List of ships of Austria-Hungary explained

This is a list of Austro-Hungarian Navy ships.

Capital ships

SMS Santa Elisabetta - ex-British ship bought in Naples 1720^[1]
SMS San Michele - ex-British ship bought in Naples 1720
SMS San Carlos 84 (1695) - ex-British ship Cumberland bought in Naples 1720
SMS Emo 80 (1815) - ex-French ship Saturno captured in Venice 1814 broken up on stocks
SMS Cesare 74 (1815) - ex-French ship Montebello captured in Venice 1814
92 (1858) - Later ironclad (see below)

See main article: List of ironclad warships of Austria-Hungary.

- (1861)
- (1861)
- (1862)
- (1862)
- (1862)
- (1865)
- (1865)
(1869)
(1858) – former ship of the line, re-launched 1871 as ironclad
(1872)
(1872)
- (1875)
- (1875)
- (1877)
(1878)
(1887)
(1887)

Coastal defence ships

- (1895)
- (1895)
- (1895) – sunk at anchor by an Italian torpedo motor-boat inside the defences of Trieste harbour in 1917

Battleships

See main article: List of battleships of Austria-Hungary.

- (1900)
- (1901)
- (1902)
- (1903)
- (1904)
- (1905)
- (1908)
- (1909)
- (1910)
(all c21,700 metric tons displacement)
- (1911)
- (1912)
- (1912)
- (1914)
(Projected)

Cruisers

See main article: List of cruisers of Austria-Hungary.

Armoured cruisers

(1893)(rebuild 1909)
(1900)
(1903)

Small cruisers

Torpedo cruisers

- (1879)
- (1879)
- (1882)
(1883)
Panther class
- (1885)
- (1885)
(1887)

Protected cruisers

- (1890)
- (1892)
- (1899)
- (1899)
- (1899)

Fast cruisers (Rapidkreuzer)

(1910)
- (1914)
- (1912)
- (1913)
3 ships planned (1917 projected)

Sailing ships

Sailing frigates

(1808) Ex-French Carolina
- Bellona (1811) - ex-French Régénérateur
- Reale Italiano (1812) - ex-French Royal Italien
- (1811) - ex-French Princesse de Bologne
- (1812) - ex-French Piave
- - ex-French Amphitrite
- (1820) - ex-French Hébé
- (1827) - ex-French Moskva
- (1829) - ex-French Guerrière
- (1832) - ex-French Vénus
(1842)
(1850) – Later screw frigate (see below)
(1853) – Later screw frigate (see below)

Sailing corvettes

(1834)
(1838)
(1844)

Sailing brigs

(1831)
(1832)
(1843)
(1847)

Schooners (goelettes)

(1833)
(1834)
(1837)
(1837)
(1850)
(1851)
(1855)

Paddle steamers (Radaviso)

(1843)
(1847)
(1848)
- (1848)
(1848)
(1850)
(1850)
- (1851)
(1854)
- (1857)

Screw frigates

- - - (1850) – Ex-sailing frigate, 1862
(1853) – Ex-sailing frigate, 1862
(1872) – Renamed 1908
(1873) – Renamed 1900

Screw corvettes

- - - – Renamed 1912

Screw sloops

(1867)
(1870) – Hulked and renamed 1902
(1870)
(1873)
(1873)

Destroyers and torpedo boats

Second Class Torpedo boats

– 1 ships (1875)
– 1 ships (1878)
– 2 ships (1879)
– 4 ships (1881)
– 2 ships (1881)
– 16 ships (1883)
– 6 ships (1886)
– 1 ship (1887)
– 6 ships (1889)

Coastal Torpedo boats

– 2 ships (1886)
- - - - – 22 ships (1885–1891)
        (1896)
(1896)
– 4 ships (1898–1899)
- - - - (1898)
  - – 12 ships (1909–1911)
- Trieste-group - 6 ships (1909–1910)
  - TB.I
  - TB.II
  - TB.III
  - TB.IV
  - TB.V
  - TB.VI
- Fiume-group - 6 ships (1910–1911)
  - TB.VII
  - TB.VIII
  - TB.IX
  - TB.X
  - TB.XI
  - TB.XII

High seas torpedo boats

– 24 ships (1905–1909)
- - - - – 27 ships (1913–1916)
- T-group - 8 ships (1913–1914)
  - 74 T
  - 75 T
  - 76 T
  - 77 T
  - 78 T
  - 79 T
  - 80 T
  - 81 T
- F-group - 16 ships (1914–1916)
  - 82 F
  - 83 F
  - 84 T
  - 85 T
  - 86 T
  - 87 F
  - 88 T
  - 89 T
  - 90 T
  - 91 T
  - 92 F
  - 93 F
  - 94 F
  - 95 F
  - 96 F
  - 97 F
- M-group - 3 ships (1914–1915)
  - 98 M
  - 99 M
  - 100 M

Torpedo gunboats

(1887)
(1888)
(1888)
(1889)
(1890)
(1892)
(1896) (named a torpedo cruiser in the shipyard)

Destroyers

– 13 ships (1905–1910)
- - - - (1905)
- (1909)
  - - - (Sniper)
        (1912)
– 10 ships (1912–1917)
- - - - (1913)
        
        (1913)
Ersatz Triglav class
- - - (1917)
- (1917)

Submarines

See main article: List of Austro-Hungarian U-boats.

U-1-class Lake Type Submarines – 2 ships
- - - - U-3 class – 2 ships
      - U-5 class Holland Type Submarines – 3 ships
        Temporarily Designated U-7
U-7 class Sold to Germany – 5 ships
- SMS U-7 Sold as 1914
- SMS U-8 Sold as 1914
- SMS U-9 Sold as 1914
- SMS U-10 Sold as 1914
- SMS U-11 Sold as 1914
U-10 class German UB I class Submarine – 9 ships
- SMS U-7 (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SMS U-8 (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SMS U-9 (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- Ex-German UB-1
- Ex-German UB-15
  - - - (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
– 1 ship
- Ex-French Curie
German Type UC I submarine Mine-layer Submarines – 4 ships
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
– 4 ships
- - - - Modified German UB II Class built in Austria-Hungary – 8 ships
        German Type U 31 submarine – 6 ships
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
German Type U 19 submarine – 1 ship
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
German Type U 43 submarine – 1 ship
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
German UB II class Submarine – 6 ships
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- Ex-German UB-43 Purchased from Germany
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- Ex-German UB-47 Purchased from Germany
Started 1916 never completed – 4 ships
- - - - Ordered 1918 never Started
- Ordered 1918 never Started
Started 1916 never completed – 4 ships
- - - - Ordered 1918 never Started
- Ordered 1918 never Started
Started 1916 never completed – 4 ships
- - - - Ordered 1917 never Started
- Ordered 1917 never Started
German Type UC II submarine Mine-layer Submarines – 19 ships
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
German Type U 63 submarine – 3 ships
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
German Type UB III submarine – 20 ships
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German planned but not completed)
- (temporary Austrian number for German planned but not completed)
- (temporary Austrian number for German planned but not completed)
- (temporary Austrian number for German planned but not completed)
- (temporary Austrian number for German planned but not completed)
German Type UE I submarine Mine-layer Submarines – 2 ships
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
Meant to replace U1-U6 and then adopt those numbers – 9 ships
- Ex-U-88 Laid down 1917 never completed
- Ex-U-89 Laid down 1918 never completed
- Ex-U-90 Laid down 1918 never completed
- Ex-U-91 never started
- Ex-U-92 never started
- Ex-U-93 never started
- never started
- never started
- never started
Laid down 1918 never completed, numbers planned up to U-141 – 4 ships
- Ex-U-94
- Ex-U-95
- Ex-U-96
- Ex-U-97
German Type UC III submarine – 2 ships
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)
- (temporary Austrian number for German when operating in the Mediterranean)

River monitors

Gunboats

Paddle gunboats

(1859) – River Danube
– Lagoon
- (1860)
- (1860)
- (1860)
- (1860)

Screw gunboats

- (1859) – River Danube
- (1860)
- (1860)
– Lagoon
- (1860)
- (1860)
- (1860)
– Lake Garda
- (1860)
- (1860)
- (1860)
- (1860)
- (1860)
- (1860)
- (1861)
- (1861)
- (1861)
- (1861)
- (1861)
- (1861)
- (1861)
- - - (1861)
- (1861)
- (1873)
- (1873)

River gunboats

(1915)
(1915)
(1918)

Minelayers

- - SMS Basilisk

Armed Merchants

Cruising Steamers

Submarine hunters

Patrol ships

Gunboats

Ex-Trieste
Ex-San Marco Di Rosandra
Ex-Epulo
Ex-San Guisto

Auxiliary ships

Colliers and Oilers

- - - - ex-Etelka
unnamed oiler
ex-Corsinia
ex-Izvor
ex-Amphitrite
ex-Fiume
ex-Austria
- - - Changed to depot ship

Water Carriers

SMS Najade
SMS Nymphe

Salvage ships

Tugs

Rescue tug
Rescue tug

Sea rescue vessel

Submarine depot ships

Destroyer depot ships

ex-Gastein (also served as armed troopship)

Mine depot ships

Ex-Carniolia
Ex-Urano

Ammunition ships

Ex-Goritia
Ex-Bucovina
Ex-Styria
- Ex-Baron Call

Cargo ships

Ex-Kephallonia
Ex-Hrvat
Ex-Zichy
Ex-Fram

Troop ships

Hospital ships

Ex-Afria

Repair Ships

- SMS Vulcan Ex-Prinz Eugen 1877

Accommodation Ships

- - - - (doubled as Hospital Ship)

Notes and References

Book: CRATEY, Antonio. Perigrafia dell'origine dei nomi imposti alle androne, contrade e piazze di Trieste che servir può d'aggiunta alla cronica del P. Ireneo della Croce pubblicata nell'anno 1808. 1808. 557772601.