List of ships of Austria-Hungary
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[1]
- 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
- SMS Kaiser 92 (1858) - Later ironclad (see below)
- Drache class
- SMS Drache (1861)
- SMS Salamander (1861)
- Kaiser Max class
- SMS Kaiser Max (1862)
- SMS Prinz Eugen (1862)
- SMS Don Juan d'Austria (1862)
- Erzherzog Ferdinand Max class
- SMS Erzherzog Ferdinand Max (1865)
- SMS Habsburg (1865)
- SMS Lissa (1869)
- SMS Kaiser (1858) – former ship of the line, re-launched 1871 as ironclad
- SMS Custoza (1872)
- SMS Erzherzog Albrecht (1872)
- Kaiser Max class
- SMS Kaiser Max (1875)
- SMS Don Juan d'Austria (1875)
- SMS Prinz Eugen (1877)
- SMS Tegetthoff (1878)
- SMS Kronprinz Erzherzog Rudolf (1887)
- SMS Kronprinzessin Erzherzogin Stephanie (1887)
Coastal defence ships
- Monarch class
- SMS Budapest (1895)
- SMS Monarch (1895)
- SMS Wien (1895) – sunk at anchor by an Italian torpedo motor-boat inside the defences of Trieste harbour in 1917
Battleships
- Habsburg class
- SMS Habsburg (1900)
- SMS Árpád (1901)
- SMS Babenberg (1902)
- Erzherzog Karl class
- SMS Erzherzog Karl (1903)
- SMS Erzherzog Friedrich (1904)
- SMS Erzherzog Ferdinand Max (1905)
- Radetzky class
- SMS Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand (1908)
- SMS Radetzky (1909)
- SMS Zrínyi (1910)
- Tegetthoff class (all c21,700 metric tons displacement)
- SMS Viribus Unitis (1911)
- SMS Tegetthoff (1912)
- SMS Prinz Eugen (1912)
- SMS Szent István (1914)
- Ersatz Monarch class (Projected)
Cruisers
Armoured cruisers
- SMS Kaiserin und Königin Maria Theresia (1893)(rebuild 1909)
- SMS Kaiser Karl VI (1900)
- SMS Sankt Georg (1903)
Small cruisers
Torpedo cruisers
- Zara class
- SMS Zara (1879)
- SMS Spalato (1879)
- SMS Sebenico (1882)
- SMS Lussin (1883)
- Panther class
- SMS Panther (1885)
- SMS Leopard (1885)
- SMS Tiger (1887)
Protected cruisers
- Kaiser Franz Joseph I class
- SMS Kaiser Franz Joseph I (1890)
- SMS Kaiserin Elisabeth (1892)
- Zenta class
- SMS Aspern (1899)
- SMS Szigetvár (1899)
- SMS Zenta (1899)
Fast cruisers (Rapidkreuzer)
- SMS Admiral Spaun (1910)
- Novara class
- SMS Saida (1914)
- SMS Helgoland (1912)
- SMS Novara (1913)
- Ersatz Zenta class 3 ships planned (1917 projected)
Sailing ships
Sailing frigates
- SMS Carolina (1808) Ex-French Carolina
- Téméraire class
- Bellona (1811) - ex-French Régénérateur
- Reale Italiano (1812) - ex-French Royal Italien
- Pallas class
- SMS Lipsia (1811) - ex-French Princesse de Bologne
- SMS Austria (1812) - ex-French Piave
- SMS Augusta (1813) - ex-French Amphitrite
- SMS Ebe (1820) - ex-French Hébé
- SMS Medea (1827) - ex-French Moskva
- SMS Juno (1829) - ex-French Guerrière
- SMS Venere (1832) - ex-French Vénus
- SMS Bellona (1842)
- SMS Novara (1850) – Later screw frigate (see below)
- SMS Schwarzenberg (1853) – Later screw frigate (see below)
Sailing corvettes
- SMS Diana (1834)
- SMS Minerva (1838)
- SMS Carolina (1844)
Sailing brigs
- SMS Montecuccoli (1831)
- SMS Pola (1832)
- SMS Pylades (1843)
- SMS Hussar (1847)
Schooners (goelettes)
- SMS Camaeleon (1833)
- SMS Fido (1834)
- SMS Bravo (1837)
- SMS Dromedar (1837)
- SMS Arethusa (1850)
- SMS Arthemisia (1851)
- SMS Saida (1855)
Paddle steamers (Radaviso)
- SMS Vulcano (1843)
- SMS Messagiere (1847)
- SMS Achilles (1848)
- SMS Custoza (1848)
- SMS Curtatone (1848)
- SMS Roma (1848)
- SMS Santa Lucia (1850)
- SMS Volta (1850)
- SMS Kaiserin Elisabeth (1850)
- SMS Taurus (1851)
- SMS Gorzkowski (1854)
- SMS Prinz Eugen (1854)
- SMS Jupiter (1857)
Screw frigates
- SMS Radetzky (1854)
- SMS Adria (1856)
- SMS Donau (1856)
- SMS Novara (1850) – Ex-sailing frigate, 1862
- SMS Schwarzenberg (1853) – Ex-sailing frigate, 1862
- SMS Radetzky (1872) – Renamed SMS Adria 1908
- SMS Laudon (1873) – Renamed SMS Schwarzenberg 1900
Screw corvettes
- SMS Erzherzog Friedrich (1857)
- SMS Dandolo (1858)
- Aurora class
- SMS Zrinyi (1870)
- SMS Aurora (1873)
- SMS Frundsberg (1873)
- SMS Donau (1874)
- SMS Saida (1878) – Renamed SMS Minerva 1912
- SMS Donau (1893)
Screw sloops
- SMS Helgoland (1867)
- SMS Fasana (1870) – Hulked and renamed SMS Gamma 1902
Destroyers and torpedo boats
Second Class Torpedo boats
- Type I-class torpedo boat – 1 ships (1875)
- Type II-class torpedo boat – 1 ships (1878)
- Type III-class torpedo boat – 2 ships (1879)
- Type V-class torpedo boat – 4 ships (1881)
- Type IX-class torpedo boat – 2 ships (1881)
- Type XI-class torpedo boat – 16 ships (1883)
- Type XXVII-class torpedo boat – 6 ships (1886)
- Type XXXIII-class torpedo boat – 1 ship (1887)
- Type XXXIV-class torpedo boat – 6 ships (1889)
Coastal Torpedo boats
- Adler-class torpedo boat – 2 ships (1886)
- Schichau-class torpedo boat – 22 ships (1885–1891)
- SMS Natter (1896)
- SMS Viper (1896)
- Cobra-class torpedo boat – 4 ships (1898–1899)
- SMS Python
- SMS Kígyó
- SMS Boa (1898)
- SMS Cobra
- 110t-class torpedo boat – 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
- Trieste-group - 6 ships (1909–1910)
High seas torpedo boats
- Kaiman-class torpedo boat – 24 ships (1905–1909)
- 250t-class torpedo boat – 27 ships (1913–1916)
Torpedo gunboats
- SMS Meteor (1887) (1887)
- SMS Blitz (1888)
- SMS Komet (1888)
- SMS Planet (1889)
- SMS Trabant (1890)
- SMS Satellit (1892)
- SMS Magnet (1896) (named a torpedo cruiser in the shipyard)
Destroyers
- Huszár-class destroyer – 13 ships (1905–1910)
- SMS Csikós
- SMS Dinara
- SMS Huszár (1905)
- SMS Huszár (1909)
- SMS Pandur
- SMS Reka
- SMS Scharfschütze (Sniper)
- SMS Streiter
- SMS Turul
- SMS Ulan
- SMS Uskoke
- SMS Velebit
- SMS Wildfang
- SMS Warasdiner (1912)
- Tátra-class destroyer – 10 ships (1912–1917)
- SMS Balaton
- SMS Csepel
- SMS Lika (1913)
- SMS Orjen
- SMS Tátra
- SMS Triglav (1913)
- Ersatz Triglav class
- SMS Dukla
- SMS Lika (1917)
- SMS Triglav (1917)
- SMS Uzsok
Submarines
- U-1-class Lake Type Submarines – 2 ships
- U-3 class – 2 ships
- U-5 class Holland Type Submarines – 3 ships
- U-7 class Sold to Germany – 5 ships
- U-10 class German UB I class Submarine – 9 ships
- SMS U-7 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UB-7 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SMS U-8 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UB-8 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SMS U-9 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UB-3 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-10 Ex-German UB-1
- SM U-11 Ex-German UB-15
- SM U-15
- SM U-16
- SM U-17
- SM U-26 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UB-14 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- Brumaire-class submarine – 1 ship
- SM U-14 Ex-French Curie
- German Type UC I submarine Mine-layer Submarines – 4 ships
- SM U-18 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UC-14 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-19 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UC-15 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-24 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UC-12 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-25 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UC-13 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- U-20 class – 4 ships
- U-27 class Modified German UB II Class built in Austria-Hungary – 8 ships
- German Type U 31 submarine – 6 ships
- SM U-33 (temporary Austrian number for German SM U-33 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-34 (temporary Austrian number for German SM U-34 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-35 (temporary Austrian number for German SM U-35 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-37 (temporary Austrian number for German SM U-32 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-38 (temporary Austrian number for German SM U-38 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-39 (temporary Austrian number for German SM U-39 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- German Type U 19 submarine – 1 ship
- German Type U 43 submarine – 1 ship
- U-43-class submarine (Austria-Hungary) German UB II class Submarine – 6 ships
- SM U-42 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UB-42 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-43 Ex-German UB-43 Purchased from Germany
- SM U-44 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UB-44 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-45 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UB-45 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-46 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UB-46 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-47 Ex-German UB-47 Purchased from Germany
- U-48-class submarine Started 1916 never completed – 4 ships
- U-50-class submarine Started 1916 never completed – 4 ships
- U-52-class submarine Started 1916 never completed – 4 ships
- German Type UC II submarine Mine-layer Submarines – 19 ships
- SM U-60 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UC-20 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-61 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UC-23 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-62 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UC-22 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-66 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UC-66 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-69 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UC-69 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-74 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UC-34 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-75 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UC-35 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-76 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UC-36 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-77 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UC-37 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-78 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UC-38 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-88 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UC-24 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-89 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UC-25 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-90 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UC-27 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-91 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UC-67 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-92 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UC-73 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-93 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UC-74 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-94 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UC-52 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-95 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UC-53 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-96 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UC-54 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- German Type U 63 submarine – 3 ships
- German Type UB III submarine – 20 ships
- SM U-66 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UB-66 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-67 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UB-67 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-68 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UB-68 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-69 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UB-69 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-70 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UB-70 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-71 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UB-71 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-79 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UB-48 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-80 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UB-49 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-81 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UB-50 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-82 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UB-51 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-83 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UB-52 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-84 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UB-53 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-97 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UB-105 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-98 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UB-128 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-99 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UB-129 when operating in the Mediterranean)
- SM U-133 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UB-133 planned but not completed)
- SM U-134 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UB-134 planned but not completed)
- SM U-135 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UB-135 planned but not completed)
- SM U-146 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UB-146 planned but not completed)
- SM U-147 (temporary Austrian number for German SM UB-147 planned but not completed)
- German Type UE I submarine Mine-layer Submarines – 2 ships
- U-101-class submarine Meant to replace U1-U6 and then adopt those numbers – 9 ships
- SM U-101 Ex-U-88 Laid down 1917 never completed
- SM U-102 Ex-U-89 Laid down 1918 never completed
- SM U-103 Ex-U-90 Laid down 1918 never completed
- SM U-104 Ex-U-91 never started
- SM U-105 Ex-U-92 never started
- SM U-106 Ex-U-93 never started
- SM U-118 never started
- SM U-119 never started
- SM U-120 never started
- U-107-class submarine Laid down 1918 never completed, numbers planned up to U-141 – 4 ships
- German Type UC III submarine – 2 ships
River monitors
- Leitha-class river monitor
- SMS Maros (1871)
- SMS Leitha (1871)
- Körös-class river monitor
- SMS Körös
- SMS Szamos (1892)
- Temes-class river monitor
- SMS Temes
- SMS Bodrog (1904)
- Enns-class river monitor
- Sava-class river monitor
- SMS Sava
- SMS Temes (II) (1915)
- SMS Nr XI and SMS Nr XII (Planned 1917 but never laid down)
Gunboats
Paddle gunboats
- SMS Rad-Dampf-Kanonenboot Nr. I (1859) – River Danube
- Nr. I class – Lagoon
Screw gunboats
- SMS Möwe (1859)
- SMS Schrauben-Kanonenboot Nr. II (1859) – River Danube
- Kerka class
- SMS Kerka (1860)
- SMS Narenta (1860)
- Pelikan class – Lagoon
- SMS Pelikan (1860)
- SMS Ausluger (1860)
- SMS Deutschmeister (1860)
- Raufbold class – Lake Garda
- SMS Raufbold (1860)
- SMS Speiteufel (1860)
- SMS Uskoke (1860)
- SMS Scharfschütze (1860)
- SMS Wespe (1860)
- SMS Wildfang (1860)
- Dalmat class
- SMS Dalmat (1861)
- SMS Hum (1861)
- SMS Welebich (1861)
- Reka class
- SMS Reka (1861)
- SMS Wall (1861)
- SMS Streiter (1861)
- SMS Seehund (1861)
- Grille class
- SMS Grille (1861)
- SMS Sansego (1861)
- SMS Gemse (1861)
- Albatros class
- SMS Albatros (1873)
- SMS Nautilus (1873)
River gunboats
- Fogas class (1915)
- Wels class (1915)
- Stöhr class (1918)
Minelayers
Armed Merchants
Cruising Steamers
Submarine hunters
- SMS Arsa
- SMS Knin
- SMS Liburnia
- SMS Makarska
- SMS Monfalcone
- SMS Nesazio
- SMS Novi
- SMS Pelagosa
- SMS Sebenico (1898)
- SMS Senj
- SMS Slavija
- SMS Tatra (1905)
- SMS Zadar
Patrol ships
Gunboats
- SMS Kanonenboot I Ex-Trieste
- SMS Kanonenboot I Ex-San Marco Di Rosandra
- SMS Kanonenboot II Ex-Epulo
- SMS Kanonenboot III Ex-San Guisto
Auxiliary ships
Colliers and Oilers
- Pola class
- SMS Vesta ex-Etelka
- SMS Prometeo unnamed oiler
- SMS Dampfer I ex-Corsinia
- SMS Dampfer II ex-Izvor
- SMS Dampfer VII ex-Amphitrite
- SMS Dampfer VIII ex-Fiume
- SMS Dampfer XI ex-Austria
- SMS Bellaura
- SMS Jason
- SMS Radium
- SMS Sirena Changed to depot ship
Water Carriers
Salvage ships
Tugs
- SMS Pluto Rescue tug
- SMS Titan Rescue tug
- SMS Hippos
- SMS Büffel
Sea rescue vessel
Submarine depot ships
Destroyer depot ships
- SMS Dampfer IV ex-Gastein (also served as armed troopship)
Mine depot ships
- SMS Dampfer V Ex-Carniolia
- SMS Dampfer XIII Ex-Urano
Ammunition ships
- SMS Dampfer III Ex-Goritia
- SMS Dampfer VI Ex-Bucovina
- SMS Dampfer XIII (1900) Ex-Styria
- SMS Brioni
- SMS Dampfer IX Ex-Baron Call
Cargo ships
- SMS Dampfer XVIII Ex-Kephallonia
- SMS Dampfer XIX Ex-Hrvat
- SMS Dampfer XIX Ex-Zichy
- SMS Dampfer XXEx-Fram
- SMS Daniel Erno
- SMS Maria
- SMS Magyar
- SMS Sarajevo
Troop ships
Hospital ships
- SMS Dampfer X Ex-Afria
Repair Ships
- SMS Cyclop (1871)
- SMS Vulcan Ex-Prinz Eugen 1877
Accommodation Ships
- SMS Cleopatra
- SMS Habsburg (1895)
- SMS Pannonia
- SMS Semiramis
- SMS Trieste
- SMS Wien (1911) (doubled as Hospital Ship)