Spanish sloop Jorge Juan

Jorge Juan
History
Armada Española EnsignSpain
NameJorge Juan
NamesakeJorge Juan y Santacilia
BuilderNaval shipyard at La Seyne, France
Launched1876
FateSunk 21 July 1898
General characteristics
Class and typeJorge Juan-class sloop
Displacement920 tons
Length209 ft 10 in (63.96 m) overall
Beam29 ft 7 in (9.02 m)
Draft15 ft 5 in (4.70 m) maximum
Installed power1,100 ihp (820 kW)
Propulsion1-shaft
Sail planbarque-rigged
Speed13 knots
Complement146 officers and enlisted
Armament
  • 2 × 6.2 in (157 mm) guns
  • 2 × 75 mm guns
  • 2 × machine guns
Notes128 tons of coal
Jorge Juan sinking on 21 July 1898, photographed from USS Leyden.

Jorge Juan was a Jorge Juan-class sloop of the Spanish Navy which was sunk off Cuba during the Spanish–American War.