Velasco-class cruiser
An unidentified Velasco-class (here called "Infanta Isabel-class") cruiser in U.S. waters during the 1880s or 1890s | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Velasco |
| Builders | Thames Ironworks & Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Leamouth, London, UK; Cadiz, Cartagena, and Ferrol, Spain |
| Built | 1881–1889 |
| In commission | 1881–1927 |
| Planned | 8 |
| Completed | 8 |
| Lost | 5 |
| Retired | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Velasco |
| Type | unprotected cruiser |
| Displacement | 1,152 tons |
| Length | 210 ft (64 m) |
| Beam | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Draft | 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m) maximum |
| Sail plan | barque-rigged |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h) |
| Complement | 173; Infanta Isabel 194 by 1921. |
| Armament |
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| Armor | none |
| Notes | 200 to 220 tons of coal (normal) |
The Velasco class of unprotected cruisers was a series of eight cruisers built during the 1880s for service with the Spanish Navy. They were named after Luis Vicente de Velasco.