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==Service history== ==Service history==
The ] for ''Dandolo'' was ] at the ] on 29 September 1854. She was ] on 7 August 1858, and was completed in February 1859.{{sfn|Sieche & Bilzer|p=276}} The ] for ''Dandolo'' was ] at the ] on 29 September 1854. She was ] on 7 August 1858, and was completed in February 1859.{{sfn|Sieche & Bilzer|p=276}}

''Dandolo'' was converted into a gunnery ] in 1879. This role lasted for just two years, and over the course of 1881 and 1882, her propulsion system was removed so she could be used as a ]. She was renamed ''Schwarzenberg'' in 1890 and thereafter stationed in ], once again as a training ship. She was eventually ] in 1900–1901.{{sfn|Sieche & Bilzer|p=276}}


==Notes== ==Notes==

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Dandolo
History
NameSMS Dandolo
BuilderVenetian Arsenal, Venice
Laid down26 September 1854
Launched7 August 1858
CompletedFebruary 1859
FateScrapped, 1900–1901
General characteristics
Class and typeErzherzog Friedrich-class corvette
Displacement1,697 long tons (1,724 t)
Length67.8 m (222 ft 5 in)
Beam12.16 m (39 ft 11 in)
Draft5.08 m (16 ft 8 in)
Installed power920 ihp (690 kW)
Propulsion
Speed8 to 9 knots (15 to 17 km/h; 9.2 to 10.4 mph)
Complement294
Armament
  • 17 × 30-pounder guns
  • 4 × 60-pounder Paixhans guns
  • 1 × 48-pounder gun

SMS Dandolo was the second and final member of the Erzherzog Friedrich class of screw corvettes built for the Austrian Navy in the 1850s.

Design

Dandolo was 67.8 m (222 ft 5 in) long overall, with a beam of 12.16 m (39 ft 11 in) and a draft of 5.08 m (16 ft 8 in). The ship had a displacement of 1,697 long tons (1,724 t). Her crew numbered 294 officers and enlisted sailors.

The ship was powered by a single 2-cylinder, horizontal 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 920 indicated horsepower (690 kW), for a top speed of 8 to 9 knots (15 to 17 km/h; 9.2 to 10.4 mph). The ship was fitted with a three-masted sailing rig to supplement the steam engine on long voyages.

Dandolo was armed with a main battery of seventeen 30-pounder muzzleloading guns, which were supplemented with four shell-firing, 60-pounder Paixhans guns and a single 48-pounder gun. By 1866, one of the 30-pounder guns and the 48-pounder had been removed and a pair of 24-pounder rifled guns were installed. By 1871, the ship's armament had been standardized on fourteen of the 24-pounder guns, with one 3-pounder gun. A final refit by 1877 saw the ship exchange her old muzzleloaders for a battery of twelve 15 cm (5.9 in) breechloading guns, supported by two 7 cm (2.8 in) guns.

Service history

The keel for Dandolo was laid down at the Venetian Arsenal on 29 September 1854. She was launched on 7 August 1858, and was completed in February 1859.

Dandolo was converted into a gunnery training ship in 1879. This role lasted for just two years, and over the course of 1881 and 1882, her propulsion system was removed so she could be used as a barracks ship. She was renamed Schwarzenberg in 1890 and thereafter stationed in Sebenico, once again as a training ship. She was eventually broken up in 1900–1901.

Notes

  1. ^ Sieche & Bilzer, p. 276.

References

Erzherzog Friedrich class
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