ClassKaiser Max class (1875)
NavyAustro-Hungarian Navy
CountryAustria-Hungary
Builder / shipyardPola Arsenal
Laid down1874-10
Launched1877-09-07
Completed1878-11
What is known about this ship
Third ship of the 1875 Kaiser Max class.
Service history
Completed later than her sisters and followed a similarly limited peacetime career.
Class context: Kaiser Max class (1875)
The 1875 Kaiser Max class consisted of three new casemate ironclads built under a program officially presented as reconstruction of older ships.
Class relationship
This ship is recorded as a member of Kaiser Max class (1875). Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.
Sources and further reading
- The Naval Policy of Austria-Hungary, 1867-1918Purdue University Press
- Austro-Hungarian Warships of World War IIan Allan
- Austro-Hungarian BattleshipsWarship International
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905Conway Maritime Press
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