Spanish cruiser Almirante Oquendo
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Almirante Oquendo, was an Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser of the Spanish Navy that fought at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish–American War.
Spanish Navy cruiser
 Almirante Oquendo | |
| History | |
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| Name | Almirante Oquendo |
| Namesake | Spanish Admiral Don Antonio de Oquendo (1577–1640) |
| Builder | Bilbao |
| Laid down | January 1889 |
| Launched | 1891 [1] |
| Completed | 1893 |
| Fate | Sunk 3 July 1898 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser |
| Displacement | 6,890 tons |
| Length | 364 ft 0 in (110.95 m) |
| Beam | 65 ft 2 in (19.86 m) |
| Draft | 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m) maximum |
| Installed power | 13,700 ihp (10,200 kW) |
| Propulsion | 2-shaft vertical triple expansion |
| Speed | 20.2 knots (37.4 km/h; 23.2 mph) (forced draft) |
| Complement | 484 officers and enlisted |
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| Notes | 1,050 tons of coal (normal) |