Spanish cruiser Cristóbal Colón

	Cristóbal Colón in 1897–1898
History
Kingdom of Italy
Name	Giuseppe Garibaldi
Namesake	Giuseppe Garibaldi
Builder	Italy
Laid down	1895
Launched	September 1896
Fate	Sold to Spain, 16 May 1897
Spain
Name	Cristóbal Colón
Namesake	Christopher Columbus
Completed	May 1897
Acquired	16 May 1897
Fate	Sunk 3 July 1898
General characteristics
Class and type	Giuseppe Garibaldi-class armored cruiser
Displacement	6,840 long tons (6,950 t) normal (7,972 long tons (8,100 t) full load)
Length	366 ft 8 in (111.76 m)
Beam	59 ft 10+1⁄2 in (18.250 m)
Draft	23 ft 3+1⁄2 in (7.099 m) maximum
Installed power	13,655–14,713 ihp (10.183–10.971 MW)
Propulsion	Vertical triple expansion, 24 boilers
Speed	19.3–20.02 knots (35.74–37.08 km/h)
Range	4,400 nmi (8,100 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Endurance	1,050 long tons (1,070 t) coal (normal)
Complement	510 to 559 officers and enlisted
Armament	2 × single 254 mm (10 in)/40 cal. gun (never installed); 10 × single 152 mm (6 in) guns; 6 × single 120 mm (4.7 in) guns; 10 × single 57 mm (2.2 in) guns; 10 x single 37 mm (1.5 in) guns; 2 x Maxim machine guns; 4 × single 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes;
Armor	Harvey armour; Belt: 5.9 in (150 mm); Ends: 3.1 in (79 mm); Conning tower: 5.9 in (150 mm); Deck: 1.5 in (38 mm); Turrets: 5.9 in (150 mm); Deck gunshields 2 in (51 mm);

Cristóbal Colón was a Giuseppe Garibaldi-class armored cruiser of the Spanish Navy that fought at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish–American War.

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History
Cristóbal Colón in 1897–1898
Kingdom of Italy
Name	Giuseppe Garibaldi
Namesake	Giuseppe Garibaldi
Builder	Italy
Laid down	1895
Launched	September 1896
Fate	Sold to Spain, 16 May 1897
Spain
Name	Cristóbal Colón
Namesake	Christopher Columbus
Completed	May 1897
Acquired	16 May 1897
Fate	Sunk 3 July 1898
General characteristics
Class and type	Giuseppe Garibaldi-class armored cruiser
Displacement	6,840 long tons (6,950 t) normal (7,972 long tons (8,100 t) full load)
Length	366 ft 8 in (111.76 m)
Beam	59 ft 10+1⁄2 in (18.250 m)
Draft	23 ft 3+1⁄2 in (7.099 m) maximum
Installed power	13,655–14,713 ihp (10.183–10.971 MW)
Propulsion	Vertical triple expansion, 24 boilers
Speed	19.3–20.02 knots (35.74–37.08 km/h)
Range	4,400 nmi (8,100 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Endurance	1,050 long tons (1,070 t) coal (normal)
Complement	510 to 559 officers and enlisted
Armament	2 × single 254 mm (10 in)/40 cal. gun (never installed) 10 × single 152 mm (6 in) guns 6 × single 120 mm (4.7 in) guns 10 × single 57 mm (2.2 in) guns 10 x single 37 mm (1.5 in) guns 2 x Maxim machine guns 4 × single 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes
Armor	Harvey armour Belt: 5.9 in (150 mm) Ends: 3.1 in (79 mm) Conning tower: 5.9 in (150 mm) Deck: 1.5 in (38 mm) Turrets: 5.9 in (150 mm) Deck gunshields 2 in (51 mm)