Launched at the Seearsenal (naval base) at Pola on 25 September 1890, Kaiserin Elisabeth was a steel-hulled vessel of 3,967 tons displacement.
Porinut u Pomorskom arsenalu u Puli 25. rujna 1890. godine, Kaiserin Elisabeth bio je plovilo s čeličnim trupom i deplasmanom od 3967 tona.