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Monday, 4 August 2025

Austrian battleships VIII-XI cancelled in 1917


Monarch-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Tegethoff-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Ersatz Monarch-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Ersatz Monarch-class preceded by Tegethoff-class and in fact an enlarged version of this class meant to replaced the aging Monarch-class coastal defence ships. All four ships were never laid down and finally cancelled in 1917. Main armament 10-36cm/14: (2x2&2x3) guns. Constructions displacement 24,605 tons and dimensions 172.0 (waterline)-175.2 (over all) x 28.5 x 8.4 metres. The A=Ersatz Monarch to be started before 6 August 1914 by Stab. Technico Triestino, the B=Ersatz Wien before 9 October 1914 and the C=Ersatz Budapest and D=Ersatz Habsburg in spring 1915.

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