Spanish frigate Almansa
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Almansa |
| Namesake | Almansa, Spain |
| Ordered | 4 July 1861 |
| Builder | Reales Astilleros de Esteiro, Ferrol, Spain |
| Cost | 4,140,069.58 pesetas |
| Laid down | 29 October 1861 |
| Launched | 18 July 1864 |
| Commissioned | June 1865 |
| Fate | |
| Stricken | 1899, 1900, or 1901 (see text} |
| Notes | Served Canton of Cartagena July–August 1873 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Screw frigate |
| Displacement | 3,960 t (3,900 long tons) |
| Length | 84.56 m (277 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 14.96 m (49 ft 1 in) |
| Height | 7.41 m (24 ft 4 in) |
| Draft | 6.40 m (21 ft 0 in) (mean) |
| Installed power | 600 hp (447 kW) (nominal) |
| Propulsion | Two John Penn and Sons steam engines; 600 tons coal |
| Sail plan | Ship rig |
| Speed | 9 to 12 knots (17 to 22 km/h; 10 to 14 mph) |
| Complement | 600 |
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Almansa was a Spanish Navy screw frigate in commission from 1865 to 1894. She served in the Chincha Islands War of 1865–1866, seeing combat in the Battle of Callao in 1866, and the Cantonal Rebellion of 1873–1874, briefly serving the Canton of Cartagena before fighting on the central government side in the Battle of Portmán. She was named for Almansa, a city in southeastern Spain.