HS Elektra
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HS Elektra
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Name | Elektra |
Owner |
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Builder | Lloyd Austro-Ungarico, Trieste |
Laid down | April 1883 |
Launched | November 1883 |
Completed | April 1884 |
Fate | Scrapped in 1923 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Steamship |
Tonnage | 3,199 GRT |
Length | 116.3m |
Beam | 11.5m |
HS Elektra, formerly known as SS Elektra, was a Hungarian steamship launched in 1883. In 1914, she was requisitioned into the Austrian-Hungarian Army to be used as a hospital ship. She was from then on called HS Elektra
Construction
Elektra was built in Trieste for Lloyd Austro-Ungarico. She was laid down in April 1883, launched in November of the same year and completed in April 1884. She was assessed at 3,199 gross register tons with a length of 116.3m and a beam of 11.5m.[1]
Torpedoing
On 18 March 1916 Elektra was sailing through the Adriatic sea off Cape Planka, when the French submarine Ampère spotted her. Ampère fired a torpedo which hit and damaged Elektra. Elektra was beached and re-entered service after repairs in September 1916.
References
- ^ "Elektra (5608476)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 24 May 2020.