Tegetthoff and Prinz Eugen were surrendered to Italy and France, respectively. In 1918, Viribus Unitis was transferred to Yugoslavia, and sunk early in the morning the next day by Italian frogmen. THE TEGETTHOFF CLASS.: Austria-Hungarys Dreadnoughts (1909-1925) (Warships of the First World War Book 1) - Kindle edition by South, Andy. The Tegetthoffs attempted to sortie through the Otranto Barrage with the support of lighter ships in 1918, but failed after Szent István was by chance sunk by a small motor torpedo-boat. The first three ships, Viribus Unitis, Tegetthoff, and Prinz Eugen were joined by their sister in 1915, when they bombarded Italian installations at Ancona. The smaller size of the shipyards in Fiume meant that Szent István was built three years after her sisters, with slightly different characteristics. Citations for this data available on individual ship pages. Three of the four were built in Trieste Szent István was built in Fiume, so that both parts of the Dual Monarchy would participate in the construction of the ships. The four Austro-Hungarian dreadnoughts of the Viribus Unitis class (sometimes called the Tegetthoff class) were modern-looking vessels with twelve 12-in guns disposed in superfiring triple turrets on the centre line. Details Ordered October 11th, 1940 Laid Down January 7th, 1942 Launched April 1st, 1945 Commissioned January 1st, 1946 Fate Sunk ApThe Tegetthoff - Also known as Pride of Hitler- was the leadship of the Tegetthoff-class Battleships, the first and only class of German supership. Four ships were built, Viribus Unitis, Tegetthoff, Prinz Eugen, and Szent István.

The Tegetthoff class (sometimes erroneously named the Viribus Unitis class) was the sole class of dreadnought battleships built for the Austro-Hungarian Navy.

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