The Last Hungarian Dreadnought

World War I. Sinking the Austro-Hungarian battleship SMS Szent Istvan. The Avengers Lissa. From their fragile vessel Luigi Rizzo and his companions see sinking a titan of the Austrian fleet Szent Istvan. Luigi Rizzo, was an Italian naval officer. He is famous for sinking the Austro-Hungarian battleship SMS Szent István in June 1918. Illustration by Achille Beltrame from La Domenica del Corriere, 1918.

It was to rule the waves and lead the Austro-Hungarian Kriegsmarine to victorious battles. Alas, it was sunk by a small torpedo. The first and last Hungarian battleship’s fate is also linked to the story of a certain Polish invention.

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