HS Elektra

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|Ship country=Austria-Hungary

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|Ship name=Elektra

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  • 1883-1892-Lloyd Austro-Ungarico
  • 1892-1920-Lloyd Austriaco
  • 1920-1923-SA di Armamento Oceania

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|Ship builder=Lloyd Austro-Ungarico, Trieste

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|Ship laid down=April 1883

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|Ship fate=Scrapped in 1923

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|Ship tonnage=3,199 GRT

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|Ship length=116.3m

|Ship beam=11.5m

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HS Elektra, formerly known as SS Elektra, was a Hungarian steamship launched in 1883. In 1914, she was requisitioned into the Austrian-Hungarian Army to be used as a hospital ship. She was from then on called HS Elektra

Construction

Elektra was built in Trieste for Lloyd Austro-Ungarico. She was laid down in April 1883, launched in November of the same year and completed in April 1884. She was assessed at 3,199 gross register tons with a length of 116.3m and a beam of 11.5m.{{csr|register=MSI|id=5608476|shipname=Elektra |accessdate=24 May 2020}}

Torpedoing

On 18 March 1916 Elektra was sailing through the Adriatic sea off Cape Planka, when the French Navy submarine {{ship|French submarine|Ampère||2}} spotted her. Ampère fired a torpedo which hit and damaged Elektra. Elektra was beached and re-entered service after repairs in September 1916.

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