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Erzherzog Ferdinand Max

Erzherzog Ferdinand Max

Survived

Austrian Navy

TypeIronclad
WarThird Italian War of Independence
Main guns16 × 48-pounder guns

Armoured frigate and Tegetthoff's flagship at Lissa. Rammed and sank Re d'Italia.

Austro-Hungarian ironclad SMS Erzherzog Ferdinand Max after her 1880 modernization. Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 16 × 48-pounder guns
  • 4 × 8-pounder guns
  • 2 × 3-pounder guns

Armour

  • Battery: 123 mm (5 in)
  • Ends: 87 mm (3.4 in)
BuilderStabilimento Tecnico Triestino, Trieste
Laid down6 May 1863
Launched24 May 1865
CommissionedJune 1866
Displacement5,130 long tons (5,210 t)
Length83.75 meters (274 ft 9 in) oa
Speed12.54 knots (23.22 km/h; 14.43 mph)

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

24 May 1865

20 July 1866

Tegetthoff's flagship; rammed Re d'Italia

Fate

Survived

Scrapped, 1916