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- Ferenc Stepancic, tüzér (gunner)–Croatian
- Zoltán Strausz, torpedónegyedes (torpedo quartermaster)– Hungarian or Austrian-Jewish
- Thadäus Strobel, tengerész (sailor)–Austrian or German
- István Strohberger, gépész (mechanic)–Austrian or Hungarian
- Lajos Szabados, tengerész (sailor)–Hungarian
- Béla Szabó, tengerész (sailor)–Hungarian
- János Szabó, tengerész (sailor)–Hungarian
- Kálmán Szabó, fűtő (stoker)–Hungarian
- Zsigmond Szabó, tengerész (sailor)–Hungarian
- Ferenc Szabolcsi, főfűtő (chief stoker)–Hungarian
Names sourced from Hungarian Naval Archives
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Research Begins:
Archive records are not entirely complete with information on the crew members for the dreadnought. Preliminary searches reveal the following SMS Szent István sailors. If you have additional information, please contact us.
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- János Simicich, fűtő (stoker)–Croatian or Hungarian
- Justus Simicich, torpedótisztes (torpedo mate)–Croatian or Hungarian
- János Snef, gépész (mechanic)–Hungarian
- Simon László, tengerész (sailor)–Hungarian
- József Simunics, negyedes (quartermaster)–Croatian or Hungarian
- Antal Sommer, tüzér (gunner)–Austrian or Hungarian
- Simon Spak, ágyústisztes (gunner's mate)–Croatian or Hungarian
- Antal Splivalo, tüzérnegyedes (gunner quartermaster)–Croatian
- Jaziut Stancsics, tengerész (sailor)–Croatian
- Miklós Stankovics, aknásztisztes (mine specialist)–Serbian or Hungarian
- Pál Steiner, tengerész (sailor)–Austrian, Hungarian, or Jewish heritage
Bringing descendants together...
The project is to research and locate living descendants of the crew of the Austro-Hungarian Navy battleship, the SMS Szent István, to reunite in 2028 on the 110th anniversary of the ship's sinking in the Adriatic Sea.
The aim is a cross-county, cross-continental friendship and peace building initiative to showcase the multi-ethic, multi-lingual, and multi-cultural nature of this unique navy. It highlights a shared history and harkens back to the openness that was "the spirit of the Imperial Navy".
Background:
The Austro-Hungarian Navy was a multiethnic force, and its sailors came from all areas of the empire. The SMS Szent István was an Austro-Hungarian dreadnought battleship that sank on June 10, 1918, after being torpedoed by a Italian torpedo motor boat. At the time of her sinking 1,094 sailors where aboard. The attack resulted in the loss of 89 crew members, with 976 crew members surviving and 29 members with sustained injuries.
Actual footage of the sinking of the
SMS Szent István on June 10, 1918
Source: National Archives and Records Administration