Austro-Hungarian Navy

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The Kaiserliche und Königliche Kriegsmarine[1] (often abbreviated to k.u.k. Kriegsmarine) was the navy of Austria-Hungary from the formation of the Dual Monarchy in 1867 until its end in 1918. Austria-Hungary (also known as the Austro-Hungarian Empire) bordered its historical enemy, Italy, to the West and had a significant stretch of coastline to defend on the Eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea.

Distribution of the Fleet

Main article The K.u.K. Kriegsmarine was largely stationed in the Adriatic.

Footnotes

  1. English: Imperial and Royal Navy.

Bibliography

Recommended Reading

  • Greger, René (1976). Austro-Hungarian Warships of World War I. Shepperton: Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 0-7110-0623-0.