| Austro-Hungarian "Tátra" Class |
|
Destroyers |
|
|
|
|
| The great A.-H. naval instalment authorised in March 1911 included not only the three dreadnoughts of the Tegetthoff-class and the three scout cruisers Novara, Helgoland and Saida, but also six modern 800-t-destroyers with turbine propulsion as the Huszár-class became obsolete. After an international competition the Hungarian yard Ganz & Co – Danubius received the contract for political reasons. Being unexperienced this led to severe delays in completion. The six units of this class were named Tátra, Balaton, Csepel, Lika, Triglav, Orjen. Commissioned shortly before WWI they formed the backbone of the destroyer flotilla, making numerous attacks on the Otranto barrage and the Italian coast together with the scout cruisers. | |
| Two of them, Triglav (I) and Lika (I), sank on 29 December 1915 after mine hits during a raid to Durazzo (Durres, Albania). According to their extensive war duties these destroyers were in worn out condition in 1918. |
|
||||
| Technical Data | ||
| Laid down: Launched: Commissioned: Displacement: Dimensions: Propulsion: Max. Speed: Range: Fuel: Crew: |
19 October 1911 at Ganz &Co - Danubius,
Porto Ré 05 November 1912 12 October 1913 836.60 / 1033.46 ts 83.50 × 8.80 × 3.20 m 20,560 shp; 6 Yarrow boilers (16 atü); 2 AEG Curtis turbines; 2 shafts 32.59 kts ? 104 t coal + 125 t oil 104 |
|
| Tactical Data: | ||
| Main: AA/QF: Torpedoes: Depth Charges: Mines: |
2x100 cal 50 4x70 cal 45; 2x70 cal 45 4×540 [2×2] aboard, number und type unknown ? |
|
