An item referred to the magazine le Yacht reporting that Pola [Pula, Croatia] the Austrian-Hungarian torpedo cruiser Zenta was launched on 18th August. She was built of Siemens-Marin steel. Modified Panther-design. Displacement 2.326 tons and as dimensions 96 x 11,7 x 4,25 metres. Two 3-cylinder engines and 8 Yarrow water tube boilers supplied 7.800 ihp allowing a speed of 20 miles. The armament consisted of 8-12cm /40 cal quick firing guns, 10-4,7cm quick firing gins, 2 machineguns and 2 torpedo tubes.(1)
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1. Laid down by Pola Naval Arsenal [nowadays Pula, Croatia] on 8 August 1896, launched on 18 August 1897, commissioned on 25 May 1899 and sunk during the Battle of Antivari off Bar, Montenegro on 16 August 1914 against an Anglo-French fleet. Of the Zenta-class.
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1. Laid down by Pola Naval Arsenal [nowadays Pula, Croatia] on 8 August 1896, launched on 18 August 1897, commissioned on 25 May 1899 and sunk during the Battle of Antivari off Bar, Montenegro on 16 August 1914 against an Anglo-French fleet. Of the Zenta-class.
