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s were relegated to the newly formed Reserve Squadron on 1 January 1906, and were only recommissioned for the annual summer exercises. They participated in a fleet review by Archduke Franz Ferdinand, conducted in the
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remained at Cattaro for the rest of the war to deter any further attacks. The ship's crew joined in the Cattaro Mutiny in early February 1918. Six weeks later she became an accommodation ship for the
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and her sisters in simulated combat. Those maneuvers marked the first time two homogeneous squadrons consisting of modern battleships operated in the Austro-Hungarian Navy. In the summer of 1905,
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and her sisters arrived on 13 August, but their guns could not elevate enough to engage all of the enemy artillery, which was reinforced by eight French guns on 19 October. The battleship
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was summoned to deal with the guns two days later, and she managed to knock out several French guns and forced the others to withdraw by 27 October.
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formed the 1st Capital Ship Division of the Austro-Hungarian Navy until they were replaced by the newly commissioned
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later that year. In early 1902, they made another training cruise to the Western Mediterranean with port visits in
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was handed over to Great Britain as war reparations in January 1920 and broken up for scrap in Italy in 1921.
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bombarding the Austro-Hungarian naval base at Cattaro and the fortifications defending it.
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of other major navies at the time, and were officially designated as coast defense ships.
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and only recommissioned during the annual summer training exercises. After the start of
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s maximum load of 500 metric tons (490 LT) of coal gave her a range of 3,500
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was recommissioned and assigned to 5th Division together with her sisters.
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s were recommissioned as the 5th Division. They were sent down to the
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At only 5,785 tonnes (5,694 long tons) maximum displacement, the
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were protected by 250 millimeters (9.8 in) of armor. The
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and her sisters formed the Navy's 1st Capital Ship Division (
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and caused the ship to be quarantined for several weeks in
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Austro-Hungarian Navy's Monarch-class coastal defense ship
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was 120–270 millimeters (4.7–10.6 in) thick and the
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of 6.4 meters (21 ft 0 in). Her two 4-cylinder
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had 80 millimeters (3.1 in) thick sides while the
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and French artillery that was bombarding the port, and
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remained there for the rest of the war. The ship was
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Each torpedo tube was provided with two 534:of 17 meters (55 ft 9 in) and a 470:. She was awarded to Great Britain by the 508:class was less than half the size of the 401:in the 1890s. After their commissioning, 1303:Austro-Hungarian Warships of World War I 1173:. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. 858:. Two of the ship's crew came down with 790:ran aground during a night exercise off 972: 947: 704:. She was commissioned on 11 May 1898. 540:vertical triple-expansion steam engines 383:("His Majesty's Ship Monarch") was the 235:Vertical triple-expansion steam engines 1436:List of battleships of Austria-Hungary 1212:Austro-Hungarian Battleships 1914–1918 901:in August 1914, to attack Montenegrin 18: 960:", or "His Majesty's Ship" in German. 609:Škoda guns and four 47-millimeter QF 46: 7: 1413:Kronprinzessin Erzherzogin Stephanie 1110: 1038: 345:: 120–270 mm (4.7–10.6 in) 182:99.22 m (325 ft 6 in) 1459:Monarch-class coastal defense ships 631:66-millimeter (2.6 in) G. L/45 1149: 1134: 1122: 1098: 1086: 1074: 1062: 1050: 1026: 979: 488:Monarch-class coastal defense ship 474:in 1920. The British sold her for 14: 994: 574:four 240-millimeter (9.4 in) 554:(33.0 km/h; 20.5 mph). 500:class; the shaded area is armored 321:4 × 1 - 47 mm (1.9 in) 198:6.4 m (21 ft 0 in) 929:crews based at nearby Gjenovic. 496:Right elevation and plan of the 270:26 officers and 397 enlisted men 190:17 m (55 ft 9 in) 170:5,785 tonnes (5,694 long tons) ( 48: 22: 327:2 × 450 mm (17.7 in) 250:(32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph) 583:, one fore and one aft of the 579:K/94 guns mounted in two twin- 1: 1327:The Monarch Class (1895/1898) 794:Island; it took two tries by 759:. The ship was fitted with a 692:on 31 July 1893, and she was 1371:-class coastal defense ships 482:Description and construction 466:in early 1918 and became an 1267:Sondhaus, Lawrence (1994). 602:in the superstructure. Ten 429:pre-dreadnought battleships 369:: 220 mm (8.7 in) 357:: 250 mm (9.8 in) 32:and the other ships of the 1480: 1195:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. 593:150-millimeter (6 in) 542:produced a total of 8,500 516:only coastline was on the 485: 363:: 80 mm (3.1 in) 351:: 40 mm (1.6 in) 1431: 1406: 1377: 1332:Monarch Class Battleships 1101:, pp. 234, 240, 245. 698:Archduchess Maria Theresa 613:provided defense against 454:in August 1914 to attack 450:The division was sent to 292:150 mm (5.9 in) 282:240 mm (9.4 in) 145: 113:Archduchess Maria Theresa 41: 21: 864:cerebrospinal meningitis 782:battleships engaged the 765:Archduke Franz Ferdinand 639:The ship's nickel-steel 607:47 mm (1.9 in) 316:47 mm (1.9 in) 309:66 mm (2.6 in) 302:66 mm (2.6 in) 1250:Sokol, Anthony (1968). 1012:Chesneau & Kolesnik 146:General characteristics 56:Austro-Hungarian Empire 28:A painting showing SMS 957:Seiner Majestät Schiff 890: 501: 472:Paris Peace Conference 1305:. 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Schwere Division 680:to be built at the 572:class consisted of 1137:, pp. 245–46. 954:"SMS" stands for " 891: 816:Koločepski Channel 589:secondary armament 502: 468:accommodation ship 405:and the two other 304:Škoda L/45 BAG gun 36:class on maneuvers 1444: 1443: 1278:978-1-55753-034-9 1221:978-1-84908-688-2 1202:978-1-84832-100-7 942:Explanatory notes 824:Second Balkan War 806:to pull her off. 696:on 9 May 1895 by 634:anti-aircraft gun 604:quick-firing (QF) 514:Austria-Hungary's 435:s were placed in 411:Mediterranean Sea 375: 374: 311:L/18 landing guns 109:Sponsored by 1471: 1361: 1354: 1347: 1338: 1316: 1290: 1263: 1246: 1225: 1206: 1189:Friedman, Norman 1184: 1172: 1153: 1147: 1138: 1132: 1126: 1120: 1114: 1108: 1102: 1096: 1090: 1084: 1078: 1072: 1066: 1060: 1054: 1048: 1042: 1036: 1030: 1029:, pp. 6, 8. 1024: 1015: 1009: 998: 992: 983: 977: 961: 952: 688:). 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Index


Austro-Hungarian Empire
Pola
Archduchess Maria Theresa
Scrapped
Monarch-class
coastal defense ship
full load
ihp
boilers
Vertical triple-expansion steam engines
knots
nmi
240 mm (9.4 in)
Krupp
150 mm (5.9 in)
Škoda
66 mm (2.6 in)
66 mm (2.6 in)
47 mm (1.9 in)
Hotchkiss guns
torpedo tubes
Waterline belt
Deck
Gun turrets
Casemate
Conning tower
lead ship
Monarch-class
coastal defense ship

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