SMS Vulcano
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This article is about the 1843 Austrian navy paddle steamer. For the 1908 German navy U-boat salvage tug, see SMS Vulkan.
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]
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SMS Vulcano | |
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Austria-Hungary | |
Name | Vulcano (renamed Vulkan / Vulcan) |
Launched | 1843[1] |
Fate | In service until 1872, stricken in 1884 to become a coal hulk[1] |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 483 metric tons (475 long tons; 532 short tons)[2] |
Installed power | 120 ihp (89 kW)[3] |
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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]