List of ships of the Royal Yugoslav Navy

This is a list of all the vessels that served with the Navy of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (from 1929, the Royal Yugoslav Navy) during its existence from 1920 to 1945. It includes all sea-going warships ranging from a light cruiser down to motor torpedo boats, and also includes river monitors that operated on the Danube and other rivers. Large auxiliary vessels such as submarine tenders and tankers are included, but hulks, tugs and smaller auxiliary craft are not.

Light cruiser

Gazelle-class light cruiser[1][2][3]
Ship/vessel Origin In service Fate Notes Image
26 June 1925
run aground then destroyed by Royal Navy MTBs in December 1943
  1. former SMS Niobe, Dalmacija was obsolete by 1941 and was being used as a gunnery training ship
  2. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Cattaro
  3. captured by the Germans after the Italian armistice with the Allies in September 1943, she again served as Niobe
  4. also served in the Navy of the Independent State of Croatia as Zniam

Coastal defence ship

Coastal defence ship[4]
Ship/vessel Origin In service Fate Notes Image
March 1921
scrapped in 1922
  1. former SMS Kronprinz Erzherzog Rudolf

Destroyers

Flotilla leader[1]
Ship/vessel Origin In service Fate Notes Image
 United Kingdom
11 October 1931
scuttled at Genoa on 24 April 1945
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Premuda
  2. captured by the Germans after the Italian armistice with the Allies in September 1943, she served as TA32
Beograd-class destroyers[5]
Ship/vessel Origin In service Fate Notes
 France
23 December 1937
scuttled at Trieste on 30 April or 1 May 1945
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Sebenico
  2. captured by the Germans after the Italian armistice with the Allies in September 1943, she served as TA43
28 June 1938
sunk (or stranded and declared a total loss) off the Tunisian coast in April 1943
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Lubiana
30 March 1938
scuttled at the Bay of Kotor on 17 April 1941

Gunboat/Royal yacht

Gunboat/Royal yacht[6]
Ship/vessel Origin In service Fate Notes
Beli Orao
 Italy
June 1939
Unknown
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Alba then Zagabria
  2. returned to the KJRM-in-exile in December 1943 after the Italian armistice with the Allies
  3. post-war she was renamed Biokovo then Jadranka
  4. was still in service as a yacht in 1978

Torpedo boats

250t-class torpedo boats[1][7][8]
Ship/vessel Origin In service Fate Notes Image
 Austro-Hungarian Empire
March 1921
scrapped in 1959
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service under her Yugoslav designation
  2. returned to the Royal Yugoslav Navy-in-exile after the Italian armistice with the Allies in September 1943
  3. at the end of the war she was commissioned into the Yugoslav Navy and remained in service as Golešnica until 1959
T2
scrapped in 1939
sunk in Trieste by Allied aircraft in February 1945
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service under her Yugoslav designation
  2. captured by the Germans after the Italian armistice with the Allies in September 1943, she served as TA48
T4
ran aground and became a total loss in 1932
scrapped in 1962
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service under her Yugoslav designation
  2. returned to the KJRM-in-exile in December 1943 after the Italian armistice with the Allies
  3. After the war she served in the Yugoslav Navy as Cer
T6
scuttled at Rimini in September 1943
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service under her Yugoslav designation
sunk off Murter Island in June 1944
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service under her Yugoslav designation
  2. captured by the Germans after the Italian armistice with the Allies in September 1943, she was transferred to the Navy of the Independent State of Croatia under her Yugoslav designation
T8
sunk by German aircraft in September 1943
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service under her Yugoslav designation
Kaiman-class torpedo boats[1]
Ship/vessel Origin In service Fate Notes
T9
 Austro-Hungarian Empire
March 1921
scrapped between 1928 and 1930
T10
T11
T12

Motor Torpedo Boats

Uskok-class[9][10]
Ship/vessel Origin In service Fate Notes
Uskok
 United Kingdom
1927
sank near Mljet in April 1942
  1. Initially designated TČ1
  2. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as MAS 1D
Četnik
struck off September 1943
  1. Initially designated TČ2
  2. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as MAS 2D then MS 47
Orjen-class[11][12][13]
Ship/vessel Origin In service Fate Notes
Orjen
 Nazi Germany
1936
scuttled at Monfalcone in September 1943
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as MAS 3D then MS 41
Durmitor
Unknown
struck off in 1963
  1. escaped from Yugoslavia in April 1941 she was put into service as part of the Royal Yugoslav Navy-in-exile
  2. commissioned into the Yugoslav Navy at the end of the war as TČ 5 then TČ 391
Suvobor
1937
scuttled at Cattolica in September 1943
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as MAS 7D then MS 45
Kajmakčalan
Unknown
struck off in 1963
  1. escaped from Yugoslavia in April 1941 she was put into service as part of the Royal Yugoslav Navy-in-exile
  2. commissioned into the Yugoslav Navy at the end of the war as TČ 6 then TČ 392
Velebit
Unknown
sunk at Salonika in October 1944
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as MAS 4D then MS 42
  2. captured by the Germans in September 1943 she was put into service as S 601
Dinara
1939
sunk at Salonika in October 1944
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as MAS 5D then MS 43
  2. captured by the Germans in September 1943 she was put into service as S 602
Rudnik
1939
sunk at Salonika in October 1944
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as MAS 8D then MS 46
  2. captured by the Germans in September 1943 she was put into service as S 604
Triglav
1939
sunk at Salonika in October 1944
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as MAS 6D then MS 44
  2. captured by the Germans in September 1943 she was put into service as S 603
MT-class[11]
Ship/vessel Origin In service Fate Notes
MT1
 United States
mid-1944
deleted 1966
  1. ex-PT201
  2. served in post-war Yugoslav Navy
MT2
  1. ex-PT204
  2. served in post-war Yugoslav Navy
MT3
  1. ex-PT207
  2. served in post-war Yugoslav Navy
MT4
  1. ex-PT208
  2. served in post-war Yugoslav Navy
MT5
  1. ex-PT209
  2. served in post-war Yugoslav Navy
MT6
  1. ex-PT210
  2. served in post-war Yugoslav Navy
MT7
  1. ex-PT211
  2. served in post-war Yugoslav Navy
MT8
deleted 1955
  1. ex-PT213
  2. served in post-war Yugoslav Navy

Submarines

Hrabri-class[6]
Ship/vessel Origin In service Fate Notes
 United Kingdom
1927
scrapped in 1941
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 but was not put into commission by them
struck off 1954
  1. escaped from Yugoslavia in April 1941 she was put into service as part of the Royal Yugoslav Navy-in-exile
  2. used as an anti-submarine warfare training vessel
  3. after the war, she was overhauled and renamed Tara
Osvetnik-class[6]
Ship/vessel Origin In service Fate Notes
 France
1929
scuttled at Bonifacio in September 1943
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 and put into service as Francesco Rismondo
  2. used as a training and experimentation boat
  3. captured by the Germans in September 1943
1928
scuttled at La Spezia in September 1943
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 and put into service as Antonio Bajamonti
  2. used as a training and experimentation boat

Minelayers

Galeb-class[1]
Ship/vessel Origin In service Fate Notes
Galeb
 Weimar Republic
July 1921
broken up in 1948
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Selve
  2. damaged by an air raid at Benghazi in November 1942 and burned out
Orao
disposed of in 1962
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Vergada
  2. recovered and handed back to the Royal Yugoslav Navy-in-exile at Malta in December 1943
  3. became part of post-war Yugoslav Navy serving as Pionir then Zelengora
Labud
scuttled in July 1943
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Zuri
  2. renamed Oriole in June 1942
Jastreb
destroyed by own crew in November 1941
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Zirona
  2. damaged in an air attack in November 1941
Kobac
destroyed in January 1943
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Unie
Sokol
sunk in January 1943
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Eso
Minelayer[11]
Ship/vessel Origin In service Fate Notes
1930
sunk in September 1944
  1. built as a seaplane tender
  2. converted to a minelayer in 1937
  3. captured by the Germans in April 1941 and saw service as Drache in the seaplane tender, aircraft rescue and troop transport roles
  4. re-commissioned as the minelayer Schiff in late 1942
  5. used for shipboard trials with helicopters in 1943
Malinska-class[6]
Ship/vessel Origin In service Fate Notes
Malinska
 Austro-Hungarian Empire
1931
Unknown
  1. scuttled during the invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941
  2. raised and put into service by the Italians as Arbe
  3. returned to the Royal Yugoslav Navy-in-exile in December 1944 and again served as Malinska
  4. commissioned into the post-war Yugoslav Navy as M2 and later as M32
  5. still in service in 1978
Marjan
probably lost in German hands
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Ugliano
  2. captured by German forces at the Italian capitulation in September 1943
Meljine
Unknown
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Solta
  2. returned to the Royal Yugoslav Navy-in-exile in December 1943 and again served as Meljine
  3. commissioned into the post-war Yugoslav Navy as M1 and later as M31
Mljet
Unknown
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Meleda
  2. returned to the Royal Yugoslav Navy-in-exile in December 1943 and again served as Mljet
  3. commissioned into the post-war Yugoslav Navy as M3 and later as M33
Mosor
scrapped in 1954
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Pasman
  2. captured by German forces at the Italian capitulation in September 1943
  3. handed over to the Navy of the Independent State of Croatia
  4. stranded on the island of Ist in December 1944

Minesweepers

Schichau-class[14][15][16]
Ship/vessel Origin In service Fate Notes
D1
 Austro-Hungarian Empire
March 1921
discarded in 1924
D2
lost in German hands
  1. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as D10
  2. captured by the Germans in September 1943
D3
discarded in 1924
D4

Submarine tenders

Submarine tenders[17][18][19]
Ship/vessel Origin In service Fate Notes
Sitnica
March 1921
Unknown
  1. ex-Austro-Hungarian water tanker Najade
Hvar
1927
scrapped in 1953
  1. ex-Vintali
  2. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Quarnerolo
  3. recovered by the Yugoslavs in 1945 and renamed Hvar
  4. renamed Mornar in 1951

Salvage ships

Salvage ships[20]
Ship/vessel Origin In service Fate Notes
Močni
March 1921
scrapped 1929
ex-Gigant
Spasilac
1929
Unknown

Tankers

Tankers[21][22]
Ship/vessel Origin In service Fate Notes
Lovćen
Unknown
1932
deleted in 1945
  1. water tanker
Perun
1939
sunk in March 1943
  1. oil tanker
  2. captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Devoli

River Flotilla

River monitors[1]
Ship/vessel Origin In service Fate Notes
 Austro-Hungarian Empire
March 1921
scuttled in April 1941
  1. ex-Temes II and Bosna
struck in 1962
  1. ex-Bodrog
  2. scuttled in April 1941
  3. raised by the Navy of the Independent State of Croatia and served as Sava
  4. scuttled in September 1944
  5. raised post-war and served in the Yugoslav Navy
raised by Hungary and scrapped during the war
  1. ex-Enns
  2. sunk by German aircraft in April 1941
mined in June 1944
  1. ex-Körös
  2. scuttled in April 1941
  3. raised by the Navy of the Independent State of Croatia and served as Bosna

See also

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Chesneau 1980, p. 357.
  2. Rohwer & Hümmelchen 1992, pp. 181 & 294.
  3. Hildebrand, Röhr & Steinmetz 1993, p. 158.
  4. Vego 1982, pp. 344 & 347.
  5. Chesneau 1980, pp. 357–358.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Chesneau 1980, p. 358.
  7. Greger 1976, pp. 58 & 60.
  8. Gardiner 1983, p. 388.
  9. Chesneau 1980, pp. 358–359.
  10. Brescia 2012, p. 157.
  11. 1 2 3 Chesneau 1980, p. 359.
  12. Fraccaroli 1974, pp. 176–177.
  13. Paterson 2015, p. 216.
  14. Vego 1982, pp. 344, 347 & 356.
  15. Gardiner 1985, p. 426.
  16. Niehorster 2016.
  17. Vego 1982, pp. 345, 349–350 & 356.
  18. Haworth 2016a.
  19. Haworth 2016b.
  20. Vego 1982, pp. 345, 349 & 356.
  21. Vego 1982, pp. 350 & 356.
  22. Haworth 2016c.

References

Books

  • Brescia, Maurizio (2012). Mussolini's Navy. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-59114-544-8. 
  • Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922–1946. London, England: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 978-0-85177-146-5. 
  • Fraccaroli, Aldo (1974). Italian Warships of World War II. London, England: Ian Allan Publishing. OCLC 834485650. 
  • Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1983). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1947–1982. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-919-1. 
  • Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906–1921. London, England: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 978-0-85177-245-5. 
  • Greger, René (1976). Austro-Hungarian Warships of World War I. London, England: Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-0623-2. 
  • Hildebrand, Hans H.; Röhr, Albert; Steinmetz, Hans-Otto (1993). Die Deutschen Kriegsschiffe (in German). 6. Ratingen, Germany: Mundus Verlag. ISBN 3-78220-237-6. 
  • Paterson, Lawrence (2015). Schnellboote: A Complete Operational History. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-083-3. 
  • Rohwer, Jürgen; Hümmelchen, Gerhard (1992). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-55750-105-9. 

Journals

  • Vego, Milan (1982). "The Yugoslav Navy 1918–1941". Warship International. Toledo, Ohio: International Naval Research Organisation (4): 342–361. ISSN 0043-0374. 

Websites

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