Cristóbal Colón

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Cristóbal Colón was a modern Italian-built armored cruiser of the Spanish Navy that fought in the Spanish–American War, notably at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.

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Cristóbal Colón canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish Navy ship
armored cruiser
warship
acquiredBy Spanish Navy
armament 10-inch guns (designed, not installed)
6-inch guns
secondary guns
torpedo tubes
armoredCruiserDesignOrigin Italy
armorType armored deck
belt armor
battle Battle of Santiago de Cuba
beam 18.4 m
builder Ansaldo shipyard, Genoa
surface form: Ansaldo shipyard

Ansaldo
surface form: Gio. Ansaldo & C.
class Giuseppe Garibaldi-class cruiser
commissioned 1897-05-16
conflict Spanish–American War
country Spain
crewComplement about 500
dateOfScuttling 1898-07-03
displacement 6840 tons
draft 7.0 m
era late 19th century
fate scuttled
flag Spain
hullMaterial steel
launchDate 1896-09-16
length 104.9 m
manufacturerCountry Italy
namedAfter Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
surface form: Cristóbal Colón (explorer)
navalRole commerce raider
fleet scout
navalTheater Spanish–American War
numberOfScrews 2
operator Spanish Navy
participatedIn Cervera's squadron breakout
pennantNumber not applicable (Spanish practice at the time)
placeOfScuttling off Santiago de Cuba
predecessorClass earlier Spanish protected cruisers
propulsion 2 triple-expansion steam engines
steam power
shipyardLocation Genoa
status wreck
successorType later Spanish armored cruisers
surrenderedTo United States Navy
topSpeed 20 knots

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Spanish Caribbean Squadron ship Cristóbal Colón
Battle of Santiago de Cuba involvedShip Cristóbal Colón