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Sunday, 4 September 2022

Austro-Hungarian screw steam corvette SMS Saida 1876-1920

Source Bundesarchive RM 3/22928 French photo album 1900

Laid down at the Pola Naval Yard [nowadays Pula, Croatia] in September 1876, launched on 2 July 1878, completed on 14 August 1879 and broken up in 1920. Originally armed with 11-15cm guns, 1-7,5cm landing gun to which later 2 machine guns were added. 

1 comment:

  1. Sabe alguien de un viaje en 1881 de SAIDA a AMERICA, con CADETES de la Armada Austria Hungría?, creo que viajaban a MELBOURNE,
    saludos desde México.

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