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50: 28: 319:, she was immediately taken ashore for several modifications to her propulsion system in an unsuccessful attempt to rectify the problem. As a result, she saw little active service, being used primarily for training purposes. She served in the artillery training school for most of the period between 1897 and 1914. During 543:
at Vergarolla outside Pola. In 1900, she was again reduced to the reserve; the following year, she was re-boilered and rearmed. She began sea trials on 24 December, reaching a speed of 11.13 knots (20.61 km/h; 12.81 mph). She returned to the artillery school in 1902, and remained there into
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ashore for major modifications. The bow torpedo tube was installed and her propulsion system was completely rebuilt. On 23 November 1884, she was re-launched and began sea trials, which had to be stopped on 24 October 1885 after the starboard engine was damaged in an accident. Full-power trials were
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outside Pola from 15 April 1914 to 24 May 1915. At some point in 1915, most of her guns were removed, apart from two of the 12 cm guns and the four 47 mm QF guns. With Austria-Hungary's defeat, the
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guns in single mounts, along with one 7 cm (2.8 in) 15-cal. breech-loading gun and two 25 mm (0.98 in)
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in an attempt to increase her speed, as she had not reached her design speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).
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on 27 July 1880 to have her originally-fitted propellers replaced with larger screws, as had been done to her
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The Naval Policy of Austria-Hungary, 1867-1918: Navalism, Industrial Development, and the Politics of Dualism
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into the fleet in September 1881. She was also too slow for use as a reconnaissance vessel or a leader of a
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was decommissioned, as she was by this time in very poor condition. After the outbreak of
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Sieche, Erwin (1985). "Austria-Hungary". In Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal (eds.).
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in the torpedo training school while her sister was being modified for training duties.
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flotilla. As a result, she saw little active service. Immediately after commissioning,
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in September 1881. Too slow to be used in her intended roles as a fleet scout and a
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The ship's gun armament consisted of four 9-centimeter (3.5 in) 24-
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The Torpedo Ships and Destroyers of the Austro-Hungarian Navy 1867–1918
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was protected with a thin 19 mm (0.75 in) armored deck.
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The ship's 254:1 x 7 cm (2.8 in) 15-cal. gun 22: 46: 7: 502:In 1886, a 47 mm (1.9 in) 457:on 30 August 1879. She was towed to 152:62.71 m (205 ft 9 in) 874:List of cruisers of Austria-Hungary 673: 661: 649: 637: 625: 613: 598: 368:of 8.22 m (27 ft) and a 247:4 x 9-centimeter (3.5 in) 24- 14: 526:was decommissioned and placed in 518:received four 47 mm 33-cal. 222:(23.39 km/h; 14.53 mph) 168:4.1 m (13 ft 5 in) 118:Ceded to Italy and scrapped, 1920 453:at their San Rocco shipyard and 48: 26: 422:. She was also armed with four 276:Deck: 19 mm (0.75 in) 572:was allocated to Italy, which 495:proved to be even slower than 451:Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino 257:2 x 25 mm (0.98 in) 184:1,370 PS (1,351 ihp) 85:Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino 1: 895:Zara-class torpedo cruisers 763:. Purdue University Press. 759:Sondhaus, Lawrence (1994). 296:, the second member of the 916: 350: 144:833 long tons (846 t) 869: 847: 818: 689:Bilzer, Franz F. (1990). 555:, she was stationed as a 395:reached a speed of 12.63 122: 41: 25: 160:8.22 m (27 ft) 123:General characteristics 716:. London: Ian Allan. 712:Greger, René (1976). 449:in September 1878 by 343:sometime thereafter. 294:Austro-Hungarian Navy 430:and at either beam. 311:in August 1879, and 307:in September 1878, 36:early in her career 547:On 14 March 1914, 353:Zara-class cruiser 323:, she served as a 882: 881: 744:978-0-87021-907-8 723:978-0-7110-0623-2 704:978-3-900310-66-0 652:, p. 21, 23. 520:quick-firing guns 401:metric horsepower 389:fire-tube boilers 378:propulsion system 280: 279: 180:fire-tube boilers 907: 802: 795: 788: 779: 774: 748: 727: 708: 677: 671: 665: 659: 653: 647: 641: 635: 629: 623: 617: 611: 602: 596: 576:her thereafter. 235:135 enlisted men 56: 53: 52: 51: 30: 23: 915: 914: 910: 909: 908: 906: 905: 904: 885: 884: 883: 878: 865: 843: 814: 812:-class cruisers 806: 771: 758: 755: 753:Further reading 745: 730: 724: 711: 705: 688: 685: 680: 672: 668: 660: 656: 648: 644: 636: 632: 624: 620: 612: 605: 597: 586: 582: 440: 438:Service history 420:Nordenfelt guns 355: 349: 317:flotilla leader 290:torpedo cruiser 259:Nordenfelt guns 173:Installed power 55:Austria-Hungary 54: 49: 47: 37: 19: 12: 11: 5: 913: 911: 903: 902: 897: 887: 886: 880: 879: 877: 876: 870: 867: 866: 864: 863: 855: 848: 845: 844: 842: 841: 834: 827: 819: 816: 815: 807: 805: 804: 797: 790: 782: 776: 775: 769: 754: 751: 750: 749: 743: 728: 722: 709: 703: 684: 681: 679: 678: 676:, p. 103. 666: 654: 642: 630: 618: 616:, p. 331. 603: 583: 581: 578: 439: 436: 416:Breech-loading 351:Main article: 348: 345: 278: 277: 274: 270: 269: 268: 267: 261: 255: 252: 243: 239: 238: 237: 236: 233: 228: 224: 223: 216: 212: 211: 210: 209: 203: 192: 188: 187: 186: 185: 182: 174: 170: 169: 166: 162: 161: 158: 154: 153: 150: 146: 145: 142: 138: 137: 129: 128:Class and type 125: 124: 120: 119: 116: 112: 111: 110:September 1881 108: 104: 103: 102:30 August 1879 100: 96: 95: 94:September 1878 92: 88: 87: 82: 78: 77: 72: 68: 67: 62: 58: 57: 44: 43: 39: 38: 31: 17: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 912: 901: 898: 896: 893: 892: 890: 875: 872: 871: 868: 862: 861: 857:Followed by: 856: 854: 851:Preceded by: 850: 849: 846: 840: 839: 835: 833: 832: 828: 826: 825: 821: 820: 817: 813: 811: 803: 798: 796: 791: 789: 784: 783: 780: 772: 770:9781557530349 766: 762: 757: 756: 752: 746: 740: 736: 735: 729: 725: 719: 715: 710: 706: 700: 696: 692: 687: 686: 682: 675: 670: 667: 664:, p. 23. 663: 658: 655: 651: 646: 643: 640:, p. 25. 639: 634: 631: 628:, p. 21. 627: 622: 619: 615: 610: 608: 604: 601:, p. 24. 600: 595: 593: 591: 589: 585: 579: 577: 575: 571: 567: 563: 558: 554: 550: 545: 542: 538: 537: 533: 529: 525: 521: 517: 513: 509: 505: 504:Hotchkiss gun 500: 498: 494: 489: 485: 481: 477: 473: 469: 468: 464: 460: 456: 452: 448: 444: 437: 435: 433: 429: 425: 424:torpedo tubes 421: 417: 413: 408: 406: 402: 398: 394: 391:. 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She was 325:guard ship 303:. She was 191:Propulsion 510:replaced 447:laid down 374:displaced 364:, with a 337:broken up 333:war prize 305:laid down 91:Laid down 838:Sebenico 574:scrapped 536:Radetzky 455:launched 382:compound 309:launched 242:Armament 198:compound 99:Launched 71:Namesake 831:Spalato 570:Spalato 549:Spalato 532:frigate 528:reserve 524:Spalato 516:Spalato 508:Spalato 493:Spalato 488:laid up 484:Spalato 472:Spalato 443:Spalato 432:Spalato 414:(cal.) 412:caliber 393:Spalato 358:Spalato 292:of the 285:Spalato 81:Builder 75:Spalato 65:Spalato 42:History 34:Spalato 860:Lussin 767:  741:  720:  701:  674:Greger 662:Bilzer 650:Bilzer 638:Bilzer 626:Bilzer 614:Sieche 599:Bilzer 568:, and 562:Allies 544:1914. 347:Design 288:was a 207:screws 149:Length 693:[ 580:Notes 397:knots 370:draft 341:scrap 301:class 273:Armor 263:4 x 215:Speed 165:Draft 135:class 853:None 824:Zara 810:Zara 765:ISBN 739:ISBN 718:ISBN 699:ISBN 541:mole 512:Zara 497:Zara 486:was 474:was 467:Zara 459:Pola 445:was 366:beam 339:for 329:Pola 299:Zara 283:SMS 251:guns 249:cal. 227:Crew 205:2 × 196:2 × 178:5 × 157:Beam 133:Zara 115:Fate 61:Name 32:SMS 428:bow 405:ihp 327:in 891:: 606:^ 587:^ 220:kn 801:e 794:t 787:v 773:. 747:. 726:. 707:.

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Spalato
Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino
Zara class
fire-tube boilers
compound
steam engines
screws
kn
cal.
Nordenfelt guns
torpedo tubes
torpedo cruiser
Austro-Hungarian Navy
Zara class
laid down
launched
commissioned
flotilla leader
World War I
guard ship
Pola
war prize
broken up
scrap
Zara-class cruiser
long overall
beam
draft
displaced

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