SS Tirol

SS Tirol was an Austro-Hungarian hospital ship that was mined in the Adriatic Sea off Durazzo on 16 April 1916 but was salvaged and returned to service later that year.

[1] Tirol was launched on 28 September 1901 and completed on 5 January 1902 for service as a passenger ship for Lloyd Austriaco.

[2] Tirol was briefly used by the Austro-Hungarian Navy as a hospital ship between 17 August to 24 December 1914, before being returned to her previous owner.

[1] Despite her use as a hospital ship, Tirol came within close borders of becoming a casualty of war when on 16 April 1916, she hit a mine off Durazzo resulting in the deaths of 40 onboard.

But before she could sink, another ship from the same company as her managed to tow her to the Austro-Hungarian naval base at Pula for repairs.

Tirol in use as a passenger ship in 1910.