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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cristóbal Colón canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.