Zprávy památkové péče 2014, 74(4):303-309

The share of manufacturing enterprises within the Czech Republic in the construction of Austro-Hungarian battleship fleets

Miloš Matěj

This essay explores the share of manufacturing enterprises within the territory of the present-day Czech Republic in the construction of battleships for the Austro-Hungarian fleet. For clarity, the individual classes of battleship and their basic technical parameters are listed chronologically, including the proportion of manufacturing enterprises in the supply of armored protection and artillery weapons. It concludes with an overall brief character of their operational deployment.

Keywords: First World War; Austro-Hungarian Navy; battleships; artillery weapons; armored protection; propulsion; dreadnought; semi-dreadnought; predreadnought; Vítkovice Steelworks (VHHT); Skoda Works; First Brno Engineering Works

Published: December 1, 2014  Show citation

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Matěj, M. (2014). The share of manufacturing enterprises within the Czech Republic in the construction of Austro-Hungarian battleship fleets. Zprávy památkové péče74(4), 303-309
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