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''Rumija'' was a
During World War I, the ship was used to transport military forces and arms. Because of the few risks involved, the Austro-Hungarian forces decided to take action into their own hands, following the ship in pursuit for several days with airplanes, submarines and torpedo boats. Finally, on 2 March 1915, near Pristan, two out of five Austro-Hungarian torpedo boats broke off the ship's anchor chain, pulling the ship to breakwater. This in turn was followed by a series of torpedoes directed toward the ship. The ship is reported to have sunk at 3:45 that morning.
Ronilacki Centar Marina
* Istorijski leksikon Crne Gore, 5. dio: Per-Ž, str. 1208 {{ISBN, 86-7706-169-X Royal and presidential yachts Steam yachts World War I naval ships of Montenegro Maritime incidents in 1915 World War I shipwrecks in the Adriatic Sea
''Rumija'' was a steam yacht
A steam yacht is a class of luxury or commercial yacht with primary or secondary steam propulsion in addition to the sails usually carried by yachts.
Origin of the name
The English steamboat entrepreneur George Dodd (1783–1827) used the term ...
that served the Montenegrin navy
The Montenegrin Navy ( Montenegrin: ''Mornarica Vojske Crne Gore'') is the naval branch of the military of Montenegro.
The Montenegrin Navy was established in 2006 following the secession of Montenegro from the State Union of Serbia and Montene ...
from 1905 to 1915. It had two masts, and was 47.78 metres long and 6.10 metres wide.
''Rumija'' was purchased in England by the Ottoman Turks
The Ottoman Turks ( tr, Osmanlı Türkleri), were the Turkic founding and sociopolitically the most dominant ethnic group of the Ottoman Empire ( 1299/1302–1922).
Reliable information about the early history of Ottoman Turks remains scarce, ...
and carried the name ''Zaza''. In January 1905, Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid II
Abdülhamid or Abdul Hamid II ( ota, عبد الحميد ثانی, Abd ül-Hamid-i Sani; tr, II. Abdülhamid; 21 September 1842 10 February 1918) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 31 August 1876 to 27 April 1909, and the last sultan to ...
gifted the yacht to Prince Nicholas I of Montenegro
Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš ( sr-cyr, Никола I Петровић-Његош; – 1 March 1921) was the last monarch of Montenegro from 1860 to 1918, reigning as prince from 1860 to 1910 and as the country's first and only king from 1910 to 19 ...
. The yacht, sailing under Turkish sailors, arrived at Pristan on 1 January 1905 to be taken over by the Montenegrin crew two days later, on 3 January. Two days later, loaded with 15 tonnes of coal, the prince's new yacht set sail for the Bay of Kotor
The Bay of Kotor ( Montenegrin and Serbian: , Italian: ), also known as the Boka, is a winding bay of the Adriatic Sea in southwestern Montenegro and the region of Montenegro concentrated around the bay. It is also the southernmost part of the ...
and it cast anchor in Meljine
Meljine ( Montenegrin and Serbian
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* someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe
* someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people
* Serbian language
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...
. During the first few months, Zaza was used to transport the royal family from the Bay to Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic
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.
On 23 March 1905, Prince Nicholas, while on board Zaza, held a ceremony which formally commenced the construction of the Port of Bar
The Port of Bar ( Montenegrin: ''Luka Bar'', ''Лука Бар'', MNSELUBA is Montenegro's main sea port. It is located in Bar.
History
The Port of Bar was used as a sea port for Shkodër before it was conquered by the Turks in 1571. Right after ...
.
Montenegrin Crown Prince Daniel
Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength" ...
, while taking a cruise down the Bojana River
The Bojana ( cnr, Бојана), also known as the Buna ( sq, Bunë), is a river in Albania and Montenegro which flows into the Adriatic Sea. An outflow of Lake Skadar, measured from the source of the lake's longest tributary, the Morača Ri ...
on 28 July 1908, had decided to rename ''Zaza'' ''Rumija''. The name ''Rumija'' may have been chosen in part because the Rumija mountain range is located near the Bojana River.
World War I and demise
During World War I, the ship was used to transport military forces and arms. Because of the few risks involved, the Austro-Hungarian forces decided to take action into their own hands, following the ship in pursuit for several days with airplanes, submarines and torpedo boats. Finally, on 2 March 1915, near Pristan, two out of five Austro-Hungarian torpedo boats broke off the ship's anchor chain, pulling the ship to breakwater. This in turn was followed by a series of torpedoes directed toward the ship. The ship is reported to have sunk at 3:45 that morning.
Crew
The yacht's crew included fourteen men operating the ship. Throughout its course, the yacht has had two captains: *Captain Niko Jankovic (3 January 1905 – 14 January 1912) *Captain Ivo Djokic (14 January 1912 – 2 March 1915) Its machinists included Labud Nut (1905), Stefan Ingriz (1910) and Ivan Richter (1913).References
*Ronilacki Centar Marina
* Istorijski leksikon Crne Gore, 5. dio: Per-Ž, str. 1208 {{ISBN, 86-7706-169-X Royal and presidential yachts Steam yachts World War I naval ships of Montenegro Maritime incidents in 1915 World War I shipwrecks in the Adriatic Sea