Alsedo in about 1925
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Class overview | |
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Name | Alsedo class |
Builders | SECN, Naval Dockyard, Cartagena |
Operators | Spanish Navy |
Preceded by | Bustamante class |
Succeeded by | Churruca class |
Built | 1920–1925 |
In commission | 1924–1961 |
Completed | 3 |
Scrapped | 3 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Destroyer |
Displacement | |
Length | |
Beam | 8.23 m (27 ft) |
Draught | 4.57 m (15 ft) |
Installed power |
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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 |
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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.