SMS Vulcano

This article is about the 1843 Austrian navy paddle steamer. For the 1908 German navy U-boat salvage tug, see SMS Vulkan.
SMS Vulcano
History
Austria-Hungary
NameVulcano (renamed Vulkan / Vulcan)
Launched1843[1]
FateIn service until 1872, stricken in 1884 to become a coal hulk[1]
General characteristics
Displacement483 metric tons (475 long tons; 532 short tons)[2]
Installed power120 ihp (89 kW)[3]
Armament

SMS Vulcano (subsequently renamed to German Vulkan, also Vulcan) was a paddle steamer[1] built for the Austro-Hungarian Navy in Venice and launched in 1843.[2] Subsequently given the German name Vulkan,[5] or Vulcan.[1] Remained in service until 1872, and finally stricken in 1884 to become a coal hulk.[1]

In 1849 the Vulcano, serving as a balloon carrier (the precursor to the aircraft carrier),[6] launched hot air balloon bombs at Venice, the first offensive use of air power in naval aviation.[4][7][8]

  1. ^ a b c d e The Influence of Air Power Upon History, Walter J. Boyne, page 409
  2. ^ a b To Ascend from a Floating Base: Shipboard Aeronautics and Aviation, 1783-1914, R. D. Layman, page 34
  3. ^ a b c VENICE THE CITY OF THE SEA, Edmund Flagg, pages 242-243, 254, 451
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Hallion was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ In the Service of the Emperor: Italians in the Austrian Armed Forces, 1814-1918, Lawrence Sondhaus, page 87
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kaplan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference LaymanFirst was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference RennerFirst was invoked but never defined (see the help page).