History & Modifications
Prinz Eugen:
In 1913 six of the 11pdr guns were removed. Prinz Eugen was given to France in 1919. She was
used as a target for aircraft bombs and underwater shock testing at Toulon and sunk on 28th
June 1922 by the battleships Bretagne, Jean Bart, Paris and France.
Tegetthoff:
In 1913 six of the 11pdr guns were removed. Tegetthoff conducted a training cruise in the
Mediterranean in early 1914. She was given to Italy in 1919 and scrapped between 1924 and 1925
at La Spezia.
Szent Istvan:
In 1913 six of the 11pdr guns were removed. Szent Istvan was torpedoed by the Italian MTB MAS15
on 10th June 1918 off Premuda Island in the Adriatic.
Viribus Unitis:
In 1913 six of the 11pdr guns were removed. Viribus Unitis conducted a training cruise in the
Mediterranean in early 1914. She was sunk at Pola on 1st November 1918 by Italian frogmen with
limpet mines who were unaware she was handed over to the new Yugoslav goverment during their mission.