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Kaiser Franz Joseph I-class cruiser

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Class overview
Name: Kaiser Franz Joseph I class
Builders: Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino Trieste
Operators:  Austro-Hungarian Navy
Completed: 2
General characteristics
Type: Protected cruiser
Displacement: 3,967 tons
Length: 103.7 m (340 ft 3 in)
Beam: 14.75 m (48 ft 5 in)
Draught: 5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)
Propulsion: 8,450 ihp (6,300 kW), two shafts
Speed: 19 knots (35 km/h)
Armament:
  • 2 × 9.4 in (24 cm) (2 × 1)
  • 6 × 5.9 in (15 cm) (6 × 1)
  • 2 × 2.7 in (6.9 cm) (2 × 1)
  • 3 × 1pdr revolver (3 × 1)
  • 4 × 18 in (46 cm) torpedo tubes

The Kaiser Franz Joseph I class was a class of protected cruisers of the Austro-Hungarian Navy. The class comprised Kaiser Franz Joseph I and Kaiserin Elisabeth.

The ships of the class were 103.7 metres (340 ft 3 in) long, had a beam of 14.75 metres (48 ft 5 in), a draught of 5.7 metres (18 ft 8 in), and had a displacement of 3,967 tons. The ships were equipped with 2 shaft engines, which were rated at 8,450 ihp (6,300 kW) and produced a top speed of 19 knots (35 km/h). The main armament of the ships where two 9.4 in (24 cm) single guns and six 5.9 in (15 cm) single guns.

Kaiser Franz Joseph I was laid down in 1888 at the Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino shipyard in Trieste. She was launched on 18 May 1889 and commissioned on 2 July 1890. Kaiserin Elisabeth was laid down also in 1888 at Pola Navy Yard and was launched on 25 September 1890. She was commissioned on 24 January 1892.


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