Spanish destroyer Velasco

	Velasco, probably in 1926.
History
Spain
Name	Velasco
Namesake	Luis Vicente de Velasco (1711–1762), Spanish naval commander
Operator	Spanish Navy
Ordered	1915
Builder	Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval (SECN), Cartagena Spain
Laid down	6 July 1920
Launched	16 June 1923
Commissioned	27 December 1924
Decommissioned	9 April 1957
Honors &; awards	Military Medal
Fate	Scrapped
Notes	Allegiance to:; Kingdom of Spain 1924–1931; Second Spanish Republic 1931–1936; Nationalist faction 1936–1939; Spanish State 1939–1957;
General characteristics
Class & type	Alsedo-class destroyer
Displacement	1,044 long tons (1,061 t) standard; 1,315 long tons (1,336 t) full load;
Length	83.82 m (275 ft) pp; 86.25 m (283 ft) oa;
Beam	8.23 m (27 ft)
Draught	4.57 m (15 ft)
Installed power	4 × Yarrow boilers; 33,000 shp (24,608 kW);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range	2,500 nmi (4,630 km; 2,877 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	86
Armament	3 × 102 mm (4 in)/45 guns; 2 × 47 mm (1.9 in) anti-aircraft guns; 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (2×2);

Velasco was a Spanish Navy destroyer in commission from 1924 to 1957. She served in the Rif War in 1925 and fought on the Nationalist side during the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939. While in commission, she served the Kingdom of Spain from 1924 to 1931, the Second Spanish Republic from 1931 to 1936, the civil war's Nationalist faction from 1936 to 1939, and the Francoist Spanish State from 1936 to 1957.

History
Velasco, probably in 1926.
Spain
Name	Velasco
Namesake	Luis Vicente de Velasco (1711–1762), Spanish naval commander
Operator	Spanish Navy
Ordered	1915
Builder	Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval (SECN), Cartagena Spain
Laid down	6 July 1920
Launched	16 June 1923
Commissioned	27 December 1924
Decommissioned	9 April 1957
Honors & awards	Military Medal
Fate	Scrapped
Notes	Allegiance to: Kingdom of Spain 1924–1931 Second Spanish Republic 1931–1936 Nationalist faction 1936–1939 Spanish State 1939–1957
General characteristics
Class & type	Alsedo-class destroyer
Displacement	1,044 long tons (1,061 t) standard 1,315 long tons (1,336 t) full load
Length	83.82 m (275 ft) pp 86.25 m (283 ft) oa
Beam	8.23 m (27 ft)
Draught	4.57 m (15 ft)
Installed power	4 × Yarrow boilers 33,000 shp (24,608 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range	2,500 nmi (4,630 km; 2,877 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	86
Armament	3 × 102 mm (4 in)/45 guns 2 × 47 mm (1.9 in) anti-aircraft guns 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (2×2)