Spanish cruiser Lepanto explained

-- commercial vessels --> Ship Country: Spain Ship Name: Lepanto Ship Builder: Arsenal de la Cartagena Ship Laid Down: 1 October 1886 Ship Launched: 16 November 1893 Ship Completed: 26 January 1899 Ship Acquired: 1899 Ship Maiden Voyage: 1899 Ship In Service: 26 January 1899 Ship Out Of Service: 1908 Ship Fate: Scrapped in 1911 Ship Class: protected cruiser Ship Displacement: 4,826 tons Ship Length: 99.9m (327.8feet) Ship Beam: 15.24m (50feet) Ship Draught: 7.31m (23.98feet) Ship Armament: 4 x 1 - 200/35 Hontoria M1883 6 x 1 - 4.7adj=onNaNadj=on/35 Hontoria M1883 6 x 1 - 57/42 Nordenfelt 2 machine guns (Main deck 120-80 mm and 25 mm fore and aft. 5 torpedo tubes (2 bow, 2 beam, 1 aft) Ship Power: 2 triple expansion engines Ship Propulsion: Twin screw propellers Ship Complement: 420

Lepanto was a Spanish protected cruiser of the that served in the Spanish navy from 1899 until her retirement in 1908.^[1]

Construction

Lepanto was the last cruiser built of her class with sister ships and . She was laid down on 1 October 1886 and launched on 16 November 1893 at the Arsenal de la Cartagena shipyard in Cartagena, Spain. She was completed on 26 January 1899 and named Lepanto. The ship was 99.9m (327.8feet) long, with a beam of 15.24m (50feet) and a draught of 7.31m (23.98feet). The ship was assessed at 4,826 tons. She had 2 triple expansion engines driving two screw propellers. The engine was rated at 11.500 nhp.

Fate

Lepanto sailed for the Spanish Navy from 1899 until her retirement in 1908 without any incident. She was ultimately scrapped in 1911 and was the last surviving ship from the .^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Spanish Cruisers . battleships-cruisers.co.uk . 19 March 2017.
2. Book: Encyclopaedia of Ships and Shipping . google.be . 1908 . 9783864443992 . 19 March 2017.