NAVYPEDIA

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Princesa de Asturias			Arsenal de la Caracca	23.9.1889	17.10.1896	10.6.1903	discarded 12.1927
Cardenal Cisneros			Arsenal del Ferrol	1.9.1890	19.3.1897	30.3.1903	wrecked 28.10.1905
Cataluña			Arsenal del Cartagena	1890	24.9.1900	1904	discarded 1929

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	6888
Displacement full, t	7523 - 7549
Length, m	106.0 pp 111.0 oa
Breadth, m	18.6
Draught, m	6.61 mean 7.60 max
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 HTE, 6 cylindrical boilers
Power, h. p.	14800 (forced draught) 10500 (natural draught)
Max speed, kts	20 (forced draught) 18 (natural draught)
Fuel, t	coal 1180
Endurance, nm(kts)	6500(10)
Armour, mm	Harvey steel; belt: 300 - 150, barbettes: 200, turrets: 100, CT: 200, deck: 57
Armament	2 x 1 - 240/41 Guillén M1896, 8 x 1 - 140/33 Schneider-Canet, 8 x 1 - 57/42 Nordenfelt, 10 x 1 - 37/27 Maxim, 5 - 450 TT (1 bow, 4 beam)
Complement	542

Standard scale images

Project history

Last three of six armoured cruisers of Infanta Maria Teresa class ordered in 1889. First three ships were lost in battle at Santiago 3.7.1898. Building of remaining cruisers was delayed; they were completed only in 1902-1904 and strongly differed from ships of first series by armament structure.Cruisers were considered become outdated already by the moment of completion and before First World War beginning lost any battle value.

Ship protection

Belt was 300mm thick amidships and 150mm at ship ends.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

Cardenal Cisneros wrecked 28.10.1905 as result of navigating accident off Bay Meixidos.