Spanish cruiser Lepanto
.JPG) Spanish protected cruiser Lepanto around 1900.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Spain | |
| Name | Lepanto |
| Builder | Arsenal de la Cartagena |
| Laid down | 1 October 1886 |
| Launched | 16 November 1893 |
| Completed | 26 January 1899 |
| Acquired | 1899 |
| Maiden voyage | 1899 |
| In service | 26 January 1899 |
| Out of service | 1908 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1911 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- protected cruiser |
| Displacement | 4,826 tons |
| Length | 99.9 m (327 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 15.24 m (50 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 7.31 m (24 ft 0 in) |
| Installed power | 2 triple expansion engines |
| Propulsion | Twin screw propellers |
| Speed | 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph) |
| Complement | 420 |
| Armament |
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Lepanto was a Spanish protected cruiser of the Template:Sclass- that served in the Spanish navy from 1899 until her retirement in 1908.[1]
Construction
Lepanto was the last cruiser built of her class with sister ships Alfonso XIII and Reina Regente. She was laid down on 1 October 1886 and launched on 16 November 1893 at the Arsenal de la Cartagena shipyard in Cartagena, Spain. She was completed on 26 January 1899 and named Lepanto. The ship was 99.9 metres (327 ft 9 in) long, with a beam of 15.24 metres (50 ft 0 in) and a draught of 7.31 metres (24 ft 0 in). The ship was assessed at 4,826 tons. She had 2 triple expansion engines driving two screw propellers. The engine was rated at 11.500 nhp.[2]
Fate
Lepanto sailed for the Spanish Navy from 1899 until her retirement in 1908 without any incident. She was ultimately scrapped in 1911 and was the last surviving ship from the Template:Sclass-.[3]
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References
- ^ "Spanish Cruisers". battleships-cruisers.co.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "REINA REGENTE protected cruisers (1888-1899)". navypedia.org. 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ Encyclopaedia of Ships and Shipping. google.be. 1908. ISBN 9783864443992. Retrieved 19 March 2017.