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[[File:SMS_Saida.jpg|thumb|300px|S.M.S. ''Saida''<br><small>Drawing: John Dulaney.</small>]]
'''S.M.S. ''Saida''''' was a ''rapid kreuzer'' of the [[Kaiserliche_und_Königliche_Kriegsmarine|Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian Navy]].  She was the second ship of the [[Admiral_Spaun_Class_Cruiser_(1909)|''Admiral Spaun'' class]]. 

==Construction==
She was laid down 9 September 1911.  Like [[S.M.S. Helgoland (1912)|''Helgoland'']] before her, she had heavier armament than [[S.M.S. Admiral Spaun (1909)|''Admiral Spaun'']].

==Service==
Saida started the war with machinery issues.  Her first action was 23 May 1915 when she participated in the bombardment of Porto Corsini.  On 17 August of that year, Saida along with [[S.M.S. Helgoland (1912)|''Helgoland'']] bombarded the island of Pelagosa, and then the two ships on 22-23 November and again 5-6 December saw action in the Strait of Otranto.

On 19 September, 1920, she was taken up in reparations by Italy and became '''''Venezia'''''.

==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Antonio Legnani|nick=Antonio Legnani|appt=c. 1926<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Legnani Wikipedia.]</ref>|end=c. 1928|as=Captain of ''Venezia''}}
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==See Also==
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==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
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