SMS Radetzky (1854)
SMS Radetzky was a screw frigate in the Austro-Hungarian Navy built by Money, Wigram & Sons of London. The ship, named after nobleman and field marshal Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, was launched in 1854. She participated in the Battle of Heligoland during the Second Schleswig War in 1864 and the Battle of Lissa during the Austro-Prussian War in 1866, the former sometimes cited as the 'last clash of wooden warships.'
| History | |
|---|---|
 Austria-Hungary | |
| Name: | SMS Radetzky |
| Launched: | 1854 |
| Fate: | Exploded and sank on February 20, 1869 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Screw frigate |
| Displacement: | 2198 grt |
| Length: | 58.5 m length overall |
| Installed power: | 300 nominal horse power |
| Propulsion: | Steam |
| Speed: | 12 knots |
| Complement: | 368 |
| Armament: | 20 x 30pdr, 9 x 24pdr, 2 x 4pdr |
In 1869, the ship exploded off the coast of Vis and sank. Of the complement of 368 men, 344 died in the incident. Following the rediscovery of the wreck in 2014, a memorial service was held, and the names of those who perished are retained in the church on Sveti Klement.
References
- Chesneau, Roger; Kolesni, Eugene. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships: 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0851771335.
- Scotti, Giacomo. Lissa, 1866. La grande battaglia per l'Adriatico. Trieste, Lint. ISBN 8881902117.
- "SMS Graf Radetzky (+1869)". Wrecksite. 2017-06-04. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
- D. Zeljko Selak (2014-04-26). "Commemoration and scientific conference 'Viški memento' held". hrsvijet. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- "Last Clash of Wooden Warships: Heligoland 1864". Iron Mike Magazine. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
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