SMS Custoza

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SMS Custoza
History
Austria-Hungary
Name: Custoza
Namesake: Battle of Custoza
General characteristics

SMS Custoza was a unique ironclad warship built for the Austro-Hungarian Navy in the 1870s, the only member of her class.

Design

General characteristics and machinery

Armament and armor

Service history

Custoza was laid down at the Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino shipyard in Trieste on 17 November 1869. Her completed hull was launched on 20 August 1872, and she was completed in February 1875.[1]

Custoza took part in the annual fleet maneuvers in 1888, along with the ironclads Don Juan d'Austria, Kaiser Max, and Tegetthoff, and the cruisers Panther, Meteor, and Leopard.[2]

Notes

  1. Gardiner, p. 269
  2. Brassey, p. 453

References

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