51:
626:
26:
682:
In 1867, the ships were drydocked to correct some of their handling deficiencies, and install their new rifled guns. They did not return to active service after the work was completed, however. Severely reduced naval budgets owing to
Hungarian disinterest—the Austrian Empire having been replaced by
332:
in July 1866, where all three ships saw action. After the war, they were modernized, but did not see further active service. In poor condition by 1873, the Navy decided to discard the ships. But because parliament refused to budget funds to build replacements, the commander of the Navy,
674:
in July 1866, where all three ships were heavily engaged, though they were not seriously damaged and inflicted little on their
Italian opponents. Neither side's ships carried guns strong enough to defeat their opponents armor plating. After the war, the ships were disarmed and
723:, during a period where parliament steadfastly refused to approve funding for new ironclads. Some parts of the ships were reused, to include the engines but not the boilers, armor plate, and other miscellaneous equipment to save construction costs.
1066:
525:. They also carried two smaller guns, one 12-pounder and one 6-pounder. In 1867, the ships were rearmed with a battery of twelve 7 in (178 mm) muzzle-loaders manufactured by
1177:
693:—in naval matters prevented the Austro-Hungarian fleet from taking an active policy. As the ships were badly rotted and thoroughly obsolete by the early 1870s, Rear Admiral
306:, being larger, carrying a larger gun battery, and having more powerful engines. The three ships were all laid down in 1861, launched in 1862, and completed in 1863.
1059:
1186:
1144:
1335:
1298:
1170:
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79:
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994:
950:
927:
1163:
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Sieche, Erwin & Bilzer, Ferdinand (1979). "Austria-Hungary". In
Gardiner, Robert; Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M. (eds.).
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712:
592:
294:
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slightly exceeded those figures, reaching 11.4 knots (21.1 km/h; 13.1 mph) from 1,926 ihp (1,436 kW).
407:
156:
663:
434:, which was removed during the reconstruction. They were also very unstable ships, pitching badly and having very bad
697:, then the commander of the fleet, proposed that the ships be "rebuilt". The ships were in fact stricken from the
555:
386:, were laid down and three more were ordered. These ships were designed by the Director of Naval Construction
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class, but enlarged it and incorporated more powerful engines. The new ships also carried more guns.
313:
1283:
667:
526:
431:
419:
325:
197:
517:
received fourteen of the guns. The ships also carried fifteen 24-pounder 15 cm (5.9 in)
1194:
494:
270:
670:
that pitted
Austria against Prussia and Italy two years later. The war at sea culminated at the
345:, with only their engines, armor plate, and some other equipment being reused in the new ships.
1257:
1033:
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969:
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was capable of only 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph). They were fitted with a three-masted
423:
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387:
360:
321:
129:
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Scheltema de Heere, R. F. (1973). Fisher, Edward C. (ed.). "Austro-Hungarian
Battleships".
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411:
203:
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702:
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342:
530:
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442:
415:
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Their propulsion system consisted of one single-expansion, 2-cylinder, horizontal
1243:
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for scrap, but the subterfuge allowed Pöck to build three new ships, also named
550:
478:
462:
216:
920:
Ironclads at War: The Origin and
Development of the Armored Warship, 1854–1891
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183:
25:
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973:
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284:
1037:
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having already inflicted a strategic defeat on the Danish squadron at the
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Des
Kaisers Schwimmende Festungen: die Kasemattschiffe Österreich-Ungarns
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and two 3 in (76 mm) guns. The ships' hulls were sheathed with
316:
in 1864 but did not see combat. Two years later, Austria was attacked by
140:
943:
The Kaiser's
Floating Fortresses: The Casemate Ships of Austria-Hungary
576:
317:
450:
658:, but arrived too late to take part in any fighting, then-Commodore
367:
began a major ironclad construction program under the direction of
624:
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vessels, they proved to be very wet forward and had to have their
144:
1029:
Ironclads in Action: A Sketch of Naval
Warfare from 1855 to 1895
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785:
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379:, the emperor of Austria. In 1861, the first two ships, the
328:; a major naval engagement was fought against Italy at the
453:
have not survived, though they were trunked into a single
406:-class ships were 70.78 meters (232 ft 3 in)
390:; he based the design for the three new ships on the
341:
es, which was granted. In fact, the three ships were
414:
of 10 m (32 ft 10 in) and an average
1282:
1227:
1193:
989:. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 266–283.
818:
16:
Ironclad warship class of the Austro-Hungarian Navy
982:
918:Greene, Jack & Massignani, Alessandro (1998).
985:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905
299:. They were an improved version of the preceding
945:]. Vienna: Neuer Wissenschaftlicher Verlag.
533:armor that was 110 mm (4.3 in) thick.
430:rebuilt in 1867. Each ship originally had a bow
890:
866:
791:
762:
1006:The Naval Policy of Austria-Hungary, 1867–1918
968:(1). Toledo: Naval Records Club, Inc.: 11–97.
806:
1171:
1060:
8:
1145:List of ironclad warships of Austria-Hungary
418:of 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in). They
337:requested permission to "rebuild" the three
1008:. West Lafayette: Purdue University Press.
273:was a group of three vessels built for the
1178:
1164:
1156:
1067:
1053:
1045:
449:. The number and type of their coal-fired
666:. All three ships saw action during the
540:
375:(naval commander) and brother of Kaiser
1032:. London: S. Low, Marston and Company.
731:
465:(20 km/h; 13 mph) from 1,900
422:3,588 long tons (3,646 t). Wooden
20:
398:General characteristics and machinery
277:in the 1860s. The class consisted of
155:70.78 m (232 ft 3 in)
7:
1300:Kronprinzessin Erzherzogin Stephanie
1187:Ironclad warships of Austria-Hungary
902:
878:
854:
842:
750:
353:Following the launch of the French
830:
738:
174:6.32 m (20 ft 9 in)
14:
1336:Kaiser Max-class ironclads (1862)
481:to supplement the steam engines.
166:10 m (32 ft 10 in)
49:
24:
922:. Pennsylvania: Da Capo Press.
438:. The ships had a crew of 386.
256:Belt: 110 mm (4.3 in)
219:(21.1 km/h; 13.1 mph)
573:Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino
1:
654:and two other vessels to the
602:
590:
563:
613:
610:
598:
583:
469:(1,400 kW); on trials,
461:. The engines were rated 11
1004:Sondhaus, Lawrence (1994).
408:long between perpendiculars
1352:
1293:Kronprinz Erzherzog Rudolf
542:
1309:
1229:Central battery ironclads
1140:
1114:
1085:
586:
580:
571:
120:
39:
23:
1218:Erzherzog Ferdinand Max
1130:Erzherzog Ferdinand Max
1024:Wilson, Herbert Wrigley
819:Greene & Massignani
121:General characteristics
81:Erzherzog Ferdinand Max
937:Pawlik, Georg (2003).
660:Wilhelm von Tegetthoff
645:was deployed with the
634:
509:of sixteen 48-pounder
369:Archduke Ferdinand Max
962:Warship International
628:
521:guns manufactured by
519:rifled muzzle-loading
275:Austro-Hungarian Navy
57:Austro-Hungarian Navy
1316:Single ship of class
893:, pp. 268, 270.
664:Battle of Heligoland
639:Second Schleswig War
467:indicated horsepower
445:that drove a single
359:, the world's first
314:Second Schleswig War
240:15 × 24-pounder guns
237:16 × 48-pounder guns
184:indicated horsepower
1195:Broadside ironclads
891:Sieche & Bilzer
867:Sieche & Bilzer
833:, pp. 242–245.
821:, pp. 210–211.
792:Sieche & Bilzer
765:, pp. 267–268.
763:Sieche & Bilzer
495:broadside ironclads
271:broadside ironclads
198:marine steam engine
1284:Barbette ironclads
1252:Erzherzog Albrecht
1105:Don Juan d'Austria
807:Scheltema de Heere
714:Don Juan d'Austria
695:Friedrich von Pöck
643:Don Juan d'Austria
635:
594:Don Juan d'Austria
515:Don Juan d'Austria
505:were armed with a
485:Armament and armor
475:Don Juan d'Austria
335:Friedrich von Pöck
310:Don Juan d'Austria
296:Don Juan d'Austria
243:1 × 12-pounder gun
1323:
1322:
1153:
1152:
1015:978-1-55753-034-9
996:978-0-85177-133-5
952:978-3-7083-0045-0
929:978-0-938289-58-6
905:, pp. 45–46.
881:, pp. 40–41.
618:
617:
489:The ships of the
312:took part in the
260:
259:
246:1 × 6-pounder gun
76:Succeeded by
1343:
1180:
1173:
1166:
1157:
1079:-class ironclads
1069:
1062:
1055:
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906:
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766:
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754:
748:
742:
736:
668:Seven Weeks' War
647:ship of the line
629:Illustration of
541:
388:Josef von Romako
373:Marinekommandant
361:ironclad warship
326:Seven Weeks' War
130:Ironclad warship
55:
53:
52:
28:
21:
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1326:
1325:
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1319:
1305:
1278:
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1189:
1184:
1154:
1149:
1136:
1110:
1081:
1073:
1022:
1016:
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917:
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909:
901:
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849:
841:
837:
829:
825:
817:
813:
805:
798:
790:
769:
761:
757:
753:, pp. 6–7.
749:
745:
737:
733:
729:
687:in the postwar
672:Battle of Lissa
623:
621:Service history
539:
487:
447:screw propeller
400:
351:
330:Battle of Lissa
204:screw propeller
186:(1,436 kW)
179:Installed power
50:
48:
35:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1349:
1347:
1339:
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1307:
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1197:
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1183:
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1175:
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995:
978:
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934:
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913:
910:
908:
907:
895:
883:
871:
869:, p. 267.
859:
847:
835:
823:
811:
796:
794:, p. 268.
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755:
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699:naval register
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619:
616:
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609:
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584:14 March 1862
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579:
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558:
553:
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545:
538:
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511:muzzle-loading
486:
483:
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40:Class overview
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9:
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1127:Followed by:
1126:
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1118:Preceded by:
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868:
863:
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857:, p. 10.
856:
851:
848:
844:
839:
836:
832:
827:
824:
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815:
812:
809:, p. 19.
808:
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788:
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685:Dual Monarchy
680:
678:
673:
669:
665:
661:
657:
653:
652:
648:
644:
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632:
627:
620:
611:14 June 1862
608:
607:
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599:26 July 1862
596:
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456:
452:
448:
444:
439:
437:
433:
429:
425:
421:
417:
413:
410:; they had a
409:
405:
397:
395:
393:
389:
385:
383:
378:
377:Franz Josef I
374:
370:
366:
365:Austrian Navy
362:
358:
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99:
97:In commission
96:
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1258:
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1209:
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1120:
1104:
1097:
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1075:
1028:
1005:
984:
965:
961:
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938:
919:
898:
886:
874:
862:
850:
845:, p. 8.
838:
826:
814:
758:
746:
741:, p. 6.
734:
719:
713:
707:
701:in 1873 and
688:
681:
650:
642:
636:
630:
605:
593:
566:
531:wrought iron
514:
513:guns, while
507:main battery
502:
498:
490:
488:
474:
470:
443:steam engine
440:
403:
401:
391:
381:
372:
355:
352:
338:
309:
308:
301:
295:
289:
279:
264:
263:
261:
143:(3,646
136:Displacement
80:
67:
31:
18:
1098:Prinz Eugen
720:Prinz Eugen
637:During the
614:March 1863
606:Prinz Eugen
523:Wahrendorff
503:Prinz Eugen
493:class were
290:Prinz Eugen
63:Preceded by
34:before 1867
32:Prinz Eugen
1273:Tegetthoff
1266:Kaiser Max
1211:Kaiser Max
1091:Kaiser Max
1077:Kaiser Max
912:References
708:Kaiser Max
631:Kaiser Max
567:Kaiser Max
560:Completed
499:Kaiser Max
491:Kaiser Max
471:Kaiser Max
436:seakeeping
432:figurehead
404:Kaiser Max
339:Kaiser Max
280:Kaiser Max
265:Kaiser Max
191:Propulsion
974:0043-0374
703:broken up
690:Ausgleich
656:North Sea
641:of 1864,
633:, c. 1866
581:Oct 1861
551:Laid down
527:Armstrong
459:amidships
420:displaced
343:broken up
285:lead ship
141:long tons
105:Completed
100:1863–1873
92:1861–1863
45:Operators
30:Photo of
1330:Category
1026:(1896).
903:Sondhaus
879:Sondhaus
855:Sondhaus
843:Sondhaus
751:Sondhaus
556:Launched
547:Builder
457:located
232:Armament
113:Scrapped
1245:Custoza
1038:1111061
677:laid up
577:Trieste
451:boilers
324:in the
318:Prussia
1259:Kaiser
1204:Drache
1121:Drache
1036:
1012:
993:
972:
949:
926:
831:Wilson
739:Pawlik
717:, and
651:Kaiser
455:funnel
424:hulled
392:Drache
382:Drache
371:, the
363:, the
356:Gloire
349:Design
302:Drache
293:, and
283:, the
182:1,926
152:Length
139:3,588
68:Drache
54:
1238:Lissa
1132:class
1123:class
941:[
727:Notes
587:1863
544:Name
537:Ships
463:knots
416:draft
384:class
322:Italy
304:class
267:class
253:Armor
217:knots
215:11.4
212:Speed
171:Draft
89:Built
83:class
70:class
1034:OCLC
1010:ISBN
991:ISBN
970:ISSN
947:ISBN
924:ISBN
683:the
501:and
428:bows
412:beam
402:The
320:and
262:The
224:Crew
202:1 ×
196:1 ×
163:Beam
126:Type
479:rig
269:of
227:386
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