Category: Austro-Hungarian Navy

Versuchsgleitboot 1 prototype (1916) The Austro-Hungarian secret weapon The Versuchsgleitboot (“Above, gliding boat”) was a prototype of a fast, small…

Zara class torpedo vessels (1880) Zara, Spalato, Sebenico, Lussin The forgotten Zara class cruisers When speaking of “Zara”, the name…

Admiral Spaun & Novara class cruisers Austria-Hungary (1909-13) SMS Admiral Spaun, Novara, Saida, Helgoland. The last Austro-Hungarian cruisers The Novara…

Tegetthoff class battleships (1911) Tegetthoff, Viribus Unitis, Prinz Eugen, Szent Istvan (1911) First Dreadnoughts and last Austro-Hungarian battleships: SMS Tegetthoff…

Herzherzog Karl class battleships Erzherzog Karl, Ferdinand Max, Friedrich (1902) The previous Herzherzog Ferdinand Max in 1900, former famous Ironclad…

Habsburg class battleships Habsburg, Babenberg, Árpád (1898) The first Austrian sea-going Battleships: After the three Monarchs in 1898, the director…

SMS Sankt Georg (1903) Austro-Hungarian armoured cruiser The last Austrian armoured cruiser: After the Kaiser Karl IV’s departure, the admiralty…

Kaiser Franz Joseph I class protected cruisers (1889) Kaiser Franz Joseph I, Kaiserin Elisabeth (1889) SMS Kaiserin Elisabeth sea trials…

Austro-Hungarian Destroyers (1909-1918) Introduction Destroyers in Austro-Hungary were a logical development of sea-going torpedo-boats, like in other navies. This lineage…

SMS Kaiser Karl IV (1898) Pre-dreadnought Battleship The Kaiser Karl IV, second armoured cruiser: Assuming that the KuK Maria Theresia…