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Kaiser

Kaiser

Damaged

Austrian Navy

TypeShip of the line
WarThird Italian War of Independence
Main guns16 × 60-pounder guns

Wooden 90-gun ship of the line. Rammed Re di Portogallo at Lissa and was badly damaged; later rebuilt as an ironclad.

The SMS Kaiser in its original configuration. In the background what appears to be a Habsburg class ironclad. Image cropped by uploader. Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 16 × 60-pounder guns
  • 74 × 30-pounder guns
  • 2 × 24-pounder guns

Armour

  • Belt: 152 mm (6 in)
  • Casemate: 127 mm (5 in)
BuilderPola Navy Yard
Laid down25 March 1855
Launched4 October 1858
Commissioned1859
Displacement5,194 long tons (5,277 t)
Length74.02 m (242 ft 10 in)
Speed11.55 knots (21.39 km/h; 13.29 mph)
Complement900

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

Career

Launched

4 October 1858

20 July 1866

Commodore Petz's flagship; collided with Re di Portogallo

Fate

Damaged

Unknown after 1918