Alsedo-class destroyer

Alsedo in about 1925
Class overview
NameAlsedo class
BuildersSECN, Naval Dockyard, Cartagena
OperatorsEspaña 1875–1931 Spanish Navy
Preceded byBustamante class
Succeeded byChurruca class
Built1920–1925
In commission1924–1961
Completed3
Scrapped3
General characteristics [1]
TypeDestroyer
Displacement
Length
  • 83.82 m (275 ft) pp
  • 86.25 m (283 ft) oa
Beam8.23 m (27 ft)
Draught4.57 m (15 ft)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range2,500 nmi (4,630 km; 2,877 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement86
Armament
  • 3 × 102 mm (4 in)/45 guns
  • 2 × 47 mm (2 in) anti-aircraft guns
  • 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (2×2)

The Alsedo class was a Spanish class of destroyer. Three ships were built, based on a British design, entering service between 1924 and 1925. They all served through and survived the Spanish Civil War, two on the Republican side and one with the Nationalists. The class was retired in 1957–1961.

  1. ^ Whitley 2000, p. 242.