Spanish destroyer Plutón
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Plutón was a Furor-class destroyer of the Spanish Navy that fought at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish–American War.
| History | |
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| Name | Plutón |
| Namesake | Spanish name for Pluto, Roman god of the underworld. |
| Builder | Thomson, later Clydebank |
| Laid down | 12 February 1897 |
| Launched | 13 July 1897 |
| Completed | 4 November 1897 |
| Fate | Sunk 3 July 1898 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Furor-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 400 tons |
| Length | 225 ft 0 in (68.58 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) |
| Draft | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Installed power | 7,500 ihp (5,600 kW) |
| Propulsion | 2-shaft triple expansion, 4 Normand boilers |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Complement | 67 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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| Notes | 96 tons coal (normal) |