European naval arms race Austro-Hungarian Navy
scale drawing of radetzky-class semi-dreadnought.
among many factors giving rise world war naval arms race between british empire , imperial germany. germany enhanced naval infrastructure, building new dry docks, , enlarging kiel canal enable larger vessels navigate it. however, not european naval arms race. imperial russia had commenced building new modern navy following naval defeat in russo-japanese war. austro-hungarian empire , kingdom of italy in race of own domination of adriatic sea. k.u.k. kriegsmarine had prominent supporter @ time in face of archduke franz ferdinand. other imperial naval enthusiasts before him, franz ferdinand had keen private interest in fleet , energetic campaigner naval matters.
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