engine-room personnel who were killed by the torpedo explosion itself. UC-38 attempted to maneuver for a second shot while Châteaurenault began to sink, but Mameluck and Lansquenet launched depth charges that forced the U-boat to surface, where she was sunk by gunfire. The German survivors were also picked up by the destroyers, which carried them to Patras, before continuing on to disembark the 1,162 survivors from Châteaurenault at Itea
14 December 1917, 8:00 am, Ionian Sea. Protected cruiser Châteaurenault is sinking after a successful attack by submarine UC-38
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