Name Numancia Laid down 22 April 1862 Commissioned 1865 Construction started 22 April 1862 Length 96 m | Namesake Numantia Completed 17 December 1864 Refit 1897–98 Launched 19 November 1863 Weight 7,305 tons | |
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Builder Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée | ||
The Spanish ironclad Numancia was an armored frigate bought from France during the 1860s. The name was derived from the Siege of Numantia, in which Roman expansion in the Iberian Peninsula was resisted. She was the first ironclad to circumnavigate the Earth. She saw service in the Chincha Islands War and Cantonal Revolution.
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