An unidentified Velasco-class (here called "Infanta Isabel-class") cruiser in U.S. waters during the 1880s or 1890s, showing the appearance of Isabel II
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History | |
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Spain | |
Name | Isabel II |
Namesake | Queen Isabella II of Spain. |
Builder | Ferrol |
Laid down | 1883 |
Launched | 19 February 1886 |
Completed | 1888–89 |
Fate | Stricken 1907 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Velasco-class unprotected cruiser |
Displacement | 1,152 tons |
Length | 210 ft 0 in (64.01 m) |
Beam | 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m) |
Draft | 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m) maximum |
Installed power | 1,500 ihp (1,100 kW) |
Propulsion | 1-shaft, horizontal compound, 4-cylinder boilers |
Sail plan | Barque-rigged |
Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
Complement | 173 officers and enlisted |
Armament |
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Notes | 200 to 220 tons of coal (normal) |
Isabel II was a Velasco-class unprotected cruiser of the Spanish Navy, named after Queen Isabella II. The ship fought at San Juan, Puerto Rico, during the Spanish–American War.