Wip Bomber rear turret with 45 degree coverage. Each gun has a large autocannon barrel. Gunner has some protection. late 1940 early 1950 ish. Thoughts?

KHRM Velebit (1912)

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First big build that isnt a complete failure.

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"The Guardian of the Adriatic"

Commissioned on 5 June 1912, KHRM Velebit was the lead ship of the Velebit-class Coastal Battleships and the pride of the newly established Royal Croatian Navy. Constructed at the Royal Naval Shipyard in Pula, she embodied the industrial legacy of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire designs. Designed with technical assistance from German naval engineers and built using machinery, armor, and artillery concepts heavily influenced by Škoda Works and the Austro-Hungarian Navy, Velebit represented a unique blend of German engineering and Adriatic naval tradition.

Unlike the massive ocean-going dreadnoughts of Britain or Germany, Velebit was purpose-built for the confined waters of the Adriatic Sea. Compact yet heavily protected, she carried six 280 mm guns in three twin turrets, a powerful secondary battery, and enough armor to withstand anything short of a modern battleship. Fast enough to intercept cruisers and strong enough to challenge any ship operating in the Adriatic, she quickly became the flagship of the Croatian fleet and a symbol of the nation's determination to defend its coastline.

The Great War

When the First World War broke out in 1914, Velebit immediately entered active service escorting troop convoys, protecting merchant shipping, and supporting Austro-Hungarian operations throughout the Adriatic. During the Bombardment of Ancona, she covered the withdrawal of Croatian and Austro-Hungarian forces while exchanging fire with Italian coastal batteries.

Her defining moment came during the Battle of the Otranto Strait in May 1917. As Allied forces attempted to intercept withdrawing Central Powers ships, Velebit steamed south alongside Austro-Hungarian battleships to cover the retreat.

In a fierce engagement lasting nearly two hours, she dueled with the Italian armored cruisers Pisa and San Giorgio, scoring several heavy hits while receiving significant damage herself. A shell destroyed her aft turret, another penetrated the forward boiler rooms, and extensive flooding reduced her speed to barely twelve knots. Refusing to withdraw, Captain Ivan Vuković kept the battered battleship in action long enough for the lighter Croatian and Austro-Hungarian vessels to escape. Only after the enemy disengaged did Velebit limp back to Pula under her own power.

The action earned her the nickname "The Guardian of the Adriatic."

Between Two Wars

Following the armistice, Velebit remained in Croatian service and underwent several modernizations during the 1920s and 1930s. New fire-control equipment, improved boilers, wireless communications, and anti-aircraft guns extended her service life, although advances in naval aviation and fast battleships steadily rendered ships of her generation obsolete.

Despite her age, Velebit remained the flagship of the Croatian Navy and frequently represented the nation during fleet reviews and diplomatic visits throughout the Mediterranean.

The Final Battle

By 1943, the Adriatic had become a fiercely contested battlefield. On 18 September 1943, intelligence reports indicated that an Italian naval force was advancing toward the central Dalmatian coast under heavy air cover. Velebit departed Split accompanied by two destroyers and several torpedo boats to intercept the enemy near the island of Vis.

The Croatian squadron soon encountered overwhelming opposition. Supported by destroyers and cruisers, the Italian force was protected by repeated attacks from Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 torpedo bombers and Reggiane Re.2002 fighter-bombers.

For over three hours, Velebit fought one of the last major surface actions ever fought in the Adriatic. Her main battery scored several hits on the Italian heavy cruiser Zara, igniting fires around the aft superstructure and forcing the cruiser to withdraw from the battle. Her secondary guns drove off multiple destroyers attempting torpedo attacks, while her anti-aircraft crews fought continuously against wave after wave of aircraft.

Eventually, the overwhelming weight of the assault took its toll.

Two aerial torpedoes struck beneath the forward magazines while another crippled the steering gear. Minutes later, several bombs exploded amidships, destroying the bridge, setting the boat deck ablaze, and knocking out much of the ship's fire-control equipment. Thick black smoke poured from the superstructure as fires spread below deck.

Even with a severe port list and flooding throughout the engine rooms, Velebit continued firing her forward turret until electrical power failed completely.

At 16:38, a violent internal explosion—likely caused by fire reaching the cordite handling rooms—ripped through the forward section of the ship. Her bow sagged into the sea as compartments flooded uncontrollably.

Captain Vuković gave the order to abandon ship.

Escorted away by the surviving destroyers, the crew watched as Croatia's first battleship refused to surrender to the sea. For nearly two hours she remained afloat, burning fiercely while her ensign continued to fly above the smoke.

Finally, at 18:24, Velebit rolled slowly onto her port side. Her stern rose clear of the water, the propellers briefly visible for the last time before she slipped beneath the surface of the Adriatic.

Of her crew of 724 officers and sailors, 537 were rescued. The remaining 187 went down with the ship.

Legacy

The wreck of KHRM Velebit rests approximately 40 nautical miles southwest of Split, lying upright at a depth of nearly 120 meters. Protected as a military grave, the site has never been disturbed.

Although she never matched the size of the great battleships of Britain, Germany, or Japan, KHRM Velebit became a legend through courage rather than tonnage. Built from Austro-Hungarian experience, refined with German engineering, and crewed by generations of Croatian sailors, she faithfully served her nation for over thirty years before meeting her end in battle.

Today, she is remembered as Croatia's first capital ship—a vessel whose story echoes those of Bismarck, Yamato, and Szent István: not because she was the largest or most powerful, but because she became a symbol of a nation's pride, sacrifice, and the end of an era.

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