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Battleships of the Austro Hungarian Empire. The Habsburg monarchy had been a
major power in Europe in the 19th century. Its Navy, before the outbreak of
world war one consisted of only 7 modern dreadnaught Battleships.
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| Ship Name |
Launch Date |
Fate |
| Drache Class |
| Drache |
9th September 1861 |
Scrapped in 1883/4. |
| Slamander |
22nd August 1861 |
Scrapped in 1895/6. |
| Kaiser Max Class |
| Kaiser Max |
14th March 1862 |
Underwent a rebuild to become a centre battery ship of
the same name in 1873. |
| Prinz Eugen |
14th June 1862 |
Underwent a rebuild to become a centre battery ship of
the same name in 1873. |
| Juan de Austria |
26th July 1862 |
Scrapped in 1886. |
| Erzherzog Ferdinand Max Class |
| Erzherzog Ferdinand Max |
24th May 1865 |
Became a tender to the gunnery training ship and was
scrapped in 1916. |
| Habsburg |
24th June 1865 |
Became accommodation and guard ship at Pola and was
scrapped in 1900. |
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| Lissa |
25th February 1869 |
Scrapped in 1894/5. |
| Custoza |
20th August 1872 |
Became accommodation ship in 1914 until given to Italy
after WW1. Scrapped sometime after 1920. |
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Custoza, on the stocks, c.1870.
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| Erzherzog Albrecht |
24th April 1872 |
Renamed Feuerspeier and became a gunnery tender. Became
accommodation ship in 1915 until given to Italy in 1920 being renamed
Buttafuoco. Scrapped sometime after 1920. |
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Erherzog Albrecht, on the stocks c.1871.
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| Kaiser |
1871 |
Refitted in 1869 and then became an accommodation ship
called Bellona in 1902. |
Kaiser, 1866.
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| Kaiser Max Class |
| Kaiser Max |
28th December 1875 |
Given to Yugoslavia in 1920. |
| Don Juan D'Austria |
25th October 1875 |
Sunk in 1919. |
| Prinz Eugen |
7th September 1877 |
Became repair ship called Vulkan before being impounded
by Italy in 1919. |
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| Teggetthoff Battery ship |
15th October 1878 |
Renamed Mars in 1912. Given to Italy and scrapped in
1920. |
| Kronprinzessein Erzherzogin Stefani |
14th April 1887 |
Became accommodation ship in 1914. Given to Italy in
1920 and scrapped in 1926. |
| Kronprinz Erzherzog Rudolf |
6th July 1887 |
Given to Yugoslavia in 1919 and renamed Kumbor. Sold
for scrap in 1922. |
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| Monarch Class
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| Monarch |
9th May 1895 |
The crew mutinied in February 1918 and from April that
year she was an accommodation ship. Given to Britain in 1920 and
scrapped in Italy. |
| Wien |
6th July 1895 |
Sunk by torpedoes on 10th December 1917. |
| Budapest |
27th April 1896 |
Became accommodation ship in 1918. Given to Britain in
1920 and scrapped in Italy. |
| Habsburg Class
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| Habsburg |
9th September 1900 |
Part of the 4th Division. Given to Britain in 1920 and
scrapped in 1921. |
| Arpad |
11th September 1901 |
Part of the 4th Division. Given to Britain in 1920 and
scrapped in 1921. |
| Babenberg |
4th October 1902 |
Part of the 4th Division. Given to Britain in 1920 and
scrapped in 1921. |
| Erzherzog Karl Class
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| Erzherzog Karl |
4th October 1903 |
Taken by Yugoslavia in 1919 but given to France
in 1920 and scrapped. |
| Erzherzog Friedrich |
30th April 1904 |
Taken by Yugoslavia in 1919 but given to France in 1920
and scrapped. |
| Erzherzog Ferdinand Max |
21st May 1905 |
Taken by Yugoslavia in 1919 but given to Britain in
1920 and scrapped. |
| Radetzky Class
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| Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand |
30th September 1908 |
Formed part of the 2nd Division of the 1st Battle
Squadron. Ceded to the Italians after the war and scrapped in 1926. |
| Radetzky |
3rd July 1909 |
Used in the British Coronation Review in 1911. Formed
part of the 2nd Division of the 1st Battle Squadron. Helped to knock out
the batteries of Montenegran. Ceded to the Italians after the war and
scrapped in 1920-21. |
| Zrinyi |
12th April 1910 |
Formed part of the 2nd Division of the 1st Battle
Squadron. Ceded to the Italians after the war and scrapped in 1920-21. |
| Tegetthoff Class
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| Viribus Unitis |
24th June 1911 |
Part of the 1st Division of the 1st Battle Squadron
during WW1. Sunk by a limpet mine planted by Italians in Pola harbour on
1st November 1918. |
| Tegetthoff |
21st March 1913 |
Part of the 1st Division of the 1st Battle Squadron
during WW1. Ceded to Italy in 1919. Broken up in 1924-25. |
| Prinz Eugen |
17th July 1914 |
Part of the 1st Division of the 1st Battle Squadron
during WW1. Cede to France in 1919 and used as a target. Sunk on 28th
June 1922. |
| Szent Istvan |
17th January 1915 |
Part of the 1st Division of the 1st Battle Squadron
during WW1. Sunk by torpedoes from Italian forces on 10th June 1918. |
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Help Wanted. Can anybody help find crew lists of the Szent Istvan
ships of the Austro-Hungarian Navy. A Great Uncle Juraz Horgos (born in
1897 in Velka Domasc, Zemplin County, Slovakia, that is now flooded over
as a lake.) served
in the navy and died when his ship was sunk off Italy (we don't know for
sure which one). If you can help please contact Amy Horgas at ALCH07@aol.com
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