Cataluña 1906
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Princesa de Asturias | Arsenal de la Caracca | 23.9.1889 | 17.10.1896 | 10.6.1903 | discarded 12.1927 | ||
| Cardenal Cisneros | Arsenal del Ferrol | 1.9.1890 | 19.3.1897 | 30.3.1903 | wrecked 28.10.1905 | ||
| Cataluña | Arsenal del Cartagena | 1890 | 24.9.1900 | 1904 | discarded 1929 |
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Displacement normal, t |
6888 |
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Displacement full, t |
7523 - 7549 |
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Length, m |
106.0 pp 111.0 oa |
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Breadth, m |
18.6 |
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Draught, m |
6.61 mean 7.60 max |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 HTE, 6 cylindrical boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
14800 (forced draught) 10500 (natural draught) |
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Max speed, kts |
20 (forced draught) 18 (natural draught) |
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Fuel, t |
coal 1180 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
6500(10) |
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Armour, mm |
Harvey steel; belt: 300 - 150, barbettes: 200, turrets: 100, CT: 200, deck: 57 |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 240/41 Guillén M1896, 8 x 1 - 140/33 Schneider-Canet, 8 x 1 - 57/42 Nordenfelt, 10 x 1 - 37/27 Maxim, 5 - 450 TT (1 bow, 4 beam) |
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Complement |
542 |
Project history: Last three of six armoured cruisers of Infanta Maria Teresa class ordered in 1889. First three ships were lost in battle at Santiago 3.7.1898. Building of remaining cruisers was delayed; they were completed only in 1902-1904 and strongly differed from ships of first series by armament structure.Cruisers were considered become outdated already by the moment of completion and before First World War beginning lost any battle value.
Ship protection: Belt was 300mm thick amidships and 150mm at ship ends.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Cardenal Cisneros wrecked 28.10.1905 as result of navigating accident off Bay Meixidos.
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