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AUSTRIA- HUNGARY

the port-defeuc9 vessels, and including the ships actually in hand, the Austro- Hungarian fleet is thus constituted : —

—

Launched Dec. 1S97

Building

Battleships, 2nd class

1

1

3rd ,,

.

i

1

Port-Defence Ships (including the Danube

Monitors).

8

—

Cruisers 1st Class.

1

—

,, 2nd ,,

3

—

,. 3rd „.

8

2

Gun Boats, &e.

12

—

Torpedo Boats, 1st Class

32

—

2nd „.

31

■ —

3rd ,,.

8

~

The following table shows the armour-clad ships of the Anstro-Hungarian navy in similar arrangement to that adopted for the British navy. The ships in italics are coast defence vessels. The numbers following the names of the others indicate the classes to which they have been assigned in the foregoing table. Abbreviations: — c. b. central battery; bar. barbette; Q.F. quick- firing.

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Name

a

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s

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Principal Armament

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1— 1 o

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s

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c. b.

Kaiser.

1871

5,810

6

10 9-in., 6 3j.in., 2 2.f-in..

3

3,200

12-0

c. b.

Custoza

3

1872

7,060

9

810-in., 6 3|-in., 2 2|-in,.

4

4,400

14-0

c.b.

Erzherzog Albrecht

3

1872

5,940

9

8 9i-in., 6 3i-in., 2 2Hn-.

4

3,600

13

c. b.

Kaiser Max.

1875

3,550

8

S8i-in., 4 3|-in., 2 2|-in..

4

2,700

12-5

c.b.

Don Juan de Austria

1875

3,550

8

8 8i-in., 4 3Mn., 2 2|-iii..

4

2,700

12 5

c. b.

Prim Eugen

,

1877

3,550

8

8 84-in., 4 si in., 2 23-in..

4

2,700

12-5

c. b.

Tegetthotr.

.S

1878

7,390

14

6 11-in., 6 3|-in., 2 2^iIl..

2

5,000

14-0

bar.

Erzherzog Rudolf

2

1887

6,870

12

312-in., 6 4J-in., 2 2J-iu..

4

7,500

16-0

bar.

Erzherzogin Stefanie

3

1887

5,o60

9

2r2-in., 6 6-in., 2 2|-in..

4

8,300

17-0

bar.

Monarch

3

1895

5,550

io-i>

4 'J^-in., 6 .5-9 Q.F, 14 47-inmQ.F..

4

8,500

170

bar.

Wien ,

3

1805

5.550

lO-O

Ditto. . ..

4 8,500

170

bar.

Budapest.

3

180C

5,550

10-6

Ditto. . ..

4 8,500

17-0

I

3

—

7,800

—

—

—

11. . ..

Q

—

8,000

—

—

—

River Monitors—

Leitha.

1871

310

If

2 6-in.

—

200

8-0

Mar OH.

,

1871

310

If

2 6-in.

—

200

8-0

Kiiriis.

1892

448

2 43-in., 2 Q.F.

1,250

100

Szamos

1892

448

—

2 4]-in., 2 Q.F.

—

1,250

10-0

ram.

Cruisers —

Maria Theresia.

1893

5,250

4

29i-in., 6 6-in., 11 Q.F,,

4

9,800

190

Kaiser Karl VI. .

1898

6,250

10-6

2'.f4-in., 8 5-9-in. Q.F. 18 Q.F.

'_

12,300

20-0

The most important armourclad vessels completed are the Mortarch, Wien, and Bvdapest, which (lis]tlacc .^>,.5.50 ton.s, and are about 30.^) ft. long, with