| Spanish
Cruisers. Photos and history of Spanish cruisers from 1890 to the
1970's, including Vizcaya, Infanta Maria Teresa, Cataluna and Isla De
Luzon.
Cruceros españoles.
Las fotos y la historia de cruceros españoles de 1890 a los 1970,
inclusive Vizcaya, la Infanta Maria Teresa, Cataluna y Isla De Luzon.
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Cruisers |
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| Carmen |
Cartagena |
1861 |
Fate Unknown |
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| Villa de Madrid |
- |
1862 |
Fate Unknown |
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| Almansa |
Ferrol |
1864 |
Fate Unknown |
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| Gerona |
Cartagena |
1864 |
Fate Unknown |
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| Navas de Tolosa |
- |
1865 |
Out of Service before 1890 |
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Navas De Tolosa, 1880s.
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| Tornado |
Denny, Glasgow |
1865 |
Stricken 1896 |
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| Maria de Molina |
- |
1868 |
Fate Unknown |
| Aragon
Class |
| Aragon |
Cartagena |
1879 |
Stricken c1905 |
| Navarra |
Ferrol |
1881 |
Cadet TS 1900 |
| Castilla |
Cadiz |
1881 |
Sunk 1st May 1898 |
Castilla.
Contributed by Rafael Galvan Diaz. |
The burned and battered remains of the "Castilla",
after 1898 |
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Velasco Class |
| Velasco |
Blackwall |
1881 |
Sunk 1st May 1898 |
| Gravina |
Blackwall |
1881 |
Lost 1885 |
| Infanta Isabel |
Cadiz |
1885 |
Stricken c1910 |
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Infanta Isabel.
Contributed by Rafael Galvan Diaz. |
| Isabel II |
Ferrol |
May 1886 |
Stricken c1905 |
| Cristobal Colon |
La Carraca |
1887 |
Lost off Cuba October 1895 |
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Cristobal Colon.
Contributed by Rafael Galvan Diaz. |
The wreck of Cristobal Colon.
Contributed by Rafael Galvan Diaz. |
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Divers at the bow of the wreck of Cristobal Colon.
Contributed by Rafael Galvan Diaz. |
Diving into the hold of Cristobal Colon.
Contributed by Rafael Galvan Diaz. |
| Don Juan de Austria |
Cartagena |
23rd January 1887 |
Sunk 1st May 1898 |
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The Wreck of the "Don Juan de Austria"
after 1898. |
| Don Antonio Uloa |
La Carraca |
23rd January 1887 |
Sunk 1st May 1898 |
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Don Antonio Uloa.
Contributed by Rafael Galvan Diaz. |
The wreck of Don Antonio Uloa after the Battle of
Cavite.
Contributed by Rafael Galvan Diaz. |
| Conde Del Venadito |
Cartagena |
15th August 1888 |
Stricken c1905 |
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Isla
De Luzon Class |
| Isla de Luzon |
Elswick |
November 1886 |
Scuttled 1st May 1898 |
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Isla De Luzon
Contributed by Rafael Galvan Diaz. |
| Isla de Cuba |
Elswick |
December 1886 |
Scuttled 1st May 1898 |
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The Wrecks of the Sister Ships "Isla de
Cuba" and "Isla de Luzon", after 1898 |
Isla de Cuba.
Contributed by Rafael Galvan Diaz. |
| Marques de la Ensenada |
La Carraca |
February 1890 |
Fate Unknown |
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Alfonso XII Class |
| Alfonso XII |
Ferrol |
21st September 1887 |
Sold 1907 |
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Alfonso XII.
Contributed by Rafael Galvan Diaz. |
| Reina Cristina |
Ferrol |
2nd May 1887 |
Sunk 1st May 1898 |
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Reina Cristina.
Contributed by Rafael Galvan Diaz. |
The Remains of the Spanish Flag-Ship "Reina
Cristina", after 1898 |
| Reina Mercedes |
Cartagena |
9th September 1887 |
Fate Unknown |
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INFANTA MARIA TERESA , Armoured Cruiser Class |
| INFANTA MARIA TERESA |
Bilbao |
30th August 1890 |
Sunk 3/7/1898 at the Battle of Santiago |
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The Infanta Maria
Teresa. She was launched in August 1890 and sank on 3rd July 1898. |
| Vizcaya |
Bilbao |
8th July 1891 |
Sunk 3/7/1898 at the Battle of Santiago |
| Almirante Oquendo |
Bilbao |
4th October 1891 |
Sunk 3/7/1898 at the Battle of Santiago |
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Almirante Oquendo.
Contributed by Rafael Galvan Diaz. |
Almirante Oquendo after the Battle of Santiago.
Contributed by Rafael Galvan Diaz. |
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The gun of Oquendo.
Contributed by Rafael Galvan Diaz. |
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Reina Regente Class |
| Reina Regente |
Thomson, Glasgow |
1887 |
Foundered March 1895 |
| Alfonso XIII |
Ferrol |
31st August 1891 |
Fate Unknown |
| Lepanto |
Cartagena |
1892 |
Discarded 1912 |
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Lepanto armoured cruiser c.1898 |
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| Emperador Carlos V |
Cadiz |
13th March 1895 |
Broken Up 1933 |
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Spanish cruiser Emperador Carlos V was launched at Cadiz
in 1895. She measured 380 ft in length, 67 ft width and displaced 9,090
tons with a speed of 20 knots.
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Emperador Carlos V.
Contributed by Rafael Galvan Diaz. |
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PRINCESA DE ASTURIAS, Armoured Cruiser Class |
| Princesa de Asturias |
La Caracca |
17th October 1896 |
Discarded 1929 |
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Princesa De Asturias, c.1898 |
| Cataluna |
Cartagena |
24th September 1900 |
Discarded 1929 |
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Cataluna.
Contributed by Rafael Galvan Diaz. |
Cataluna.
Contributed by Rafael Galvan Diaz. |
| Cardenal Cisneros |
Ferrol |
19th march 1897 |
Wrecked in 1905 |
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| Rio De La Plata |
Le Havre |
17th September 1898 |
Fate Unknown |
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Rio De La Plata.
Contributed by Rafael Galvan Diaz. |
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| Extremadura |
Cadiz |
1900 |
Fate Unknown |
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Extremadura.
Contributed by Rafael Galvan Diaz. |
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| Reina Regente |
Ferrol |
1906 |
Fate Unknown |
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| Reina Victoria Eugenia |
Ferrol |
21st April 1920 |
Stricken 1956 |
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Mendez Nunez Class |
| Mendez Nunez |
Ferrol |
3rd March 1923 |
Discarded 1963 |
| Blas De Lezo |
Ferrol |
9th April 1917 |
Wrecked 11th July 1932 |
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Alfonso Class |
| Principe Alfonso |
Ferrol |
23rd January 1925 |
Stricken 2nd February 1970 |
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Principe Alfonso, November 1927.
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| Almirante Cervera |
Ferrol |
16th October 1925 |
Stricken 1960s |
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Alfonso Class Cruiser Almirante Cervera
Sent in by George Williams |
| Miguel de Cervantes |
Ferrol |
19th May 1928 |
Stricken 1960s |
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Spanish
cruiser Miguel de Cervantes, launched in May 1928. She was damaged by an
Italian torpedo in 1936 and scrapped sometime after 1960.
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Miguel de Cervantes, April 1932.
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Miguel de Cervantes, April 1932.
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Canarias Class |
| Baleares |
Ferrol |
20th April 1932 |
Sunk 6th March 1938 |
| Canarias |
Ferrol |
28th May 1931 |
Stricken 17th December 1975 |
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Canarias, 1950s.
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