22.12.1917 K.u.K Marinefeldpost, postcard mailed from SMS MARS to Mrkopalj in Gorski Kotar, Croatia. Text in Croatian is a short Christmas greeting. Present are Marinfeldpostamt Pola cancel and Censor cancel from Sms Mars.
SMS Mars was a battleship launched in 1878 under the name SMS Tegetthoff. The ship served as a local defence ship from 1906 at Pula/Pola harbour. In 1912 the ship was renamed SMS Mars as a new battleship received the name Tegetthoff. From 1917, the ship became a training ship for midshipmen and was turned into a hulk the next year.
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