Alfonso XII 1891
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Alfonso XII | Arsenal del Ferrol | 12.8.1881 | 21.8.1887 | 6.7.1891 | discarded 1900 | ||
| Reina Cristina | Arsenal del Ferrol | 12.8.1881 | 2.5.1886 | 19.4.1890 | sunk 1.5.1898 | ||
| Reina Mercedes | Arsenal de Cartagena | 1881 | 12.9.1887 | 1892 | scuttled 4.7.1898 |
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Displacement normal, t |
3042 |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
84.8 |
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Breadth, m |
13.2 |
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Draught, m |
6.09 max |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 HC, cylindrical boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
4400 |
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Max speed, kts |
17 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 500 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
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Armament |
6 x 1 - 160/35 Hontoria M1883, 8 x 1 - 57/40 Hotchkiss, 6 x 5 - 47/22 Hotchkiss, 5 - 356 TT (2 bow, 2 beam, 1 aft) |
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Complement |
370 |
Project history: Alsonso XII was laid down in August 1881 but delayed for 5 years by shortages of materials. Two-funnelled unprotected cruisers, but built on the cellular system with 12 watertight compartments. The Hontoria main armament was mounted in sponsons, and all the TT were fixed - 2 forward, 1 aft and 1 on each beam.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Reina Cristina was sunk by USN ships at the Battle of Manila Bay 1.5.1898. Reina Mercedes was scuttled 4.7.1898 as a blockship at entrance to Santiago de Cuba harbour, later salvaged by Americans and served in the USN as receiving ship.
© Ivan Gogin, 2014