Austria-Hungary's Danube River Flotilla in World War I
This web page contains links to the content of the exhibit pages for the exhibit ' Austria-Hungary's Danube River Flotilla in World War I' by the late
Al Kugel.
This exhibit relates to the naval flotilla deployed along the Danube River from Austria to the Black Sea from the beginning of the war in 1914 to its end in 1918.
Austria-Hungary used patrol craft on the river for several centuries but did not provide meaningful firepower until monitors with heavy armor and 8 inch naval guns were launched in 1871.
Additional ships were added in 1892, 1904 and 1914-1915, each time involving larger and faster craft.
During the war, the flotilla consisted of 10 monitors, a handful of river patrol boats and some auxiliaries.
This exhibit was created by, and is the property of the late Al Kugel, and is being supplied by his heirs as a courtesy to the Military Postal History Society. (See the MPHS webpage) The Military Postal History Society (MPHS) is a non-profit organization for philatelists and stamp collectors interested in the collecting and studying of the postal aspects of all wars and military actions of all countries, including soldiers' campaign covers, naval mail, occupation and internment covers, patriotics, propaganda, V-mail, censorship and similar related material.
This exhibit, created by the late Al Kugel, is made up of 1 frame of 16 pages. (See the PDF information page for additional help with this file format.)
All exhibit pages are all available as Web Pages of the Exhibit of Austria-Hungary's Danube River Flotilla
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Updated 14 July 2026