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Drache-class armored-frigate
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Ironclads · Austria · 1862
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Drache-classarmored-frigate

Drache-class armored-frigate
Drache-class armored-frigate Photo: Unknown · Wikimedia Commons · PD-US
Origin Austria
CategoryIronclads
EraPre-WWI / Industrial Age
In service1862–1862
Operators1 countries
Quantity2
Data Quality84%
01 / Overview
Drache-class armored-frigate
Category
Country
Production
1862–1862
Quantity
2
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification7MOD.7
  • Hull Classificationarmored frigate
  • Ship Typeironclad
  • Builder / ShipyardStabilimento Tecnico Triestino
  • Laid Down1861
  • Launched1861
  • Commissioned1862
  • Ships in Class2
◈Displacement2MOD.2
  • Light Displacement2,824 t
  • Full Load Displacement3,110 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
  • Length (overall)70.1 m
  • Length (waterline)62.78 m
  • Beam13.94 m
  • Draft6.8 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
  • Total Complement346
◆Propulsion5MOD.5
  • Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)1 shaft, 1 steam engine, 4 coal‑fired boilers
  • Number of Engines1
  • Shaft Power1,536 kW
  • Shafts / Screws1
  • Top Speed19.4 kn
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
  • Main Gun10 × 7 in (178 mm) RML guns
  • Main Gun Calibre178 mm
  • Main Gun Count10
  • Secondary Guns2 × 2 in (51 mm) RML guns, plus original 48‑pdr smoothbore and 24‑pdr RML
⬢Survivability1MOD.1
  • Hull Materialwooden hull with iron armor plates
▲Armour2MOD.2
  • Armour115 mm wrought‑iron belt
  • Belt Armour115 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1862Production started
164
years in service
0
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
05 / MASS Score
Not enough weapon data to rank this category.
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