Spanish cruiser Infanta Isabel
 Infanta Isabel in New York, May 1893
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| History | |
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| Name | Infanta Isabel |
| Namesake | Isabella, Princess of Asturias |
| Builder | Naval shipyard Cadiz |
| Laid down | 1883 |
| Launched | 26 June 1885 |
| Completed | 1888 or 1889 |
| Fate | Stricken 1927 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Velasco-class unprotected cruiser |
| Displacement | 1,152 tons |
| Length | 210 ft 0 in (64.01 m) |
| Beam | 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m) |
| Draft | 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m) maximum |
| Installed power | 1,500 ihp (1,100 kW) |
| Propulsion | 1-shaft, horizontal compound, 4-cylinder boilers |
| Sail plan | Barque-rigged |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
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| Notes | 200 to 220 tons of coal (normal) |
Infanta Isabel was a Velasco-class unprotected cruiser of the Spanish Navy.
Technical characteristics
Infanta Isabel was built at the naval shipyard at Cadiz. Her keel was laid in 1883 and the ship was launched on 26 June 1885. The vessel was completed in 1888 or 1889. She had one rather tall funnel. Infanta Isabel had an iron hull and was rigged as a barque.
Visit to the United States
In May 1893 Infanta Eulalia visited the United States; she traveled first to Puerto Rico,[1] then to Havana, Cuba,[2] arriving in New York on 18 May on the Infanta Isabel,[3] before making her way to Washington, D.C., where she was received by President Grover Cleveland at the White House.[4] The Infanta Isabel stayed on in New York as a part of the Grand Naval Review there.[5]
Infanta Isabel was rebuilt in 1911, and by 1921 her armament had become one 66 mm (2.6 in) and ten 57 mm (2.2 in) guns and her complement had risen to 194. She was stricken in 1927, by far the longest-lived ship of her class.
References
- ^ "Cartas a Isabel II, 1893: Mi viaje a Cuba y Estados Unidos" by Eulalia de Borbón, Infanta de España, pgs. 30–33.
- ^ "Court Circular", The Times ( 10 May 1893): 5.
- ^ "Eulalia is here". No. Friday Evening. 19 May 1893. p. 1. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
Eulalia is here. Spanish Infanta arrives in New York
- ^ The Times ( 22 May 1893): 7.
- ^ Foster, Al (30 April 1893). "Grand Naval Review" (Advert). The Sun (New York, New York). p. 9. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
Grand Naval Review on Monday, May 1 Steamer Al Foster...
- Chesneau, Roger, and Eugene M. Kolesnik, Eds. Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. New York, New York: Mayflower Books Inc., 1979. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.
- Gray, Randal, Ed. Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1985. ISBN 0-87021-907-3.