Spanish cruiser Conde del Venadito

Spanish cruiser Conde del Venadito

"Conde de Venadito" was a "Velasco"-class unprotected cruiser of the Spanish Navy.

Technical Characteristics

"Conde de Venadito" was built at the naval shipyard at Cartagena, Spain. Her keel was laid in 1883, she was launched on 15 August 1888, and she was completed in 1888 or 1889. She had one rather tall funnel. She had an iron hull and was rigged as a barque. She was stricken in 1907.

References

*Chesneau, Roger, and Eugene M. Kolesnik, Eds. "Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905." New York, New York: Mayflower Books Inc., 1979. ISBN 0831703024.
*Gray, Randal, Ed. "Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921." Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1985. ISBN 0870219073.

External links

* [http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-fornv/spain/spsh-ag/c-venad.htm Department of the Navy: Naval Historical Center: Online Library of Selected
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