Spanish cruiser Almirante Oquendo
Almirante Oquendo | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Spain | |
| Name | Almirante Oquendo |
| Namesake | Captain General Don Antonio de Oquendo (1577–1640) |
| Builder | Sociedad Astilleros del Nervión, Sestao, Spain |
| Laid down | 16 November 1889 |
| Launched | 3 October 1891 |
| Fate | Sunk 3 July 1898 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser |
| Displacement | 6,890 tons |
| Length | 364 ft 0 in (110.95 m) |
| Beam | 65 ft 2 in (19.86 m) |
| Draft | 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m) maximum |
| Installed power | 13,700 ihp (10,200 kW) |
| Propulsion | 2-shaft vertical triple expansion |
| Speed | 20.2 knots (37.4 km/h; 23.2 mph) (forced draft) |
| Complement | 484 officers and enlisted |
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| Notes | 1,050 tons of coal (normal) |
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Almirante Oquendo, was an Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser of the Spanish Navy that fought at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish–American War. She was named for Captain General Don Antonio de Oquendo (1577–1640), the victorious commander at the Battle of the Downs in 1639.