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Erzherzog Karl Class Battleships Class Overview |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
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Length: |
414' 1" |
Engines: |
2 Four cylinder vertically inverted triple expansion |
Beam: |
71' 5" |
Boilers: |
12 Yarrow (Coal fired) |
Draft: |
24' 6" std. |
Shafts: |
2 |
Displacement: |
10,700 std. / 12,500 full |
HP: |
18,000 |
Speed: |
19 knots |
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Crew: |
748 |
Range: |
3,500 NM @ 10 knots |
Armament as built
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Number Carried
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Type
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Arrangement
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Maximum Range / Ceiling
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4 |
9.4"/40 (240mm) Krupp C/94 |
2 twin turrets |
18,500 yards @ 30° (10.5 miles) 308.6 lb. shell Rate of fire 1-3 RPM |
12 |
7.48"/42 (190mm) |
8 casemates 4 single mounts |
21,870 yards @ 20° (12.4 miles) 214 lb. AP shell Rate of fire 3 RPM |
2 |
17.7" (450mm) Torpedo tubes |
broadside submerged |
2,020 yards @ 31 knots (1.1 miles) 4,050 yards @ 26 knots (2.3 miles) 338 lb TNT warhead |
Sources differ on smaller armament used. |
Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Erzherzog Karl |
Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino Trieste, Austro-Hungary |
July 24, 1902 |
June 17, 1906 |
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Fate |
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Taken by Yugoslavia in 1919 but ceded to France in 1920.
Sank in tow off Tunisia and scrapped on site. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino Trieste, Austro-Hungary |
Apr. 30, 1904 |
Jan. 31, 1907 |
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Fate |
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Taken by Yugoslavia in 1919 but ceded to France in 1920 and scrapped.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino Trieste, Austro-Hungary |
May 21, 1905 |
Dec. 21, 1907 |
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Fate |
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Taken by Yugoslavia in 1919 but ceded to France in 1920 and scrapped.
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Battleship Index |
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Page created Oct. 22, 2007 |