SMS Zenta
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SMS Zenta was the lead ship of the Zenta class of protected cruisers built for the Austro-Hungarian Navy in the late 1890s. The class included two other vessels, Aspern and Szigetvár. The Zentas were
Zenta in Pola in 1901 after returning from China
Line-drawing of the Zenta class
Zenta at anchor
Zenta at anchor
Battle of Antivari
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The Battle of Antivari or Action off Antivari was a naval engagement between a large fleet of French and British warships and two ships of the Austro-Hungarian navy at the start of the First World War
SMS Zenta
…that country's coast to enforce another blockade on 16 August when she and the destroyer Ulan encountered the main French battle fleet. In the ensuing Battle of Antivari, Zenta was sunk by the French battleships, with heavy loss of life as the French failed to pick up survivors. Some 139 men, including her commander…
Painting showing SMS Zenta and SMS Ulan in the Battle of Antivari