Infanta Maria Teresa, probably in 1895 while attending opening ceremonies for the Kiel Canal in Germany
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Class overview | |
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Name | Infanta Maria Teresa class |
Builders | Naval shipyard Bilbao, Spain |
Succeeded by | Emperador Carlos V |
Built | 1889–1893 |
In commission | 1893–1898 |
Planned | 3 |
Completed | 3 |
Lost | 3 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Armored cruiser |
Displacement | 6,890 tons |
Length | 364 ft (111 m) |
Beam | 65 ft 2 in (19.86 m) |
Draft | 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m) maximum |
Speed | 20.2 knots (37.4 km/h) |
Complement | 484 |
Armament |
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Armor |
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Notes | 1,050 tons of coal (normal) |
The Infanta Maria Teresa class of three armored cruisers were built for the Spanish Navy between 1889 and 1893. All three were sunk in action against the United States Navy during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba in 1898.