HS Elektra

HS Elektra, formerly known as SS Elektra, was a Hungarian steamship launched in 1883. In 1914, she was requisitioned into the Austrian-Hungarian Army to be used as a hospital ship. She was from then on called HS Elektra

HS Elektra
History
Austria-Hungary
Name	Elektra
Owner	1883-1892-Lloyd Austro-Ungarico 1892-1920-Lloyd Austriaco 1920-1923-SA di Armamento Oceania
Builder	Lloyd Austro-Ungarico, Trieste
Laid down	April 1883
Launched	November 1883
Completed	April 1884
Fate	Scrapped in 1923
General characteristics
Type	Steamship
Tonnage	3,199 GRT
Length	116.3m
Beam	11.5m

Construction

Elektra was built in Trieste for Lloyd Austro-Ungarico. She was laid down in April 1883, launched in November of the same year and completed in April 1884. She was assessed at 3,199 gross register tons with a length of 116.3m and a beam of 11.5m.^[1]

Torpedoing

On 18 March 1916 Elektra was sailing through the Adriatic sea off Cape Planka, when the French Navy submarine Ampère spotted her. Ampère fired a torpedo which hit and damaged Elektra. Elektra was beached and re-entered service after repairs in September 1916.