Spanish cruiser Gravina

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An unidentified Velasco-class (here called "Infanta Isabel-class") cruiser in U.S. waters during the 1880s or 1890s, showing the appearance of Gravina
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Flag of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931).svg Spain
NameGravina
Namesake Federico Carlos Gravina y Nápoli
Builder Thames Ironworks & Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd.
Launched1881
FateFoundered 10 July 1884
General characteristics
Class and type Velasco-class unprotected cruiser
Displacement1,152 tons
Length210 ft 0 in (64.01 m)
Beam32 ft 0 in (9.75 m)
Draft13 ft 8 in (4.17 m) maximum
Installed power1,500 ihp (1,100 kW)
Propulsion1-shaft, horizontal compound, 4-cylinder boilers
Sail plan barque-rigged
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement173 officers and enlisted
Armament
Notes200 to 220 tons of coal (normal)

Gravina was a Velasco-class unprotected cruiser of the Spanish Navy.

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Technical characteristics

Gravina was built by the Thames Ironworks & Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. at Leamouth, London in the United Kingdom. Her keel was laid in 1881. She had one rather tall funnel. She had an iron hull and was rigged as a barque. She and the lead ship of the class, Velasco, also built in the United Kingdom, were differently armed and slightly faster than the final six ships of the class, all of which were built in Spain.

Operational history

Not long after her completion, Gravina was based in the Philippines. She had a short life, sinking in a typhoon on 10 July 1884 with the loss of two officers and seven crew. [1]

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References

  1. "Cable Notes". Chicago Tribune . 16 July 1884. Retrieved 25 June 2016 via Newspapers.com.