Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Navy
Austria-Hungary was a medium-sized naval power in 1914. With a fairly short coastline (from Trieste in present day Italy to Cattaro in modern Montenegro) and no colonies, Austria-Hungary was much more of a land power than a sea power.
Indeed, the Austro-Hungarian Navy included four powerful Tegetthoff-class battleships and a number of submarines. In addition, the Germans managed to send some U-boats to the Mediterranean which operated from Austrian naval bases, initially under the Austrian navy flag, later under the German navy flag.
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