Name Gravina Displacement 1,152 tons Launched 1881 | Fate Foundered 10 July 1884 Beam 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m) Length 64 m | |
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Namesake Federico Carlos Gravina y Nápoli Class and type Velasco-class unprotected cruiser Builder Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company | ||
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 from 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.
References
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