List of ships of the Royal Yugoslav Navy

This is a list of all the vessels that served with the Navy of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (from 1929, the Royal Yugoslav Navy) during its existence from 1920 to 1945. It includes all sea-going warships ranging from a light cruiser down to motor torpedo boats, and also includes river monitors that operated on the Danube and other rivers. Large auxiliary vessels such as submarine tenders and tankers are included, but hulks, tugs and smaller auxiliary craft are not.

Light cruiser

Gazelle-class light cruiser^[1][2][3]

Ship/vessel	Origin	In service	Fate	Notes	Image
Dalmacija	German Empire	26 June 1925	run aground then destroyed by Royal Navy MTBs in December 1943	former SMS Niobe, Dalmacija was obsolete by 1941 and was being used as a gunnery training ship captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Cattaro captured by the Germans after the Italian armistice with the Allies in September 1943, she again served as Niobe also served in the Navy of the Independent State of Croatia as Zniam

Coastal defence ship

Coastal defence ship^[4]

Ship/vessel	Origin	In service	Fate	Notes	Image
Kumbor	Austro-Hungarian Empire	March 1921	scrapped in 1922	former SMS Kronprinz Erzherzog Rudolf

Destroyers

Flotilla leader^[1]

Ship/vessel	Origin	In service	Fate	Notes	Image
Dubrovnik	United Kingdom	11 October 1931	scuttled at Genoa on 24 April 1945	captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Premuda captured by the Germans after the Italian armistice with the Allies in September 1943, she served as TA32

Beograd-class destroyers^[5]

Ship/vessel	Origin	In service	Fate	Notes
Beograd	France	23 December 1937	scuttled at Trieste on 30 April or 1 May 1945	captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Sebenico captured by the Germans after the Italian armistice with the Allies in September 1943, she served as TA43
Ljubljana	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	28 June 1938	sunk (or stranded and declared a total loss) off the Tunisian coast in April 1943	captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Lubiana
Zagreb		30 March 1938	scuttled at the Bay of Kotor on 17 April 1941	—

Gunboat/Royal yacht

Gunboat/Royal yacht^[6]

Ship/vessel	Origin	In service	Fate	Notes
Beli Orao	Italy	June 1939	Unknown	captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Alba then Zagabria returned to the KJRM-in-exile in December 1943 after the Italian armistice with the Allies post-war she was renamed Biokovo then Jadranka was still in service as a yacht in 1978

Torpedo boats

250t-class torpedo boats^[1][7][8]

Ship/vessel	Origin	In service	Fate	Notes	Image
T1	Austro-Hungarian Empire	March 1921	scrapped in 1959	captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service under her Yugoslav designation returned to the Royal Yugoslav Navy-in-exile after the Italian armistice with the Allies in September 1943 at the end of the war she was commissioned into the Yugoslav Navy and remained in service as Golešnica until 1959
T2			scrapped in 1939	—
T3			sunk in Trieste by Allied aircraft in February 1945	captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service under her Yugoslav designation captured by the Germans after the Italian armistice with the Allies in September 1943, she served as TA48
T4			ran aground and became a total loss in 1932	—
T5			scrapped in 1962	captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service under her Yugoslav designation returned to the KJRM-in-exile in December 1943 after the Italian armistice with the Allies After the war she served in the Yugoslav Navy as Cer
T6			scuttled at Rimini in September 1943	captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service under her Yugoslav designation
T7			sunk off Murter Island in June 1944	captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service under her Yugoslav designation captured by the Germans after the Italian armistice with the Allies in September 1943, she was transferred to the Navy of the Independent State of Croatia under her Yugoslav designation
T8			sunk by German aircraft in September 1943	captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service under her Yugoslav designation

Kaiman-class torpedo boats^[1]

Ship/vessel	Origin	In service	Fate	Notes
T9	Austro-Hungarian Empire	March 1921	scrapped between 1928 and 1930	—
T10
T11
T12

Motor Torpedo Boats

Uskok-class^[9][10]

Ship/vessel	Origin	In service	Fate	Notes
Uskok	United Kingdom	1927	sank near Mljet in April 1942	Initially designated TČ1 captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as MAS 1D
Četnik			struck off September 1943	Initially designated TČ2 captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as MAS 2D then MS 47

Orjen-class^[11][12][13]

Ship/vessel	Origin	In service	Fate	Notes
Orjen	Nazi Germany	1936	scuttled at Monfalcone in September 1943	captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as MAS 3D then MS 41
Durmitor		Unknown	struck off in 1963	escaped from Yugoslavia in April 1941 she was put into service as part of the Royal Yugoslav Navy-in-exile commissioned into the Yugoslav Navy at the end of the war as TČ 5 then TČ 391
Suvobor		1937	scuttled at Cattolica in September 1943	captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as MAS 7D then MS 45
Kajmakčalan		Unknown	struck off in 1963	escaped from Yugoslavia in April 1941 she was put into service as part of the Royal Yugoslav Navy-in-exile commissioned into the Yugoslav Navy at the end of the war as TČ 6 then TČ 392
Velebit		Unknown	sunk at Salonika in October 1944	captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as MAS 4D then MS 42 captured by the Germans in September 1943 she was put into service as S 601
Dinara		1939	sunk at Salonika in October 1944	captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as MAS 5D then MS 43 captured by the Germans in September 1943 she was put into service as S 602
Rudnik		1939	sunk at Salonika in October 1944	captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as MAS 8D then MS 46 captured by the Germans in September 1943 she was put into service as S 604
Triglav		1939	sunk at Salonika in October 1944	captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as MAS 6D then MS 44 captured by the Germans in September 1943 she was put into service as S 603

MT-class^[11]

Ship/vessel	Origin	In service	Fate	Notes
MT1	United States	mid-1944	deleted 1966	ex-PT201 served in post-war Yugoslav Navy
MT2				ex-PT204 served in post-war Yugoslav Navy
MT3				ex-PT207 served in post-war Yugoslav Navy
MT4				ex-PT208 served in post-war Yugoslav Navy
MT5				ex-PT209 served in post-war Yugoslav Navy
MT6				ex-PT210 served in post-war Yugoslav Navy
MT7				ex-PT211 served in post-war Yugoslav Navy
MT8			deleted 1955	ex-PT213 served in post-war Yugoslav Navy

Submarines

Hrabri-class^[6]

Ship/vessel	Origin	In service	Fate	Notes
Hrabri	United Kingdom	1927	scrapped in 1941	captured by the Italians in April 1941 but was not put into commission by them
Nebojša			struck off 1954	escaped from Yugoslavia in April 1941 she was put into service as part of the Royal Yugoslav Navy-in-exile used as an anti-submarine warfare training vessel after the war, she was overhauled and renamed Tara

Osvetnik-class^[6]

Ship/vessel	Origin	In service	Fate	Notes
Osvetnik	France	1929	scuttled at Bonifacio in September 1943	captured by the Italians in April 1941 and put into service as Francesco Rismondo used as a training and experimentation boat captured by the Germans in September 1943
Smeli		1928	scuttled at La Spezia in September 1943	captured by the Italians in April 1941 and put into service as Antonio Bajamonti used as a training and experimentation boat

Minelayers

Galeb-class^[1]

Ship/vessel	Origin	In service	Fate	Notes
Galeb	Weimar Republic	July 1921	broken up in 1948	captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Selve damaged by an air raid at Benghazi in November 1942 and burned out
Orao			disposed of in 1962	captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Vergada recovered and handed back to the Royal Yugoslav Navy-in-exile at Malta in December 1943 became part of post-war Yugoslav Navy serving as Pionir then Zelengora
Labud			scuttled in July 1943	captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Zuri renamed Oriole in June 1942
Jastreb			destroyed by own crew in November 1941	captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Zirona damaged in an air attack in November 1941
Kobac			destroyed in January 1943	captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Unie
Sokol			sunk in January 1943	captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Eso

Minelayer^[11]

Ship/vessel	Origin	In service	Fate	Notes
Zmaj	Weimar Republic	1930	sunk in September 1944	built as a seaplane tender converted to a minelayer in 1937 captured by the Germans in April 1941 and saw service as Drache in the seaplane tender, aircraft rescue and troop transport roles re-commissioned as the minelayer Schiff in late 1942 used for shipboard trials with helicopters in 1943

Malinska-class^[6]

Ship/vessel	Origin	In service	Fate	Notes
Malinska	Austro-Hungarian Empire	1931	Unknown	scuttled during the invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941 raised and put into service by the Italians as Arbe returned to the Royal Yugoslav Navy-in-exile in December 1944 and again served as Malinska commissioned into the post-war Yugoslav Navy as M2 and later as M32 still in service in 1978
Marjan			probably lost in German hands	captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Ugliano captured by German forces at the Italian capitulation in September 1943
Meljine			Unknown	captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Solta returned to the Royal Yugoslav Navy-in-exile in December 1943 and again served as Meljine commissioned into the post-war Yugoslav Navy as M1 and later as M31
Mljet			Unknown	captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Meleda returned to the Royal Yugoslav Navy-in-exile in December 1943 and again served as Mljet commissioned into the post-war Yugoslav Navy as M3 and later as M33
Mosor			scrapped in 1954	captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Pasman captured by German forces at the Italian capitulation in September 1943 handed over to the Navy of the Independent State of Croatia stranded on the island of Ist in December 1944

Minesweepers

Schichau-class^[14][15][16]

Ship/vessel	Origin	In service	Fate	Notes
D1	Austro-Hungarian Empire	March 1921	discarded in 1924	—
D2			lost in German hands	captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as D10 captured by the Germans in September 1943
D3			discarded in 1924	—
D4

Submarine tenders

Submarine tenders^[17][18][19]

Ship/vessel	Origin	In service	Fate	Notes
Sitnica	German Empire	March 1921	Unknown	ex-Austro-Hungarian water tanker Najade
Hvar	United Kingdom	1927	scrapped in 1953	ex-Vintali captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Quarnerolo recovered by the Yugoslavs in 1945 and renamed Hvar renamed Mornar in 1951

Salvage ships

Salvage ships^[20]

Ship/vessel	Origin	In service	Fate	Notes
Močni	Austro-Hungarian Empire	March 1921	scrapped 1929	ex-Gigant
Spasilac	Weimar Republic	1929	Unknown	—

Tankers

Tankers^[21][22]

Ship/vessel	Origin	In service	Fate	Notes
Lovćen	Unknown	1932	deleted in 1945	water tanker
Perun	Belgium	1939	sunk in March 1943	oil tanker captured by the Italians in April 1941 she was put into service as Devoli

River Flotilla

River monitors^[1]

Ship/vessel	Origin	In service	Fate	Notes
Vardar	Austro-Hungarian Empire	March 1921	scuttled in April 1941	ex-Temes II and Bosna
Sava			struck in 1962	ex-Bodrog scuttled in April 1941 raised by the Navy of the Independent State of Croatia and served as Sava scuttled in September 1944 raised post-war and served in the Yugoslav Navy
Drava			raised by Hungary and scrapped during the war	ex-Enns sunk by German aircraft in April 1941
Morava			mined in June 1944	ex-Körös scuttled in April 1941 raised by the Navy of the Independent State of Croatia and served as Bosna

See also

• List of ships of the Yugoslav Navy

Footnotes

1. Chesneau 1980, p. 357.
2. Rohwer & Hümmelchen 1992, pp. 181 & 294.
3. Hildebrand, Röhr & Steinmetz 1993, p. 158.
4. Vego 1982, pp. 344 & 347.
5. Chesneau 1980, pp. 357–358.
6. Chesneau 1980, p. 358.
7. Greger 1976, pp. 58 & 60.
8. Gardiner 1983, p. 388.
9. Chesneau 1980, pp. 358–359.
10. Brescia 2012, p. 157.
11. Chesneau 1980, p. 359.
12. Fraccaroli 1974, pp. 176–177.
13. Paterson 2015, p. 216.
14. Vego 1982, pp. 344, 347 & 356.
15. Gardiner 1985, p. 426.
16. Niehorster 2016.
17. Vego 1982, pp. 345, 349–350 & 356.
18. Haworth 2016a.
19. Haworth 2016b.
20. Vego 1982, pp. 345, 349 & 356.
21. Vego 1982, pp. 350 & 356.
22. Haworth 2016c.

References

Books

• Brescia, Maurizio (2012). Mussolini's Navy. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-59114-544-8.
• Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922–1946. London, England: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 978-0-85177-146-5.
• Fraccaroli, Aldo (1974). Italian Warships of World War II. London, England: Ian Allan Publishing. OCLC 834485650.
• Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1983). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1947–1982. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-919-1.
• Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906–1921. London, England: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 978-0-85177-245-5.
• Greger, René (1976). Austro-Hungarian Warships of World War I. London, England: Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-0623-2.
• Hildebrand, Hans H.; Röhr, Albert; Steinmetz, Hans-Otto (1993). Die Deutschen Kriegsschiffe (in German). 6. Ratingen, Germany: Mundus Verlag. ISBN 3-78220-237-6.
• Paterson, Lawrence (2015). Schnellboote: A Complete Operational History. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-083-3.
• Rohwer, Jürgen; Hümmelchen, Gerhard (1992). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-55750-105-9.

Journals

• Vego, Milan (1982). "The Yugoslav Navy 1918–1941". Warship International. Toledo, Ohio: International Naval Research Organisation (4): 342–361. ISSN 0043-0374.

Websites

• Niehorster, Dr. Leo (2016). "Balkan Operations Order of Battle Royal Yugoslavian Navy Coastal Defense Command 6th April 1941". Dr. Leo Niehorster. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
• Haworth, R.B. (2016a). "Najade". Miramar Ship Index. New Zealand: R.B. Haworth. 6100091. Retrieved 1 December 2016. (subscription required (help)).
• Haworth, R.B. (2016b). "Umtali (Hvar)". Miramar Ship Index. New Zealand: R.B. Haworth. 1105810. Retrieved 1 December 2016. (subscription required (help)).
• Haworth, R.B. (2016c). "Perun". Miramar Ship Index. New Zealand: R.B. Haworth. 6110884. Retrieved 1 December 2016. (subscription required (help)).