Spanish cruiser Cardenal Cisneros
| History | |
|---|---|
| Spain | |
| Name | Cardenal Cisneros |
| Namesake | Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros (1436–1517), Spanish cardinal and statesman |
| Operator | Spanish Navy |
| Ordered | 17 September 1888 (authorized) |
| Builder | Reales Astilleros de Esteiro, Ferrol, Spain |
| Cost | 22,776,105 pesetas |
| Laid down | 1 September 1890 |
| Launched | 19 March 1897 |
| Completed | 1 September 1902 |
| Commissioned | 1902 |
| Fate | Sank 28 October 1905 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Armoured cruiser |
| Displacement | 6,888 tons |
| Length | 110.97 m (364 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 18.59 m (61 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 6.61 m (21 ft 8 in) |
| Propulsion | Steam engines, 14,800 hp (11,036 kW), two shafts |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 542 |
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Cardenal Cisneros was a Spanish Navy Princesa de Asturias-class armored cruiser commissioned in 1902. Thanks to a navigational error, she struck a rock and sank on 28 October 1905.
Cardenal Cisneros was named for Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros (1436–1517), Order of Friars Minor, a Spanish cardinal, religious reformer, and statesman who twice served as regent of Spain.