KMA – Austro-Hungarian Navy Archive
It is often overlooked that Austria once had a navy and a merchant navy, given that Dalmatia, Istria, Trieste, and Venice were once part of Austria. The Austro-Hungarian Navy Archive aims to preserve the memory of the navy through models, artefacts, uniforms, and a specialist library.
The archive is usually open only to members or by prior appointment. The ‘ORF Long Night of Museums’ once again offers the general public the opportunity to discover the KMA and also some of its many new acquisitions.
PAPER MODEL MAKING TODAY (6 PM-10 PM)
Wolfgang Wieser will present current practices of paper model making, including a demonstration.
IT DID NOT START WITH TEGETTHOFF! (AT 7 PM)
Dr Karl Klaus Körner will talk about the beginnings of the Austro-Hungarian Navy.
THE MILITARY ORDER OF MARIA THERESA AND THE IMPERIAL AND ROYAL NAVY (AT 8 PM)
Hans Hofmann will explain the history of the order in relation to the Austro-Hungarian Navy.
A DIVE TO THE WRECK OF THE LLOYD STEAMBOAT 'BARON GAUTSCH' (AT 9 PM)
Christian Harzhauser will report on the Austrian Lloyd steamer, its sinking and the dive to the wreck.
SUBMARINE TYPE HAVMANDEN – THE STORY OF WHEN SCRAP METAL LEARNT TO DIVE (AT 10 PM)
Hans Hofmann will explain the history of the Austro-Hungarian Navy’s Havmanden class of submarines.
