Friday 1 January 2021

K.u.K SMS-ADRIA

SMS ADRIA

Ship was launched in 1873 as " Radetzky". In 1897 it become Gunnery training ship . It was renamed ADRIA in 1908 when new battleship that was being built was named Radetzky. From October 1915 it was used as hulk to accomodate German naval personnel.

 


 5.1915 card from Sms Adria to Đakovo in Slavonia, Croatia. Text in Croatian, cancels Marinefeldpostamt Pola and Board stempel Sms Adria.

 


 


 

 3.1915 card from Sms Adria to Travnik in Bosnia with uniqe rare cancel Zensuriert/Sms Adria/date/Marine-feldpost.  Cancel of this type was used only on Sms Adria, it is rarly seen on cards. Text is Easter card, written in Croatian.


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