Armored cruisers [3] of the Panther type - a type of cruiser that was in service with the Austro-Hungarian Navy from the 1880s until the First World War . Both ships were built in the UK at the Armstrong Shipyard with the goal of gaining experience in modern shipbuilding technologies. By the beginning of World War I, they were outdated; most of the weapons were dismantled in 1909-1910 . During the war years they were used in secondary roles, in particular, as training ships and harbor guard ships. After the end of hostilities, both cruisers were transferred to Great Britain as reparations , but already in 1920 were sold for scrap [2] .
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| him. Panther-class Hungarian Panther-osztály | |
 Panther , 1906 | |
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| Years of construction | 1884 year |
| In the ranks | Withdrawn from the fleet |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | Normal - 1557 t |
| Length | 73.19 m (largest) 71.38 m ( waterline ) |
| Width | 10.39 m |
| Draft | 4.28 m |
| Reservation | Deck - 12 mm |
| Engines | 2 steam engines , 6 steam boilers [1] |
| Power | 5940 and. l with. (Panther) 6380 and. l with. ("Leopard") |
| Speed | 18.4 knots (Panther) 18.7 knots (Leopard) |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | Initial Project: 2 × 120 mm / 35, 4 × 47 mm / 44, 6 × 47 mm / 44 revolver Panther (since June 1909): 4 × 66 mm / 45 Leopard (from Oct. 1910): 10 × 47 mm / 44 |
| Mine torpedo armament | 4 350 mm SLT [2] |
List of ships of type [2]
| Title | Shipyard | Bookmark | Launching | Adoption | Withdrawal from the composition fleet / death | Fate |
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| SMS Panther (Panther) | Armstrong, Elzvik , United Kingdom | October 29, 1884 | June 13, 1885 | December 31, 1885 | 1918 ( Navy of Austria-Hungary ) | Transferred to reparations in the UK , sold for scrap in 1920 |
| SMS Leopard ("Leopard") | Armstrong, Elzvik , United Kingdom | January 1885 | September 10, 1885 | March 31, 1886 | 1918 ( Navy of Austria-Hungary ) | Transferred to reparations in the UK , sold for scrap in 1920 |
Notes
- ↑ S. A. Balakin Naval Forces of Italy and Austria-Hungary 1914-1918 Ship Handbook
- ↑ 1 2 3 Conway's, p. 277
- ↑ Officially classified as “ Torpedo Cruisers ”
Literature
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905. - Conway Maritime Press, London, 1979.
- Balakin S.A. Naval Forces of Italy and Austria-Hungary 1914-1918 Handbook on the composition of ships M .: "Modelist-Constructor", 1997