Austrian coastal defence ship SMS Wien 1892-1920s

SMS Kronprinzessin Erzherzogin Stephanie

SMS Kronprinz Erzherzog Rudolf

Monarch-class

Habsburg-class

Building ordered in May 1892, laid down by Stabilimento Technico Triestino, Trieste on 16 February 1893, launched by countess Kielmannsegg on 7 July 1895, commissioned on 13 May 1897, sunk by Italian MAS in the Bay of Muggia near Trieste on 10 December 1917, salvage ordered on 15 December 1917, salvage stopped on 7 June 1918 and broken up in 1920s.

Of the Monarch-class consisting of the Monarch, Wien and Budapest, succeeded by the Habsburg-class. Built to replace the obsolete ironclads SMS Kronprinz Erzherzog Rudolf and Kronprinzessin Erzherzogin Stephanie.

General technical specifications. Displacement 5.878 tons and as dimensions 99,22 x 17 x 6,6 metres or 325.5 x 55.9 x 22 feet. Two vertical triple expansion steam engines and 5 cylindrical boilers supplying via 2 shafts 8.500 ihp allowing a speed of 17,5 knots. With a speed of 9 knots and a coal bunker capacity of 500 tons a range of 3,500 nautical miles. Crew numbered 469 men. Armour consisted of a 12-27cm/4.7-10.6” thick belt, 4cm/1.6” thick deck with gun turrets, conning tower  and casemates protected by respectively 25cm/9.8”,22cm/8.7”and 8cm/3.1”” thick armour. Armament consisted of 2x2-24cm/9” L/40 guns, 6-15cm/6” L/40 guns, 10-4,7cm/1.9” L/44 guns, 4-4,7cm/1.9” L/33 guns, 1-0,8mm/0.31” machinegun and 2-45cm/17.7”4 torpedo tubes.