#SMS Erzherzog Karl

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Una esquadra imperial i l'obertura de la Via Laietana

Poc després de l’alba del dia 9 de març de 1908, el guaita marítim del castell de Montjuïc va entreveure a la llunyania tres grans vaixells de guerra, moments després els va poder identificar com els cuirassats austríacs SMS Erzherzog Ferdinan Max, SMS Erzherzog Fiedrich i SMS Erzherzog Karl, navegant en direcció a la costa a demanda de port. A dos quarts de nou del matí el cuirassat i vaixell…

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SMS Erzherzog Friedrich was a pre-dreadnought battleship built by the Austro-Hungarian Navy in 1902. The second ship of the Erzherzog Karl class, she was launched on 30 April 1904. She was assigned to the III Battleship Division.

For most of World War I, Erzherzog Friedrich remained in her home port of Pula, in present-day Croatia, except for four engagements. In 1914, she formed part of the Austro-Hungarian flotilla sent to protect the escape of the German ships SMS Goeben and SMS Breslau from the British-held Mediterranean; she advanced as far as Brindisi before being recalled to her home port. Her sole combat engagement occurred in late May 1915, when she participated in the bombardment of the Italian port city of Ancona. She also took part in suppressing a major mutiny among the crew members of several armored cruisers stationed in Cattaro between 1–3 February 1918. She also attempted to break through the Otranto Barrage in June of that year, but had to retreat when the dreadnought SMS Szent István was sunk. After the war, Erzherzog Friedrich was awarded to the French as a war prize in 1920.

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Una escuadra imperial y una visita regia

Una escuadra imperial y una visita regia

Poco después del amanecer del día 9 de marzo de 1908 el vigía marítimo del castillo de Montjuich atisbó en la lejanía tres grandes buques de guerra, momentos después pudo identificarlos como los acorazados austriacos SMS Erzherzog Ferdinan Max, SMS Erzherzog Fiedrich y SMS Erzherzog Karl, navegando en dirección a la costa en demanda de puerto.

A las ocho y media de la mañana el acorazado y buque…