Spanish cruiser Lepanto

Lepanto was a Spanish protected cruiser of the Reina Regente class that served in the Spanish navy from 1899 until her retirement in 1908.[1]

Crucero Lepanto (1898)
Spanish protected cruiser Lepanto around 1900.
History
Spain
NameLepanto
BuilderArsenal de la Cartagena
Laid down1 October 1886
Launched16 November 1893
Completed26 January 1899
Acquired1899
Maiden voyage1899
In service26 January 1899
Out of service1908
FateScrapped in 1911
General characteristics
Class and typeReina Regente-class protected cruiser
Displacement4,826 tons
Length99.9 m (327 ft 9 in)
Beam15.24 m (50 ft 0 in)
Draught7.31 m (24 ft 0 in)
Installed power2 triple expansion engines
PropulsionTwin screw propellers
Speed20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph)
Complement420
Armament
  • 4 x 1 - 200/35 Hontoria M1883
  • 6 x 1 - 4.7-inch (119 mm)/35 Hontoria M1883
  • 6 x 1 - 57/42 Nordenfelt
  • 2 machine guns (Main deck 120-80 mm and 25 mm fore and aft.
  • 5 torpedo tubes (2 bow, 2 beam, 1 aft)

Construction

Lepanto was the last cruiser built of her class with sister ships Alfonso XIII and Reina Regente. She was laid down on 1 October 1886 and launched on 16 November 1893 at the Arsenal de la Cartagena shipyard in Cartagena, Spain. She was completed on 26 January 1899 and named Lepanto. The ship was 99.9 metres (327 ft 9 in) long, with a beam of 15.24 metres (50 ft 0 in) and a draught of 7.31 metres (24 ft 0 in). The ship was assessed at 4,826 tons. She had 2 triple expansion engines driving two screw propellers. The engine was rated at 11.500 nhp.

Fate

Lepanto sailed for the Spanish Navy from 1899 until her retirement in 1908 without any incident. She was ultimately scrapped in 1911 and was the last surviving ship from the Reina Regente class.[2]

Crucero protegido Lepanto (en 1898)
Lepanto in 1899

References
  1. "Spanish Cruisers". battleships-cruisers.co.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. Encyclopaedia of Ships and Shipping. google.be. 1908. ISBN 9783864443992. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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