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DON JUAN DE AUSTRIA gunboat (1887 / 1900)
Ships
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Juan de Austria (ex-Don Juan de Austria) | Arsenal del Cartagena, Spain | 1883 | 23.1.1887 | 1889 // 4.1900 | loaned to Naval Militia 7.1907-4/1917, sold 10.1919 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 1015 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 64.0 pp 65.7 oa |
| Breadth, m | 9.75 |
| Draught, m | 3.81 mean |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 HC, 4 cylindrical boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 1200 |
| Max speed, kts | 12 |
| Fuel, t | coal 220 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2500(7) |
| Armament | 4 x 1 - 127/40 Mk III, 4 x 1 - 57/50 Driggs-Schroeder Mk II/III |
| Complement | 153 |
Standard scale images
Don Juan de Austria 1900
Project history
Sunk at the Battle of Manila and salved, Don Juan de Austria had her 127mm guns in main deck sponsons.
Modernizations
by 1917: - 4 x 1 - 127/40; + 4 x 1 - 102/40 Mk III/IV/V/VI
Naval service
She served with the Michigan Naval Militia from 1907 until 1917.
