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The Demise of SMS Szent István | X-Ray Mag
The SMS Szent István, a 20,000-ton dreadnought of the Austro-Hungarian navy, was sunk on 9 June 1918 near the Island of Premuda after being struck by two torpedoes from Italian torpedo boat MAS15 during a bold nighttime attack. The article details the historical account of the sinking, the ship's specifications, and introduces wreck diver and photographer Vic Verlinden who documented the now-protected war grave.
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Summary
The SMS Szent István, a 20,000-ton dreadnought of the Austro-Hungarian navy, was sunk on 9 June 1918 near the Island of Premuda after being struck by two torpedoes from Italian torpedo boat MAS15 during a bold nighttime attack. The article details the historical account of the sinking, the ship's specifications, and introduces wreck diver and photographer Vic Verlinden who documented the now-protected war grave.
Tags
wwi · shipwreck · sms-szent-istvan · wreck-diving · austro-hungarian-navy · torpedo-attack · croatia
Key entities
SMS Szent István (technology, 0.99) · Luigi Rizzo (person, 0.95) · Vic Verlinden (person, 0.95) · Austro-Hungarian Navy (organization, 0.95) · Italian Navy (organization, 0.9) · Premuda (location, 0.92) · Pula (location, 0.88) · Croatia (location, 0.9) · World War I (event, 0.98) · MAS15 (technology, 0.88) · SMS Tegettoff (technology, 0.85) · Ganz & Company Danubius Shipyard (organization, 0.85) · tekDive-Europe (event, 0.75)
Classification
reference · language en · status final
Provenance
claude-opus-4-6 via @stacklist/mcp-server@2.0.0, confidence 0.85, 2 Jul 2026