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The Radetzky-class were Austria-Hungary's final pre-dreadnoughts. Or, rather, Semi-Dreadnoughts. The final step in the evolution of battleships, prior to Dreadnought turning the entire process on its head.

These were arguably Austria's finest battleships, as well. They had less flaws than the Tegethoffs and were, for their type, quite powerful and capable warships. However, much like their successors, these ships would be crippled by indecision and fuel shortages.

Although...two of them, Radetzky and Zrinyi, would have interesting endings to their stories despite this.

#worldwar1 #ww1 #navy #battleship

Further Reading:
https://www.amazon.com/Austro-Hungari...
https://www.history.navy.mil/research...
https://archive.org/details/conwaysal...
https://www.jstor.org/stable/44888684...
https://naval-encyclopedia.com/ww1/au...