had been commander-in-chief of his country's fleet for barely twelve hours. Legacy Vuković's widow Helena honored him with a plaque on a navy chapel at naval graveyard in Pula in 1919. A memorial plaque commemorating his birthplace was attached to his birthhouse in Jezerane in 1994. His name is also preserved on a plaque honouring all admirals that graduated from the former in Rijeka, unveiled by Croatian President Ivo Josipović on Navy Day in 2011. Central square in Brinje and a street in Zagreb are named after Vuković. Vuković's tragic fate and his sense of honor and duty have inspired an eponymous song by cabaret-rock band from Pula "Gori Ussi Winnetou" as well as two novels: Admiral by Stjepan Vukušić and Admiralski stijeg by Ivan Katušić. Bibliography Vukušić, Stjepan. Admiral. Roman o Janku Vukoviću pl. Podkapelskom, prvom hrvatskom admiralu. Zagreb, Naklada Pavičić, 2004; Katušić, Ivan. Admiralski stijeg. Zagreb, Znanje, 1987 References 1871 births 1918 deaths Croatian Austro-Hungarians Austro-Hungarian Navy officers Croatian military personnel in Austrian armies Croatian admirals Austro-Hungarian military personnel killed in World War I People from Lika 19th-century Croatian people 20th-century Croatian people Captains who went down with the ship 19th-century Croatian military personnel 20th-century Croatian military personnel