Reina Regente-class cruiser

The Reina Regente class was a class of protected cruisers of the Spanish Navy. The class comprised Reina Regente, Alfonso XIII and Lepanto.

Alfonso XIII
Class overview
Name	Reina Regente class
Operators	Spanish Navy
Succeeded by	Rio de la Plata
Built	1886–1900
Completed	3
Lost	1
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Protected cruiser
Displacement	4,725 tons
Length	96.62 m (317 ft 0 in)
Beam	15.24 m (50 ft 0 in)
Draught	6.21 m (20 ft 4 in)
Propulsion	11,500 hp (8,600 kW), two shafts
Speed	20.4 knots (37.8 km/h)
Complement	440
Armament	4× 20 cm (7.9 in) (4 × 1) 6 × 12 cm (4.7 in) (6 × 1) 6 × 5.7 cm (2.2 in) (6 × 1) 5 × torpedo tubes
Armour	3 in (7.6 cm) turret 3.13 in (8.0 cm) deck

Design

The ships of the class were 96.62 metres (317 ft 0 in) long, had a beam of 15.24 metres (50 ft 0 in), a draught of 6.21 metres (20 ft 4 in), and had a displacement of 4,725 ton. The ships were equipped with 2 shaft reciprocating engines, which were rated at 11,500 ihp (8,600 kW) and produced a top speed of 20.4 knots (37.8 km/h).

The ships had deck armour of 3.13 in (8.0 cm), turret armour of 3 in (7.6 cm) and a complement 440 men. The main armament of the ships were four 20 cm (7.9 in) single turret guns. Secondary armament included six single 12 cm (4.7 in) guns and six 5.7 cm (2.2 in) single guns.

Construction

Name	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Shipyard
Reina Regente	20 June 1886	24 February 1887	1 January 1888	Sank during a storm 10 March 1895	J&G Thomson
Alfonso XIII	1891	31 August 1891	18 May 1900	scrapped 1907	Ferrol
Lepanto	1 October 1886	16 November 1893	26 January 1899	1911	Arsenal de la Cartagena

External links

• Media related to Reina Regente class cruiser at Wikimedia Commons
• Description of class