Extremadura 1904
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Extremadura (ex-Isabella Catolica) | Vea-Murguía, Cadiz | 23.2.1899 | 29.4.1900 | 8/1902 | discarded 1926 |
Displacement normal, t |
2030 |
Displacement full, t |
2180 |
Length, m |
88.4 |
Breadth, m |
11.0 |
Draught, m |
4.26 mean 5.00 max |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 VTE, 4 Thornycroft cylindrical boilers |
Power, h. p. |
7000 |
Max speed, kts |
20 |
Fuel, t |
coal 430 |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
2300(10) |
Armour, mm |
deck: 50, CT: 30 |
Armament |
8 x 1 - 101/50 Vickers, 2 x 1 - 75/14 Vickers, 4 x 1 - 57/42 Nordenfelt, 2 x 1 - 37/20 Hotchkiss, 1 x 1 - 7.7/87 |
Complement |
246 |
Project history: Small cruiser specially built for colonial service. Originally she was designed for Hontoria 140/35mm and Krupp 105/32mm guns but really was completed with Vickers guns.
Ship protection: Only 50mm protective deck.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: During First World War Extremadura served as harbour ship in Mexico.
Extremadura 1914
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