Ganz-Danubius & Company
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Ganz-Danubius & Co. was a Hungarian shipbuilding company.
17 January 1914 photo looking through one of the drydocks of Ganz Danubius & Co Fiume at Szent Istvan.[1]
History
Danubius was originally formed as Vereinigte Schiff- und Maschinenbau A.G. Danubius-Schoenichen-Hartmann through the merger of two Budapest mechanical engineering firms in 1896. [2] On 31 January, 1905, the name was changed to Schiffbau- und Maschinenfabriks A.G. Danubius, shortly after taking over the site (but not the tooling) of a former shipyard in Fiume. [3] In 1911, under government pressure, the company merged with Ganz & Co (Budapest) to form Ganz & Co. – Danubius Maschinen-, Waggon und Schiffsbau A.G. [4]
Shipbuilding
| Ship | Type | Launched | Fate |
| S.M.S. 64F | second-class torpedo boat | 18 Jul, 1908 | Broken up |
| S.M.S. Turul | destroyer | 9 Aug, 1908 | Broken up 1920 |
| S.M.S. 65F | second-class torpedo boat | 11 Oct, 1908 | Broken up |
| S.M.S. Pandur | destroyer | 25 Oct, 1908 | Foundered 1920 |
| S.M.S. 66F | second-class torpedo boat | 15 Nov, 1908 | Broken up |
| S.M.S. 67F | second-class torpedo boat | 10 Jan, 1909 | Broken up |
| S.M.S. Csikos | destroyer | 24 Jan, 1909 | Broken up 1920 |
| S.M.S. 68F | second-class torpedo boat | 7 Feb, 1909 | Broken up |
| S.M.S. 69F | second-class torpedo boat | 17 Apr, 1909 | Broken up |
| S.M.S. Reka | destroyer | 28 Apr, 1909 | Broken up 1920 |
| S.M.S. 70F | second-class torpedo boat | 8 May, 1909 | Broken up |
| S.M.S. 71F | second-class torpedo boat | 14 Jul, 1909 | Broken up |
| S.M.S. Velebit | destroyer | 24 Jul, 1909 | Broken up 1920 |
| S.M.S. 72F | second-class torpedo boat | 31 Jul, 1909 | Broken up |
| S.M.S. 73F | second-class torpedo boat | 2 Oct, 1909 | Broken up |
| S.M.S. Dinara | destroyer | 16 Oct, 1909 | Broken up 1920 |
| S.M.S. 7 | second-class torpedo boat | 30 Dec, 1909 | Broken up 1926 |
| S.M.S. 8 | second-class torpedo boat | 24 Feb, 1910 | Broken up 1856 |
| S.M.S. 9 | second-class torpedo boat | 22 Mar, 1910 | Broken up 1856 |
| S.M.S. 10 | second-class torpedo boat | 14 May, 1910 | Broken up 1856 |
| S.M.S. 11 | second-class torpedo boat | 24 May, 1910 | Broken up 29 Nov, 1925 |
| S.M.S. 12 | second-class torpedo boat | 31 May, 1910 | Broken up 1922 |
| S.M.S. Tatra | destroyer | 5 Nov, 1912 | Broken up 1923 |
| S.M.S. Balaton | destroyer | 16 Nov, 1912 | Broken up 1923 |
| S.M.S. Helgoland | scout cruiser | 23 Nov, 1912 | Ceded 1920 |
| S.M.S. Csepel | destroyer | 20 Dec, 1912 | Ran aground on Samarang Rocks 1929 |
| S.M.S. Novara | scout cruiser | 15 Feb, 1913 | Ceded 1920 |
| S.M.S. Lika I | destroyer | 15 Mar, 1913 | Mined 1915 |
| S.M.S. Orjen | destroyer | 26 Aug, 1913 | Broken up 1937 |
| S.M.S. Triglav I | destroyer | 22 Dec, 1913 | Scuttled 1915 |
| S.M.S. Szent István | dreadnought | 17 Jan, 1914 | Sunk 10 Jun, 1918 |
| S.M.S. 82F | first-class torpedo boat | 11 Aug, 1914 | Sunk 20 Aug, 1944 |
| S.M.S. 83F | first-class torpedo boat | 7 Nov, 1914 | Broken up 1960 |
| S.M.S. 84F | first-class torpedo boat | 21 Nov, 1914 | Sunk in Bosphorus 1859 |
| S.M.S. 85F | first-class torpedo boat | 5 Dec, 1914 | Wrecked 1921 |
| S.M.S. 86F | first-class torpedo boat | 19 Dec, 1914 | Broken up 1940 |
| S.M.S. 87F | first-class torpedo boat | 20 Mar, 1915 | Broken up 1965 |
| S.M.S. 88F | first-class torpedo boat | 24 Apr, 1915 | Wrecked 1921 |
| S.M.S. 89F | first-class torpedo boat | 12 May, 1915 | Broken up 1940 |
| S.M.S. 90F | first-class torpedo boat | 28 May, 1915 | Broken up 1934 |
| S.M.S. 91F | first-class torpedo boat | 21 Jun, 1915 | Broken up 1938 |
| S.M.S. 92F | first-class torpedo boat | 29 Sep, 1915 | Sunk 4 Apr, 1941 |
| S.M.S. 93F | first-class torpedo boat | 25 Nov, 1915 | Scuttled 11 Oct, 1943 |
| S.M.S. 94F | first-class torpedo boat | 8 Mar, 1916 | Sunk 1938 |
| S.M.S. 95F | first-class torpedo boat | 24 Jun, 1916 | Sunk 25 Apr, 1941 |
| S.M.S. 96F | first-class torpedo boat | 7 Jul, 1916 | Ran aground 25 Jun, 1944 |
| S.M.S. 97F | first-class torpedo boat | 20 Aug, 1916 | Sunk 10 Oct, 1943 |
| S.M.S. U29 | submarine | 21 Oct, 1916 | Broken up 1920 |
| S.M.S. U30 | submarine | 27 Dec, 1916 | Lost 31 Mar, 1917 |
| S.M.S. Triglav II | destroyer | 24 Feb, 1917 | Broken up 1927 |
| S.M.S. Dukla | destroyer | 24 Feb, 1917 | Broken up 1936 |
| S.M.S. U31 | submarine | 30 Mar, 1917 | Allocated 1920 |
| S.M.S. Lika II | destroyer | 8 May, 1917 | Broken up 1937 |
| S.M.S. U32 | submarine | 11 May, 1917 | Broken up 1920 |
| S.M.S. Uzsok | destroyer | 26 Sep, 1917 | Broken up 1939 |
Danubius built 114 naval ships for the kuk Kriegsmarine. [5]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Alois Beer
- ↑ Sieche. Naval Shipbuilding at Ganz-Danubius . p. 635.
- ↑ Sieche. Naval Shipbuilding at Ganz-Danubius . p. 637.
- ↑ Sieche. Naval Shipbuilding at Ganz-Danubius . p. 639.
- ↑ Sieche. Naval Shipbuilding at Ganz-Danubius . p. 641.
Bibliography
Sieche, Erwin and Dr. Nikolaus Sifferlinger (2007). 3rd International Conference on Industrial Heritage, available as a pdf online[1] Naval Shipbuilding at Ganz-Danubius in Rijeka From 1905 Till 1918 – Cruiser 'Helgoland' as an Example of Excellence.
