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SMS Zrinyi was a Radetzky-class pre-dreadnought battleship (Schlachtschiff) of the Austro-Hungarian Navy (K.u.K. Kriegsmarine), named for the Zrinyis, a noble Hungarian family of Croatian origin. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with SMS Zrinyi. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... The Zrinski family, known as Zrínyi in Hungarian, was a noble family from Croatia influential in the Kingdom of Hungary during the period in history marked by the Ottoman wars in Europe. ...

Her keel was laid down on November 15, 1908, at the Stabilimento Tecnico of Trieste. She was launched on April 12, 1910, and completed in July 1911. November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Location within Italy Trieste (Latin Tergeste, Italian Trieste,German and Friulian Triest, Slovenian and Croatian Trst, ) is a city in northeastern Italy, capital of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region and Trieste province, population 211,184 (2001). ... This article needs to be wikified. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

During World War I, Zrinyi served with the Second Division of the Austro-Hungarian Navy's battleships and took part in the bombardment of the key seaport of Ancona, Italy, on May 24, 1915. However, Allied control of the Strait of Otranto meant that the Austro-Hungarian Navy was, for all intent and purposes, effectively bottled up in the Adriatic. Nonetheless, their presence tied down a substantial force of Allied ships. World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machine guns, and poison gas World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War, the War of the Nations and... HMS Victory in 1884 In naval warfare, battleships were the most heavily armed and armored warships afloat. ... Ancona is a city and a seaport in the Marche, a region of northeastern Italy, population 100,507 (2001). ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Strait of Otranto connects the Adriatic Sea with the Ionian Sea. ... The Adriatic Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula (Italy) from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges. ...

After the Habsburg Empire collapsed in 1918, the Austrians wanted to turn the fleet over to the newly-created State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs (later Kingdom of Yugoslavia) in order to prevent the Italians from getting their hands on the ships. However, the victorious Allies refused to acknowledge the conversations between the Austrians and the south Slavs and, in due course, reallocated the ships. Habsburg (sometimes spelled Hapsburg, but never so in official use) was one of the major ruling houses of Europe. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a Balkan state which existed from December 1, 1918 to mid-April 1941. ...

Zrinyi had apparently been turned over to the fledgling south Slav state, as it was a Croat naval officer, Korvettenkapitän Marijan Polić who turned over the ship to representatives of the United States Navy on the afternoon of November 22, 1919 in Split harbor. Simultaneously she was commissioned as USS Zrinyi and Lieutenant E.E. Hazlett, USN, assumed command. The initial American complement consisted of four officers and 174 enlisted men -- the latter entirely composed of United States Naval Reserve Force personnel. The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Split Harbour Split (Italian: Spalato) is the largest and most important city in Dalmatia, the administrative center of Croatias Split-Dalmatia county. ... USS Zrinyi was a Radetzky-class pre-dreadnought named for the Zrinyis, a noble Hungarian family of Croatian origin. ...

General Characteristics

• Displacement: 14,600 tons
• Length: 466 feet
• Beam: 82 feet
• Draft: 26.5 feet
• Speed: 20 knots
• Complement: 30 officers, 860 men
• Armament
  • Primary: four 30.5-centimeter (12-inch) guns in twin turrets
  • Secondary: eight 24-centimeter (9.1-inch) guns in twin turrets
  • Other: 20 10-centimeter (3.9-inch) rapid-fire cannons, six 11-pounders, three 24-centimeter (17.7-inch) torpedo tubes