An item referred to the magazine Schiffbau reported that the Austrian 14.500 ton battleship Erzherzog Ferdinand during a 12 hours trial using 7 of the 12 boilers 8.000 hp developed and a speed of 16 miles achieved. During the long distance trial was 12.000 hp developed. Another magazine Le Yacht reported that she developed 20.600 hp and a speed of 20,58 miles achieved against the expected 20.000 hp and 20,3 miles.(1)
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1. Laid down at the Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino, Trieste, Italy on 12 September 1907, launched on 8 September 1908, commissioned on 5 June 1910, ceded to Italy in 1919 and finally broken up in 1926. The Radetzky-class semi dreadnought battleships consisted of the Radetzky, Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand and Zrinyi.
