Almirante Oquendo

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Almirante Oquendo was a Spanish armored cruiser of the late 19th century that fought and was sunk during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba in the Spanish–American War.

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Almirante Oquendo canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish Navy ship
armored cruiser
warship
armament main battery of 280 mm guns
secondary battery of smaller guns
armorType steel armor
battle Battle of Santiago de Cuba
category Maritime incidents in 1898
Shipwrecks of the Spanish–American War
Spanish armored cruisers
commissionedIn 1893
completedIn 1893
conflict Spanish–American War
countryOfOrigin Spain
designedFor overseas service
protection of Spanish colonial interests
displacement approximately 7,000 tons
era late 19th century
fate sunk
historicalSignificance participated in decisive naval battle of the Spanish–American War
homePortDuringWar Santiago de Cuba
hullMaterial steel
launchYear 1891
namedAfter Antonio de Oquendo
navalFleet Spanish Navy
navalTechnologyEra pre-dreadnought era
operator Spanish Navy
partOf Spanish Caribbean Squadron
propulsion steam engines
serviceEntryPeriod 1890s
shipClass Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser
sisterShip Infanta Maria Teresa NERFINISHED
Vizcaya
status shipwreck
sunkBy United States Navy
surface form: United States Navy forces
sunkDuring Spanish–American War
sunkIn Battle of Santiago de Cuba
sunkYear 1898
theaterOfOperations Caribbean Sea
tookPartIn blockade-running attempt from Santiago de Cuba
usedAs capital ship of the Spanish Caribbean Squadron
usedBy Kingdom of Spain
wreckLocation off the coast of Cuba

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Spanish Caribbean Squadron ship Almirante Oquendo
Battle of Santiago de Cuba involvedShip Almirante Oquendo
Vizcaya sisterShip Almirante Oquendo