In Dutch newspapers in 1910 is quite a lot of attention paid to the building of Austrian dreadnoughts. I used several to give an impression of what was going on.
The Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië dated 15 April 1910 published a tiding dated Vienna 14 April 1910 according to which drawings were made for 4 new dreadnoughts to be completed in 1913.
The Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant dated 20 May 1910 published the tiding dated Vienna 19 May that Renner proposed the commission for the new taxes to stop with the meetings as log as the cabinet didn’t supply more details about the requested naval budget. The minister claimed that neither her or the cabinet knew everything about these dreadnoughts and the proposal was with 16 votes against and 11 votes for rejected.
On the link SMS Viribus Unitis I found the next photo of the SMS Viribus Unitis, perhaps dating from the 1910s and made by Alois Beer (1840-1916)
The Dutch newspaper Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië dated 9 June 1910 published a tiding dated Vienna 8 June 1910 according to which the newspaper Die Zeit reported that the keel was laid down of the first dreadnought on a private yard at Trieste and that in September the keel was laid down of a second dreadnought.
The Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië dated 24 October 1910. According to a tiding dated Vienna 21 October defended count Montecuccoli commander of the Austrian navy the fact that the Austrian cabinet accepted the tender done by a firm at Trieste, Italy to built 2 dreadnoughts without waiting for permission of the Parliament for the needed budget.(2) He pointed out that the condition of the Austrian navy was far from what was desired for such a major power. Another newspaper De Sumatra Post dated 25 October 1910 confirmed this news item.
The Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië dated 27 October 1910. According to a tiding dated Vienna 26 October said count Montecuccoli that as a result of the building of the two dreadnoughts the personnel naval strength was to be increased from more as 14,000 to 20,000 men. Another Dutch newspaper De Sumatra Post dated 28 October 1910 confirmed this news item.
The Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië dated 5 November 1910. According to a tiding dated Vienna 4 November wrote the newspaper Neue Freie Presse that the recent use of 34,3cm guns by the Royal British Navy also consequences had for the Austrian dreadnoughts. These ships were all ready aged before their actual launching or there was to be expended a large amount of money to modernize them.
Notes
1. The involved dreadnoughts were the Viribus Unitis and the Tegethoff built by the Stabilimento Technico Triestino. The first laid down on 24 July 1910, launched on 24 June 1911, completed on 5 December 1912 and sunk on 1 November 1918 in the harbour of Pola due to a mine. At that moment she was all ready transferred to Serbia. The Tegethoff was laid down on 24 September 1910, launched on 21 March 1912, completed on 21 July 1913, in 1919 transferred to Italy and broken up in 1924-1925 at La Spezia. Their displacement was 20,013,5 tons design and 21,595 tons deep load with as dimensions 495’5”(waterline)-400’3” (over all) x 89’8”x 29’ (deep load). The main armament consisted of 12-30.5cm guns.
2. This must be admiral Rudolf Graf von Montecuccoli (1843-1927) commander of the Austrian-Hungarian navy between October 1804-February 1913 compared with his German opponent Tirpitz while building a powerful navy.
The Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië dated 15 April 1910 published a tiding dated Vienna 14 April 1910 according to which drawings were made for 4 new dreadnoughts to be completed in 1913.
The Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant dated 20 May 1910 published the tiding dated Vienna 19 May that Renner proposed the commission for the new taxes to stop with the meetings as log as the cabinet didn’t supply more details about the requested naval budget. The minister claimed that neither her or the cabinet knew everything about these dreadnoughts and the proposal was with 16 votes against and 11 votes for rejected.
On the link SMS Viribus Unitis I found the next photo of the SMS Viribus Unitis, perhaps dating from the 1910s and made by Alois Beer (1840-1916)
The Dutch newspaper Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië dated 9 June 1910 published a tiding dated Vienna 8 June 1910 according to which the newspaper Die Zeit reported that the keel was laid down of the first dreadnought on a private yard at Trieste and that in September the keel was laid down of a second dreadnought.
The Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië dated 24 October 1910. According to a tiding dated Vienna 21 October defended count Montecuccoli commander of the Austrian navy the fact that the Austrian cabinet accepted the tender done by a firm at Trieste, Italy to built 2 dreadnoughts without waiting for permission of the Parliament for the needed budget.(2) He pointed out that the condition of the Austrian navy was far from what was desired for such a major power. Another newspaper De Sumatra Post dated 25 October 1910 confirmed this news item.
The Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië dated 27 October 1910. According to a tiding dated Vienna 26 October said count Montecuccoli that as a result of the building of the two dreadnoughts the personnel naval strength was to be increased from more as 14,000 to 20,000 men. Another Dutch newspaper De Sumatra Post dated 28 October 1910 confirmed this news item.
The Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië dated 5 November 1910. According to a tiding dated Vienna 4 November wrote the newspaper Neue Freie Presse that the recent use of 34,3cm guns by the Royal British Navy also consequences had for the Austrian dreadnoughts. These ships were all ready aged before their actual launching or there was to be expended a large amount of money to modernize them.
Notes
1. The involved dreadnoughts were the Viribus Unitis and the Tegethoff built by the Stabilimento Technico Triestino. The first laid down on 24 July 1910, launched on 24 June 1911, completed on 5 December 1912 and sunk on 1 November 1918 in the harbour of Pola due to a mine. At that moment she was all ready transferred to Serbia. The Tegethoff was laid down on 24 September 1910, launched on 21 March 1912, completed on 21 July 1913, in 1919 transferred to Italy and broken up in 1924-1925 at La Spezia. Their displacement was 20,013,5 tons design and 21,595 tons deep load with as dimensions 495’5”(waterline)-400’3” (over all) x 89’8”x 29’ (deep load). The main armament consisted of 12-30.5cm guns.
2. This must be admiral Rudolf Graf von Montecuccoli (1843-1927) commander of the Austrian-Hungarian navy between October 1804-February 1913 compared with his German opponent Tirpitz while building a powerful navy.
