Name Cristóbal Colón Completed 1888 or 1889 Launched 1887 Builder Province of Cádiz | Namesake Christopher Columbus Displacement 1,152 tons Length 64 m | |
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Fate Foundered 29 September 1895 Class and type Velasco-class unprotected cruiser | ||
Cristóbal Colón was a Velasco-class unprotected cruiser of the Spanish Navy.
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Technical characteristics
Cristóbal 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
Cristóbal 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.
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Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon (1887) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA