SMS Frundsberg
 Frundsberg circa 1905
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Austro-Hungarian Empire | |
| Name | SMS Frundsberg |
| Builder | Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino, Trieste |
| Laid down | 19 June 1871 |
| Launched | 11 February 1873 |
| Completed | October 1873 |
| Reclassified | Hulked , 1905 |
| Stricken | 1906 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Corvette |
| Displacement | 1,353 t (1,332 long tons) |
| Length | 69.08 m (226 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 10.45 m (34 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 5 m (16 ft 5 in) |
| Installed power | 1,000 ihp (750 kW) |
| Propulsion | 1 shaft, 1 Horizontal triple-expansion steam engine |
| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Complement | 210 |
| Armament |
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SMS Frundsberg was an Austro-Hungarian corvette built by Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino.
History[]
She was laid down on June 19, 1871 and launched on February 11, 1873. It was officially commissioned October 1, 1873 and its last time out was on January 1, 1905.[1] The ship had one smokestack and three square-rigged masts.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Frundsberg". Naval History. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ "Arrival of the Corvette Frundsberg, Used as a Training Ship". New York Times. June 5, 1893. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
In the North River, off the foot of West Fortysecond Street, there lies anchored a queer, oldfashioned looking war vessel with one smokestack and three towering square-rigged masts.
Bibliography[]
- Freivogel, Zvonimir (1998). "Question 25/95: Ex-Austro-Hungarian Warships in the Italian Navy". Warship International. International Naval Research Organization. XXXV (3): 320–321. ISSN 0043-0374.
- Sieche, Erwin F. (1990). "Austria-Hungary's Last Visit to the USA". Warship International. XXVII (2): 142–164. ISSN 0043-0374.
Categories:
- Corvettes of the Austro-Hungarian Navy
- Ships built in Trieste
- 1873 ships