SMS Donau (1874)
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 Donau in Algiers in 1886 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators |  Austro-Hungarian Navy |
| Preceded by | Aurora class |
| Succeeded by | SMS Saida |
| History | |
| Name | SMS Donau |
| Builder | Navale Adriatico, Trieste |
| Laid down | 18 June 1873 |
| Launched | 15 October 1874 |
| Completed | 14 August 1875 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1888 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Screw corvette |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 74.36 m (244 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 12.66 m (41 ft 6 in) |
| Draft | 5.95 m (19 ft 6 in) |
| Installed power | 1,300 ihp (970 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 10.8 knots (20.0 km/h; 12.4 mph) |
| Complement | 334 |
| Armament |
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SMS Donau was a screw corvette of the Austro-Hungarian Navy built in the 1870s. She was the only member of her class.
Donau was 70.96 m (232 ft 10 in) long between perpendiculars and 74.36 m (244 ft 0 in) long overall. She had a beam of 12.66 m (41 ft 6 in) and a draft of 5.95 m (19 ft 6 in). The ship had a displacement of 2,490 long tons (2,530 t) normally, which increased to 2,642 long tons (2,684 t) at full load. Her crew numbered 334 officers and enlisted sailors.[1]
The ship was powered by a single 2-cylinder, vertical marine steam engine that drove a screw propeller. The number and type of boilers is not known, but smoke from the boilers was vented through a single funnel located amidships, between the fore- and main mast. The propulsion system was capable of generating 1,300 indicated horsepower (970 kW), for a top speed of 10.8 knots (20.0 km/h; 12.4 mph). The ship was fitted with a three-masted sailing rig to supplement the steam engine on long voyages.[1]
Donau was armed with a main battery of eleven 15 cm (5.9 in) 35-caliber guns manufactured by Krupp. She also carried two 7 cm (2.8 in), 15-caliber guns and two 25 mm (0.98 in) machine guns.[1]