Spanish cruiser Velasco

Spanish cruiser Velasco

"Velasco" was a "Velasco"-class unprotected cruiser of the Spanish Navy which fought in the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.

Technical Characteristics

"Velasco" was built at Blackwall in the United Kingdom as the lead ship of a new class of eight Spanish unprotected cruisers. Her keel was laid in 1881. She had one rather tall funnel. She had an iron hull and was rigged as a barque. She and the second ship of the class, "Gravina", also built in the United Kingdom, were differently armed from and slightly faster than the final six ships of the class, all of which were built in Spain.

Operational History

. She was sunk in the battle.

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.
*Nofi, Albert A. "The Spanish-American War, 1898". Conshohocken, Pennsylvania:Combined Books, Inc., 1996. ISBN 0938289578.

External links

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