AUSTRO-WĘGIERSKIE OKRĘTY: TRIGLAV, 98M, LEITHA, U5

SMS Triglav was an Austro-Hungarian destroyer from the First World War. The unit entered service in February 1917. The full displacement of the ship at the time of launching was about 1,000 tons, length - 85.4 meters, and 7.8 meters wide. The maximum speed was around 32-33 knots. The deck armament consisted of two 100 mm guns, six 66 mm guns and four torpedo tubes. SMS Triglav belonged to the Tatra destroyer class. Units of this class entered service in two parts. The first, consisting of 6 units, entered service in 1912-1913, and the second, consisting of four ships (including SMS Triglav) in 1917. Both series differed slightly from each other. Tatra class units were characterized by good maneuverability and high - for those times - maximum speed. They were also well adapted to operating in the waters of the Adriatic and Mediterranean seas. SMS Triglav was built at the Ganz Danubis Werft shipyard in Porto Re, in today's Croatia. He fortunately survived the war, and after it ended, he was incorporated into the Italian Regia Marina.The Tb 98 M was an Austro-Hungarian, and later a Greek, seagoing torpedo boat from World War I, the interwar period and World War II. The keel was laid for this unit in March 1914, it was launched in November 1914, and it was commissioned in 1915. The full displacement of the ship at the time of launching was about 300 tons, its length - 60.4 meters, and width - 5.6 meters. The maximum speed of the vessel did not exceed 30-31 knots. The ship's deck armament at the time of launching consisted of: 2 66 mm guns or 4 450 mm torpedo tubes. The Tb 98 M was one of the three torpedo boats belonging to the type with the same name. The ships of this class were designed for offshore operations, but the characteristics of the finished units predestined them primarily for coastal operations. They had a high top speed and generally proved to be rather successful units. The Tb 98 M - like the other ships of this class - was built at the Monfalcone shipyard. The torpedo boat actively and successfully participated in World War I, operating in the Adriatic, stumbling over Italian torpedo boats in 1916-1917. In 1920, the unit was handed over to Greece and changed its name to "Kyzikos". In 1926 it underwent renovation, and on April 28, 1941 it was sunk by its own crew.Leitha was an Austro-Hungarian and later Hungarian river monitor from the end of the 19th century, the interwar period and the period of both world wars. The keel for this unit was laid in 1870, launched in 1871, and commissioned in 1872. The length of the ship at the time of launching was 50 m, width 8.12 m, and displacement - approx. 310 tons. The maximum speed was up to 8-9 knots. At the time of launching, the unit was armed with two 150 mm howitzers. Leitha was built for the Austro-Hungarian Navy (Ger. Kaiserliche und Königliche Kriegsmarine) intended for the river flotilla operating on the Danube. From the moment of launching, the vessel, along with its twin Maros, actually operated on this river. In the 1890s, it was converted into a 120mm gun and two 47mm guns. The unit took an active part in World War I, especially in its early stages, taking part in the shelling of Serbian troops. Interestingly, Leitha survived the Great War and was taken over by Hungary in 1919. However, already in 1921 it was disarmed and until 1948 it served as a civilian unit. Interestingly, the completely forgotten Leitha found its way to the Military Museum in Budapest in the 1990s.