Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon (1887)
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This article is about the Spanish unprotected cruiser of 1887. For the Spanish armored cruiser of 1897 that fought in the Spanish-American War, see Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon.
| 300px An unidentified Velasco-class (here called "Infanta Isabel-class") cruiser in U.S. waters during the 1880s or 1890s, showing the appearance of Cristóbal Colón | |
| Career | Armada Española Ensign |
|---|---|
| Name: | Cristóbal Colón |
| Namesake: | Christopher Columbus |
| Builder: | La Carraca shipyard, Cadiz, Spain |
| Launched: | 1887 |
| Completed: | 1888 or 1889 |
| Fate: | Lost October 1895 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Velasco-class |
| Type: | unprotected cruiser |
| Displacement: | 1,152 tons |
| Length: | 210 ft 0 in (64.01 m) |
| Beam: | 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m) |
| Draft: | 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m) maximum |
| Installed power: | 1,500 ihp |
| Propulsion: | 1-shaft, horizontal compound, 4-cylinder boilers |
| Sail plan: | barque-rigged |
| Speed: | 13 knots; made 15 knots on trials |
| Complement: | 173 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: |
4 x 4.7 in (120 mm) guns 2 × 6 pounder guns 1 x machine gun 2 × 14 inch (356 mm) torpedo tubes |
| Armor: | none |
| Notes: | 200 to 220 tons of coal (normal) |
Cristóbal Colón was a Velasco-class unprotected cruiser of the Spanish Navy.
Technical Characteristics
Cristóbal Colón was built at La Carraca shipyard, Cadiz, Spain. Her keel was laid in 1883. She had one rather tall funnel. She had an iron hull and was rigged as a barque. She made 15 knots on trials, probably the highest speed attained by a cruiser of this class.
Operational history
Cristóbal Colón was sent to the Caribbean and foundered off Cuba in October 1895.
References
- Chesneau, Roger, and Eugene M. Kolesnik, Eds. Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905. New York, New York: Mayflower Books Inc., 1979. ISBN 0831703024.
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