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Editorial Reviews - World War I Naval Ships Of Austria-Hungary From the Publisher Chapters: World War I Battleships of Austria-hungary, World War I Cruisers of Austria-hungary, World War I Destroyers of Austria-hungary, World War I Submarines of Austria-hungary, Sm U-14, Sm U-27, Sm U-4, Sm U-29, Sm U-28, Sm U-31, Sm U-40, Sms Szent István, Radetzky Class Battleship, Sm U-32, Sm U-16, Sm U-5, Habsburg Class Battleship, Tegetthoff Class Battleship, Sm U-12, Sm U-41, Sm U-15, Sm U-17, Sms Radetzky, Sm U-6, Sm U-22, Sm U-20, Sm U-10, Sm U-30, Sm U-21, Sm U-11, Sm U-23, Sms Kaiserin Und Königin Maria Theresia, Sms Viribus Unitis, Sms Zrinyi, Sms Zenta, Sms Lussin, Sms Admiral Spaun, Sms Panther, Sms Leopard, Sms Kaiser Franz Joseph I, Tátra Class Destroyer, Sms Novara, Sms Kaiserin Elisabeth, Erzherzog Karl Class Battleship, Sms Boa, Sms Tegetthoff, Sms Árpád, Sms Prinz Eugen, Sms Habsburg, Sms Erzherzog Karl, Sms Sankt Georg. Excerpt: SM U-14 or U-XIV was a U-boat or submarine of the Austro-Hungarian Navy during the First World War. She was launched in 1912 as the French Brumaire-class submarine Curie (Q 87), but captured and rebuilt for service in the Austro-Hungarian Navy. At war's end, the submarine was returned to France and restored to her former name. Curie was launched in July 1912 at Toulon and completed in 1914. She measured just under 171 feet (52 m) long and displaced nearly 400 metric tons (390 long tons) on the surface and just over 550 metric tons (540 long tons) when submerged. At the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, Curie was assigned to duty in the Mediterranean. In mid-December, Curies commander conceived a plan to infiltrate the Austro-Hungarian Navy's main base at Pola, but during the 20 December attempt, the vessel became ensnared in harbor defenses. Two Austro-Hungarian ships sank Curie, killing t... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=8102404 Synopsis Chapters: World War I Battl