Wien (Monarch Class)




Laid down 16th February 1893
Launched 6th July 1895
Completed N/A
Commissioned 13th May 1898
Fate Sunk:
10th December 1917 off Trieste
Builders STT, Trieste
Austria-Hungary
Complement 423
Dimensions
Displacement 5500 tons std
5800 tons max
Dimensions 325' 6" x 55' 8"
Draught 19' 7"
Armament
Main guns 4 x 9.44"/40 Krupps (2 x 2)
Secondary guns 6 x 5.9"/40 Skoda (6 x 1)
Torpedo tubes 2 x 17.7"
Other weapons 10 x 47mm/44 Skoda
4 x 47mm/33 Hotchkiss
2 x 70mm/15 Uchatius field guns
Countermeasures None
Armour Belt: 8.6" - 10.6"
Turrets: 9.8"
Deck: 1.5"
Aircraft Facilities
Aircraft None
Flightdeck None
Hangar None
Catapults None
Arrestor system None
Aviation fuel None
Electronics Fit
Radar None
Sonar None
ECM None
Other N/A
Machinery
Engines 5 x boilers
3 x vertical triple expansion
Power output 8500ihp
Speed 17kts
Shafts 3
Range 2200NM @ 12kts
Fuel 500 tons coal

Wien was torpedoed twice by the Italian MTB MAS15, commanded by Luigi Rizzo. The wreck was broken up where it lay in the 1920s.

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