Category: Austro-Hungarian Navy

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

Zenta class cruisers (1897) Zenta, Aspern, Szigetvar Three cruisers for a reverence: The Zenta class were obsolete by the time…

Radetzky class battleships (1908) Radetzky, Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand, Zrinyi (1908) SMS Radetzky: the last Austrian pre-dreadnought In February 1906, HMS…

Austro-Hungarian Torpedo Boats Austria-Hungary (1875-1916) Austro-Hungarian Torpedo Boats: The torpedo invention: Austro-Hungary almost invented the torpedo: An unknown Austro-Hungarian Officer…

Panther class cruisers (1885) Austria-Hungary (1885) Panther, Leopard, Tiger Austro-Hungarian Torpedo-cruisers These three cruisers are grouped together in the same…

Monarch class coastal battleships (1895) Monarch, Wien, Budapest The Coastal Battleships: This type of “pocket” battleship existed in any second…

Kaiserin und Königin Maria Theresia Austria-Hungary (1893) The first Austro-Hungarian Armoured Cruiser The KuK Maria Theresia (abbreviated) was the first…

Austro-Hungarian Submarines Austria-Hungary (1909-1916) Austro-Hungary has full awareness of its small size compared to its immediate neighbours and long declared…