Bustamante-class destroyer

Villamil during sea trials
Class overview
BuildersSECN, Cartagena
Operators Spanish Navy
Preceded byFuror class
Succeeded byAlsedo class
Completed3
Scrapped3
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer
Displacement530 long tons (540 t) normal
Length64.7 m (212 ft 3 in)
Beam6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)
Draft1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Propulsion
  • 3-shaft steam turbines,
  • 6,250 shp (4,660 kW)
Speed28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range900 nmi (1,700 km; 1,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement70
Armament

The Bustamante class was a class of three destroyers of the Spanish Navy. They were built in Spain to a British design completing between 1914 and 1916. They served until 1930–1932. The Bustamante class saw little service, spent mostly in a training squadron and patrolling the coasts of Spain. Compared to contemporary foreign designs, the Bustamante class was considered outclassed, with poor armament and a lack of speed.