| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| General Concha | Arsenal del Ferrol | 5.1882 | 28.11.1883 | 1885 | wrecked 11.6.1913 | ||
| Magallanes | Carraca, Cadiz | 1885 | 1887 | discarded 1903 | |||
| El Cano | Carraca, Cadiz | 1885 | 1887 | captured by USA 1.5.1898 (Elcano) | |||
| General Lezo | Arsenal de Cartagena | 1885 | 1887 | sunk 1.5.1898 |
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Displacement normal, t |
515 |
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Displacement full, t |
620 |
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Length, m |
50.4 |
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Breadth, m |
7.93 |
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Draught, m |
3.41 max |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 VC, 2 cylindrical boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
600 |
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Max speed, kts |
11 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 80 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
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Armament |
General Concha, Magallanes: 3 x 1 - 120/25 Hontoria M1879, 2 x 4 - 25/42 Nordenfelt El Cano: 2 x 1 - 120/25 Hontoria M1879, 1 x 1 - 90/25 Hontoria M1879, 4 x 4 - 25/42 Nordenfelt, 2 - 356 TT (bow) General Lezo: 2 x 1 - 120/25 Hontoria M1879, 1 x 1 - 90/25 Hontoria M1879, 3 x 4 - 25/42 Nordenfelt, 1 - 356 TT (bow) |
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Complement |
98 |
Project history: Iron-hulled gunboats with a single funnel and light schooner rig.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: El Cano and General Lezo participated in Battle of Manila Bay 1.5.1898, both were sunk by USN ships but El Cano was later salvaged by Americans and served under USN flag as Elcano. General Concha wrecked 11.6.1913 off Moroccan coast.
General Concha
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