SMS Erzherzog Karl information

	SMS Erzherzog Karl at anchor
History
Austria-Hungary
Name	Erzherzog Karl
Namesake	Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
Builder	STT
Laid down	24 July 1902
Launched	4 October 1903
Completed	17 June 1906
Fate	Scrapped, 1921
General characteristics
Class and type	Erzherzog Karl-class pre-dreadnought battleship
Displacement	10,472 long tons (10,640 t)
Length	414 ft 2 in (126.2 m)
Beam	71 ft 5 in (21.8 m)
Draft	24 ft 7 in (7.5 m)
Installed power	18,000 ihp (13,423 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts; 4-cylinder vertical triple expansion steam engines;
Speed	20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph)
Complement	700
Armament	4 × 24 cm (9.4 in)/40 Škoda guns; 12 × 19 cm (7.5 in)/42 Škoda guns; 12 × 7 cm (2.8 in)/45 Škoda guns; 2 × 7 cm (2.8 in)/45 Škoda AA guns; 4 × 47 mm (1.9 in)/44 cal Škoda QF guns; 2 × 4.7-cm/33 cal Škoda QF guns; 4 × 37 mm (1.5 in) Vickers guns; 2 × 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes;
Armor	Waterline belt: 210 mm (8.3 in); Deck: 55 mm (2.2 in); Turrets: 240 mm (9.4 in); Casemates: 150 mm (5.9 in); Conning tower: 220 mm (8.7 in); Bulkheads: 200 mm (7.9 in);

SMS Erzherzog Karl ^[a] (German: "His Majesty's ship Archduke Karl") was a pre-dreadnought battleship built by the Austro-Hungarian navy in 1902. The lead ship of the Erzherzog Karl class, she was launched on 3 October 1903. They were assigned to the III Battleship Division.

For most of World War I, Erzherzog Karl remained in her home port of Pula, in present-day Croatia, except for four engagements. In 1914, she formed part of the Austro-Hungarian flotilla sent to protect the escape of the German ships SMS Goeben and SMS Breslau from the British-held Mediterranean; she advanced as far as Brindisi before being recalled to her home port. Her sole combat engagement occurred in late May 1915, when she participated in the bombardment of the Italian port city of Ancona. She also took part in suppressing a major mutiny among the crew members of several armored cruisers stationed in Cattaro between 1–3 February 1918. She also attempted to break through the Otranto Barrage in June of that year, but had to retreat when the dreadnought SMS Szent István was sunk. After the war, Erzherzog Karl was awarded to the French as a war prize, but ran aground at Bizerte and scrapped there.
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History
SMS Erzherzog Karl at anchor
Austria-Hungary
Name	Erzherzog Karl
Namesake	Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
Builder	STT
Laid down	24 July 1902
Launched	4 October 1903
Completed	17 June 1906
Fate	Scrapped, 1921
General characteristics
Class and type	Erzherzog Karl-class pre-dreadnought battleship
Displacement	10,472 long tons (10,640 t)
Length	414 ft 2 in (126.2 m)
Beam	71 ft 5 in (21.8 m)
Draft	24 ft 7 in (7.5 m)
Installed power	18,000 ihp (13,423 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts 4-cylinder vertical triple expansion steam engines
Speed	20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph)
Complement	700
Armament	4 × 24 cm (9.4 in)/40 Škoda guns 12 × 19 cm (7.5 in)/42 Škoda guns 12 × 7 cm (2.8 in)/45 Škoda guns 2 × 7 cm (2.8 in)/45 Škoda AA guns 4 × 47 mm (1.9 in)/44 cal Škoda QF guns 2 × 4.7-cm/33 cal Škoda QF guns 4 × 37 mm (1.5 in) Vickers guns 2 × 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes
Armor	Waterline belt: 210 mm (8.3 in) Deck: 55 mm (2.2 in) Turrets: 240 mm (9.4 in) Casemates: 150 mm (5.9 in) Conning tower: 220 mm (8.7 in) Bulkheads: 200 mm (7.9 in)