Tihany was a typical steamship, one of the many which sailed along east Adriatic coast at the beginning of the 20th century. It was made of iron, with Command Bridge in the middle of the ship and high chimney. Two masts were used for importing and exporting cargo each with one elevators. Behind the bridge was situated a small room, probably for the crew. It got the name from a town in Hungary. It had sailed for many years under the service of Ungaro-Croata Company.
During the First World War, Tihany was rented for Austro-Hungarian Navy needs. Its end was on 12th of February 1917 when it impacted into Island of Unije. The second day Tihany's Company organized pulling out. After a few attempts to save the stranded Tihany, the ship forever side-sliped into the sea with 129 tones of coil and one oil wagon. Luckily, all the crew was saved.
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