SMS Huszár (1905)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Austria-Hungary | |
| Name | Huszár |
| Namesake | Hussar |
| Builder | Yarrows, Cubitt Town, London |
| Laid down | 14 November 1904 |
| Launched | 31 May 1905 |
| Completed | 4 July 1905 |
| Fate | Ran aground, 3 December 1908, and scrapped |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class & type | Huszár-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 390 t (380 long tons) |
| Length | 68.39 m (224 ft 5 in) (o/a) |
| Beam | 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 triple-expansion engines |
| Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Range | 500 nmi (930 km; 580 mi) at 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Complement | 70 |
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SMS Huszár was the lead ship of her class of a dozen destroyers built for the Austro-Hungarian Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. Completed in 1905, she ran aground three years later. Her wreck was subsequently salvaged shortly afterwards.
The Huszar-class ships had a flush deck design with a distinctive "turtleback" forecastle that was intended to clear water from the bow during high-speed navigation, but was poorly designed for high waves or bad weather. The ships normally displaced 390 metric tons (380 long tons) and 420 metric tons (410 long tons) at full load. They measured 68.39 meters (224 ft 5 in) long overall with a beam of 6.25 meters (20 ft 6 in), and a draft of 1.78–1.85 meters (5 ft 10 in – 6 ft 1 in).[1] The ships were propelled by two 4-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam from four Yarrow boilers; each boiler was provided with an individual funnel. The turbines were designed to produce a total of 6,000 indicated horsepower (4,500 kW) for an intended maximum speed of 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph). During the ships' sea trials, they generally exceeded this figure, reaching 28–28.5 knots (51.9–52.8 km/h; 32.2–32.8 mph). The ships carried enough coal to give them a range of 500 nautical miles (930 km; 580 mi) at 28 knots. Their crew numbered 70 officers and men.[2]
The main armament of the Huszar class consisted of a single 45-caliber Škoda SFK (German: Schnell-Feuer Kanone) 66-millimeter (2.6 in) gun]. The gun was mounted on a platform on the forecastle with the turtleback leading right up to it. Their secondary armament included seven 47-millimeter (1.9 in) guns. Two guns were positioned on the main deck right behind the bow gun's mount, four others were located on the deck amidships; all of these guns were on the broadside. The seventh gun was on the stern. All of the guns were fitted with gun shields. The ships were equipped with two 450-millimeter (17.7 in) torpedo tubes in two single, rotating mounts. One of these was located between the forward gun mount and the superstructure while the other was positioned between the aft funnel and the stern gun.[3][4]
