Spanish cruiser Emperador Carlos V
Emperador Carlos V around 1898. | |
| History | |
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| Spain | |
| Name | Emperador Carlos V |
| Namesake | Charles V (1500–1558), King of Spain (1516–1556) and Holy Roman Emperor (1519–1556) |
| Awarded | 30 April 1891 |
| Builder | Vea Murguía, Noriega y Cía, Cadiz, Spain |
| Laid down | 4 March 1892 |
| Launched | 12 March 1895 |
| Completed | 2 June 1898 |
| Decommissioned | 5 December 1931 |
| Stricken | 1932 |
| Fate | Scrapped early 1933 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Armored cruiser |
| Displacement |
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| Length |
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| Beam | 20.42 m (67 ft 0 in) |
| Draft | 7.62 m (25 ft 0 in) mean |
| Depth | 12.35 m (40 ft 6 in) |
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| Propulsion | Two 4-cylinder Maquinista Terrestre y Marítima vertical triple expansion steam engines, 2 shafts; Coal 1,200 tons (normal), 1,800 tons (maximum) |
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| Complement | 600 |
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Emperador Carlos V was an armored cruiser of the Spanish Navy in commission from 1898 to 1931. She was rushed into service during the Spanish-American War in 1898 , but did not see combat during the war. She took part in the Second Melillan campaign during 1909.
Emperador Carlos V was named for Charles V (1500–1558), who was King of Spain from 1516 to 1556 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1519 to 1556.