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Yugoslav Monitor Vardar
''Vardar'' was a ''Sava''-class river monitor built for the Austro-Hungarian Navy as SMS ''Bosna'', but was renamed SMS ''Temes (II)'' before she went into service. During World War I, she was the flagship of the Danube Flotilla, and fought the Serbian Army, the Romanian Navy and Army, and the French Army. She reverted to the name ''Bosna'' in May 1917, after the original SMS ''Temes'' was raised and returned to service. After brief service with the Hungarian People's Republic at the end of the war, she was transferred to the newly created Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia), and renamed ''Vardar''. She remained in service throughout the interwar period, although budget restrictions meant she was not always in full commission. During the German-led Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941, she was the flagship of the 1st Monitor Division, and along with her fellow monitor , she laid mines in the Danube near the Romanian border during the first few days ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yugoslav Monitor Vardar
''Vardar'' was a ''Sava''-class river monitor built for the Austro-Hungarian Navy as SMS ''Bosna'', but was renamed SMS ''Temes (II)'' before she went into service. During World War I, she was the flagship of the Danube Flotilla, and fought the Serbian Army, the Romanian Navy and Army, and the French Army. She reverted to the name ''Bosna'' in May 1917, after the original SMS ''Temes'' was raised and returned to service. After brief service with the Hungarian People's Republic at the end of the war, she was transferred to the newly created Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia), and renamed ''Vardar''. She remained in service throughout the interwar period, although budget restrictions meant she was not always in full commission. During the German-led Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941, she was the flagship of the 1st Monitor Division, and along with her fellow monitor , she laid mines in the Danube near the Romanian border during the first few days ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
