Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class With Iii Class War Decoration And Swords, C.1935 Newly Listed describing the ship's recent encounter

describing the ship's recent encounter with French forces and stating the fact that not one man was injured

for acts which would not justify the awarding of the Order of the Virtuti Militari

Waters was promoted to First Lieutenant on June 16

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Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class With Iii Class War Decoration And Swords, C.1935 Newly Listed describing the ship's recent encounterInstituted October 24, 1849. Type II. Military Division. A cross pattee of silver gilt construction, with red and white enamelled arms, the obverse presenting the inscription VER DIENST on a white field surrounded by a red enamel ring, between the arms sit a gilt wreath section with crossed swords piercing the central medallion, the reverse features a single vertical pin assembly with four rivets present to secure the wreath and swords to the obverse,