SMS Ulan

SMS Ulan was the second ship of the Huszár-class destroyers, serving the Austro-Hungarian Navy from the beginning of the 20th century and World War I. She survived the war and was handed over to Greece afterwards. She served in the Greek fleet under the name of Smyrni until 1932[1] or 1928,[2] when it was withdrawn from service and scrapped.

History
Austria-Hungary
NameUlan
NamesakeUhlan
BuilderStabilimento Tecnico Triestino
Laid down27 September 1905[1]
Launched8 April 1906
Completed21 September 1906
FateTransferred to Greece as Smyrni in 1920, scrapped in 1932
General characteristics
Class and typeHuszár-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 400 t (390 long tons) standard
  • 420 t (410 long tons) deep load
Length
  • 68.4 m (224 ft 5 in) oa
  • 67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) pp
Beam6.25 m (20 ft 6 in)
Draught1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Propulsion
Speed28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range500 nmi (930 km; 580 mi) at 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Armament

Operational history

Shortly after the outbreak of World War I, Ulan took part in August 1914 in the blockade of the Montenegrin coast. The commander was initially Kapitänleutnant Egon Panfilli.[3] On 16 August 1914, the ship patrolled there with the cruiser Zenta and were surprised by an Allied fleet. Under the orders of the Zenta's commander, Captain Paul Pachner, Ulan managed to escape the ensuing battle.

On the night of 2 March 1915, Ulan took part in an expedition to the port of Antivari (along with her sisters Csikós and Streiter and torpedo boats 57T, 66F and 67F), which ended with shelling and laying mines at the port and the destruction of the Montenegrin royal yacht Rumija.[4]

References
  1. Rene Greger: Austro-Hungarian Warships of World War 1, Garden City Press, 1976, p. 42-43. ISBN 0-7110-0623-7.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, p. 338.
  3. Károly Csonkaréti: Marynarka Wojenna Austro-Węgier w I wojnie światowej 1914-1918. Wydawnictwo: Arkadiusz Wingert, 2004. p.32. ISBN 83-918940-3-7
  4. Károly Csonkaréti: Marynarka Wojenna Austro-Węgier w I wojnie światowej 1914-1918. Wydawnictwo: Arkadiusz Wingert, 2004. p.54. ISBN 83-918940-3-7
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