Spanish cruiser Vizcaya
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Vizcaya 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.
Ship
![]() Vizcaya sometime between 1893 and 1898 | |
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Name | Vizcaya |
Namesake | Vizcaya, a Spanish province. |
Builder | Bilbao, Spain |
Laid down | 1889 |
Launched | 8 July 1891 |
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 kn (37.4 km/h; 23.2 mph) (forced draft) |
Endurance | 1,050 tons of coal (normal) |
Complement | 484 officers and enlisted |
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