Tegetthoff Class Battleship (1911)

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The four Austro-Hungarian dreadnoughts of the Viribus Unitis class (sometimes called the Tegetthoff class) were modern-looking vessels with twelve 12-in guns disposed in superfiring triple turrets on the centre line.

Overview of 4 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name Builder Laid Down Launched Completed Fate
Prinz Eugen Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino, Triest 16 Jan, 1912 30 Nov, 1912 17 Jul, 1914 Sunk 28 Jun, 1922
Szent István Ganz-Danubius & Company, Fiume 29 Jan, 1912 17 Jan, 1914 13 Dec, 1915 Sunk 10 Jun, 1918
Tegetthoff Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino, Triest 24 Sep, 1910 21 Mar, 1912 21 Jul, 1913 Broken up 1924
Viribus Unitis Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino, Triest 24 Jul, 1910 24 Jun, 1911 5 Dec, 1912 Sunk 1 Nov, 1918

See Also

Footnotes

Bibliography

  • Friedrich Prasky. The Viribus Unitis Class in Warship, Volume II Issue 6.
  • Rene Greger. Who was Responsible for the Faults in the Tegetthoff Class? in Warship, Volume IV Issue 13.


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