AUSTRIA.

ARMORED FLEET.

Type and Name.ABCDEF
Ft. Ft. Ft. in. Tons. In.
Redoubt Frigates.
Tegetthoff2877126 77,300Iron14½
Custoza3025825 107,060”9
Erzherzog Albrecht2765423 35,940”8
Casemate Frigates.
Lissa2755528 26,080 Wood  6¼
Kaiser2645925 85,810” 6¼
Don Juan2224422 63,550Iron8
Kaiser Max2224422 63,550”8
Prinz Eugen2224422 63,550”8
Broadside Frigates.
Ferdinand Max2535124 105,140Wood5
Hapsburg2535124 105,140”5
Salamander1974421 33,110” 4¾
Monitors.
Maros160273 6310Iron2
Leitha160273 6310”2
SpalatoExperimental single-turreted citadel ship
Type and Name.GHIJBattery.
In. Knots Year
Redoubt Frigates.
Tegetthoff10 7,200 141878VI 11-inch Krupp.
Custoza 74,650141872VIII 10-inch ”
Erzherzog Albrecht  84,000 13½1872VIII 9-inch ”
Casemate Frigates.
Lissa283,700 13½1869 XII 9-inch ”
Kaiser293,130 12½1871 X 9-inch Armstrong.
Don Juan 82,900131875VIII 8¼-inch Krupp.
Kaiser Max 82,866  13¼1875VIII 8¼-inch ”
Prinz Eugen 82,900131876VIII 8¼-inch ”
Broadside Frigates.
Ferdinand Max262,91212½1865XIV 7-inch Armstrong.
Hapsburg263,09012½1865XIV 7-inch  ”
Salamander  23½2,06011½1861 X 7-inch  ”
Monitors.
Maros83208½1871II 5¾-inch Wahrendorf.
Leitha83208½1871II 5¾-inch ”
Spalato II 17-inch Armstrong.

TEGETTHOFF.

Partial armored belt and long redoubt. Ram bow, straight overhanging stern. The armored belt encircles the water-line aft and as far forward as the commencement of the bow-frames, where it ends in an armored bulkhead, the lower edge being carried forward in a heavy steel deck, the thickness of the belt being carried out to the bow with cork filling. The belt rises to the height of the main-deck beams. The redoubt has an overhang of five feet, being cut back in the wake of the centre-ports as a protection to the muzzles of the guns. The corners are cut and hollowed for angular ports, giving bow and beam fire. The sides are given a rank tumble home forward and abaft the redoubt, to open the fore-and-aft fire. An armored pilot-house rises well above the spar-deck rail at the forward end of the redoubt. A heavily armored athwartship bulkhead crosses the redoubt just abaft the forward guns as a protection from raking fire. Three-quarter sail-power, barkentine rig, single screw.

TEGETTHOFF.

CUSTOZA.ERZHERZOG ALBRECHT.

Armored belt and double-decked casemate; ram bow, round overhanging stern, single screw, full sail-power. The armored belt encircles the water-line to the height of the main-deck beams, the casemate rising sheer to the top of the spar-deck rail. Forward, the side is carried back from the main-deck up, parallel to the keel, to open bow-fire from the forward guns. Aft, the side is recessed for the upper deck alone. Stern-fire is secured from a single unprotected heavy spar-deck rifle working in three ports for stern and beam fire. The Albrecht has 1200 tons less displacement than the Custoza, with a lighter battery and a speed one half knot less. The casemate guns each work in two ports for fore-and-aft and beam fire.

CUSTOZA.

LISSA. KAISER.

Armored belt, casemate, and spar-deck redoubt. Ram bow, round overhanging stern, single screw, full sail-power. The belt encircles the ship to the height of the main-deck beams. There is no fore-and-aft fire from the casemate, that being secured by an upper-deck redoubt mounted on the forward end of the casemate and having an overhang of about five feet. ([See Sultan’s spar-deck redoubt].) Mixed construction, the armored part of the hull being of wood and the unarmored upper works of iron.

DON JUAN. KAISER MAX. PRINZ EUGEN.

Armored belt and casemate, ram bow, round overhanging stern, single screw, full sail-power. The belt encircles the water-line to the height of the main-deck beams, coming down forward in a curve over the point of the ram. The casemate rises to the spar-deck beams. The side forward on the main-deck is recessed to open forward fire from the casemate. No after-fire from the casemate, that being secured by unprotected light stern-guns. These ships are rebuilt from broadside iron-clads.

DON JUAN.

FERDINAND MAX. HAPSBURG. SALAMANDER.

Broadside frigates; ram bow, round stern, single screw, full sail-power. The armor is complete from below the water-line to the spar-deck beams, coming down forward in steps, below the point of the ram, to give a heavy support and a strong junction between the wooden hull and the armor. Armored pilot-house just abaft the main-mast. There is a light armored traverse forward, forming the forward part of the spar-deck rail and protecting a bow-gun working in two large bow-ports for fore-and-aft and beam fire. The Ferdinand Max is the frigate that sank the Re d’Italia by ramming at the battle of Lissa.

FERDINAND MAX.

MAROS. LEITHA.

Single-turreted, light-draft river monitors. The freeboard is 38 inches amidships and 20 inches forward and abaft, the deck being curved fore and aft. The turret is revolved by hand, having on top of it an armored pilot-house. The weakness in the hull armor is made up by sinking the ship when going into action until only the amidship part is out of water. The bow and stern ends are completely unarmored.

SPALATO (LATE DRACHE).

Originally a sister-ship to the Salamander; now being rebuilt as a citadel ship on the general plan of the Inflexible, but to carry one turret armed with two 17-inch rifles.

AUSTRIAN GENERAL-SERVICE FLEET.

Type and Name. Displacement. Guns.
Tons.
Frigates.
Radetzky3,38015
Laudon3,38015
Corvettes.
Donau2,40011
Saida2,40011
Dandolo1,69014
Erzherzog Friedrich1,54014
Fasana1,9404
Helgoland1,7905
Zrinyi1,3204
Frundsberg1,3204
Aurora1,3204
Gun-boat.
Dalmat8864
Screw Gun-boats.
Hun8864
Zara8152
Exp. Gun-boat6402
Nautilus5602
Albatros5602
Kerka5302
Narenta5302
Sansego3442
Möve3642
Paddle Gun-boats.
Miramar1,800 2
Elisabeth1,540 5
Garguano1,855 2
Triest 8852
Andreas Hofer 8163
Taurus 5603
Triton 1772
Yachts.
Greif1,330 2
Fantasie 325
Transports.
Pola 8952
Cyclop2,115 2
Tenders.
Grille 3542
Gemse 3542
Alnoch 177
Thurn Taxis 118
Gorzkowski 40

School-ships. Guard-ships. Hulks. Store-ships. Thorneycroft torpedo-boats rigged for Whitehead torpedoes.