Cristóbal Colón was a Velasco-class unprotected cruiser of the Spanish Navy.
 An unidentified Velasco-class (here called "Infanta Isabel-class") cruiser in U.S. waters during the 1880s or 1890s, showing the appearance of Cristóbal Colón
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| Name | Cristóbal Colón |
| Namesake | Christopher Columbus |
| Builder | La Carraca shipyard, Cadiz, Spain |
| Launched | 1887 |
| Completed | 1888 or 1889 |
| Fate | Foundered 29 September 1895 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Velasco-class unprotected cruiser |
| Displacement | 1,152 tons |
| Length | 210 ft 0 in (64.01 m) |
| Beam | 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m) |
| Draft | 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m) maximum |
| Installed power | 1,500 ihp (1,100 kW) |
| Propulsion | 1-shaft, horizontal compound, 4-cylinder boilers |
| Sail plan | Barque-rigged |
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| Complement | 173 officers and enlisted |
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| Notes | 200 to 220 tons of coal (normal) |
Technical characteristics
editCristóbal Colón was built at La Carraca shipyard, Cadiz, Spain. Her keel was laid in 1883. She had one rather tall funnel. The ship had an iron hull and was rigged as a barque. The cruiser made 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) on sea trials, probably the highest speed attained by a cruiser of this class.
Operational history
editCristóbal Colón was sent to the Caribbean and foundered near Pinar del Río, Cuba, on 29 September 1895. A hurricane passing through the area broke up her wreck on 1 October 1895.
References
edit- Chesneau, Roger, and Eugene M. Kolesnik, Eds. Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905. New York, New York: Mayflower Books Inc., 1979. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.
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