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Thursday 14 October 2021

Replacement of Austro-Hungarian Monarch-class battleships planned according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1913-1914 no. 9

The coastal defence ship Monarch

Monarch-class coastal defence ships

An item reported that admiral Hauss (1) suggested that the replacement (2) of the Austro-Hungarian Monarch-class battleships (3) were to be armed with 5x2-35,6cm/14” and a strong secondary armament, The displacement was to be 25.000 tons. The magazine remarked that instead of triple turrets Austria seemed to choose for twin turrets.

Notes
1. Anton Haus (13 June 1851 Tolmein, nowadays Tolmin, Slovenia-8 February 1917 Pola, nowadays Pula, Croatia), commander of navy since February until his death and promoted to the rank of Grand Admiral in 1916.
2. Ersatz Monarch-class known as the Battleships VIII, IX, X and XI were to be laid down between 1914-1916, but never realized.
3. Monarch-class coastal defence ships consisting of the Monarch, Wien and Budapest.