Spanish sloop Jorge Juan
| Career (Spain) | Armada Española Ensign |
|---|---|
| Name: | Jorge Juan |
| Namesake: | Jorge Juan y Santacilia |
| Builder: | Naval shipyard at La Seyne, France |
| Launched: | 1876 |
| Fate: | Sunk 21 July 1898 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Jorge Juan-class |
| Type: | Sloop |
| Displacement: | 920 tons |
| Length: | 209 ft 10 in (63.96 m) overall |
| Beam: | 29 ft 7 in (9.02 m) |
| Draft: | 15 ft 5 in (4.70 m) maximum |
| Installed power: | 1,100 ihp |
| Propulsion: | 1-shaft |
| Sail plan: | barque-rigged |
| Speed: | 13 knots |
| Complement: | 146 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: |
2 x 6.2 inch (157 mm) guns 2 x 75 mm guns 2 x machine guns |
| Armor: | none |
| Notes: | 128 tons of coal |
Jorge Juan was a Jorge Juan-class sloop of the Spanish Navy which was sunk during the Spanish-American War.
Technical Characteristics
Jorge Juan was built at La Seyne in France. She was launched in 1876. She had a composite hull, one funnel, one screw, and a barque rig. She was the lead ship of a class of two sloops.[1]
Operational history
During the Spanish-American War in 1898, Jorge Juan was in Cuba. She was anchored in Nipe Bay when, late on the morning of 21 July 1898, the United States Navy armed yacht USS Wasp and armed tug USS Leyden moved in toward Port Nipe in order to reconnoitre the bay. Wasp immediately sighted Jorge Juan at anchor some four miles up the bay. Wasp fired several shots at the signal station located at the bay's entrance, then sped forward to engage Jorge Juan. At 1244, Jorge Juan opened fire at extreme range, and Wasp returned fire immediately. Leyden, followed by gunboats USS Annapolis and USS Topeka, quickly joined in. As the range decreased, American gunfire became more accurate, and all four ships began scoring telling hits on Jorge Juan. Finally, at 1312, Jorge Juan stuck her colors. The four American warships ceased fire and watched Jorge Juan sink at 1342.[2]
Notes
References
- This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
- 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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