Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes
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Reina Mercedes, was an Alfonso XII-class unprotected cruiser of the Spanish Navy.
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Reina Mercedes sometime prior to 1898 | |
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Name | Reina Mercedes |
Namesake | Mercedes of Orleans, Queen Consort of Spain. |
Builder | Naval shipyard, Cartagena, Spain |
Launched | 9 September 1887[1] |
Fate | Scuttled as blockship night of 4–5 July 1898; captured and salvaged by US Navy |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Alfonso XII-class cruiser |
Displacement | 3,042 tons |
Length | 278 ft 3 in (84.81 m) |
Beam | 43 ft 4 in (13.21 m) |
Draft | 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m) |
Installed power | 4,400 ihp (3,300 kW) |
Propulsion | 1-shaft compound |
Speed | 17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) (designed); |
Complement | 370 officers and enlisted |
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Armor | none |
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During the Spanish–American War, Reina Mercedes was captured by the United States and later salvaged and commissioned into the U.S. Navy. For information about her characteristics and operational history in U.S. Navy service, see USS Reina Mercedes.