The Pola ship – a floating laboratory of the Austro-Hungarian Navy
The transport and expedition ship Pola was built in Pula in 1871. It first gained its scientific and research reputation in 1882, when it participated in an expedition to the island of Jan Mayen as part of the first international exploration of the polar regions (First International Polar Year). Based on a cooperation agreement between […]
The storm that earned August von Trapp a noble title
August Ritter von Trapp was an officer in the Austro-Hungarian Navy and the commander of the SMS Saida, a ship built between 1852 and 1855 for training and service in the navy. He was also the father of Georg von Trapp, one of the most famous Austro-Hungarian submarine commanders of World War I. He particularly […]