Tirol was briefly used by the Austro-Hungarian Navy as a hospital ship between 17 August to 24 December 1914, before being returned to her previous owner.
It was only when the Austro-Hungarian Army booked more success on their front of the First World War with the invasion of Montenegro and advances on the retreating Serbian army on the Albanian coast, that the hospital ships were reintroduced to service including Tirol.
The ship returned to service on 4 January 1916 after being refitted at Fiume, sailing the Adriatic Sea.

Despite her use as a hospital ship, Tirol came within close borders of becoming a casualty of war when on 16 April 1916, she hit a mine off Durazzo resulting in the deaths of 40 onboard.
But before she could sink, another ship from the same company as her managed to tow her to the Austro-Hungarian naval base at Pula for repairs.
She returned to service on 7 October 1916 and didn't experience any further incidents during the remainder of the war.
Tirol was briefly used by the Austro-Hungarian Navy as a hospital ship between 17 August to 24 December 1914, before being returned to her previous owner. It was only when the Austro-Hungarian Army booked more success on their front of the First World War with the invasion of Montenegro and advances on the retreating Serbian army on the Albanian coast, that the hospital ships were reintroduced to service including Tirol. The ship returned to service on 4 January 1916 after being refitted at Fiume, sailing the Adriatic Sea.
Despite her use as a hospital ship, Tirol came within close borders of becoming a casualty of war when on 16 April 1916, she hit a mine off Durazzo resulting in the deaths of 40 onboard. But before she could sink, another ship from the same company as her managed to tow her to the Austro-Hungarian naval base at Pula for repairs. She returned to service on 7 October 1916 and didn't experience any further incidents during the remainder of the war.
SS Tirol