Kojol received an award in 2011.
SMS Vineta was a protected cruiser of the , built for the German Imperial Navy -LRB- Kaiserliche Marine -RRB- in the 1890s .. protected cruiser. protected cruiser. Imperial Navy. Imperial German Navy. Vineta. Vineta. Vineta was laid down at the AG Vulcan shipyard in 1895 , launched in April 1897 , and commissioned into the Navy in July 1898 .. AG Vulcan. AG Vulcan. Vineta. Vineta. The ship , named for the semi-legendary medieval town of Vineta , was armed with a battery of two 21 cm guns and eight 15 cm guns and had a top speed of 19 kn .. Vineta. Vineta. Vineta served abroad in the American Station for the first several years of her career .. Vineta. Vineta. While on station in the Americas , she participated in the Venezuela Crisis of 1902 -- 1903 and bombarded several Venezuelan fortresses .. She returned to Germany in 1905 and was used as a torpedo training ship in 1908 .. She was modernized in 1909 -- 1911 , after which she was used as a school ship for naval cadets .. school ship. school ship. In November 1912 , she participated in an international naval protest of the First Balkan War .. First Balkan War. First Balkan War. At the outbreak of World War I , Vineta was mobilized into the 5th Scouting Group , but served in front-line duty only briefly .. Vineta. Vineta. World War I. World War I. She was used as a barracks ship after 1915 , and ultimately sold for scrapping in 1920 .. barracks ship. barracks ship