| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Don Juan de Austria |
| Namesake | John of Austria (Spanish Navy name retained) |
| Builder | Naval shipyard at Cartagena, Spain |
| Launched | 23 January 1887 |
| Acquired | Captured 1 May 1898 |
| Commissioned | 11 April 1900 |
| Decommissioned | 16 June 1919 |
| Fate | Sold 16 October 1919 |
| Notes | Served in Spanish Navy from 1887 to 1898 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Velasco-class |
| Type | Gunboat (ex-unprotected cruiser) |
| Displacement | 1,015 tons |
| Length | 215 ft 6 in (65.68 m) |
| Beam | 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) mean |
| Installed power | 1,200 ihp (forced draft) |
| Propulsion | 1-shaft horizontal compound, 4-cylinder boilers |
| Sail plan | barque-rigged |
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Complement | 153 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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| Armor | none |
| Notes | Coal 225 tons |
USS Don Juan de Austria was a U.S. Navy gunboat. Formerly a Spanish Navy Velasco class unprotected cruiser, she was captured in 1898 during the Spanish–American War and commissioned into the U.S. Navy.
For her technical characteristics and operational history as a Spanish ship, see Spanish cruiser Don Juan de Austria.