ISLA DE LUZON / ISLA DE CUBA
Isla de Cuba
GENERAL:
ISLA DE LUZON and ISLA DE CUBA were two small Spanish Cruisers which served with Admiral Montojo's Asiatic Squadron. After the Admiral's flagship REINA CHRISTINA was disabled during the Battle of Manila Bay, Montojo transfered his flag to ISLE DE CUBA. Both cruisers were salvaged by the US Navy after the war and recommissioned as gunboats.
TECHNOTES:
ISLA DE LUZON
| Classification: |
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Cruiser |
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| Laid down: |
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February 25, 1886 |
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| Launched: |
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November 13, 1886 |
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| Completed: |
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September 22, 1887 |
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| Rig: |
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Two masts, schooner rig |
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| Armament: |
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Four 4" guns |
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|
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Four 6 pounders |
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|
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Three 14" torpedo tubes |
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| Contractor: |
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Elswick, (UK) |
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| Length: |
|
195 feet |
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| Beam: |
|
30 feet |
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| Draft: |
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11.5 feet |
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| Displacement: |
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1020 tons |
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| Complement: |
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140 Officers and Enlisted Men |
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| Engine type: |
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Horizontal triple-expansion engines, 535 hp. Two shafts. |
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| Boiler type: |
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Two boilers |
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| Speed: |
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11.5 knots |
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| Armor: |
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1 - 2.5" deck, 2" casemate |
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ISLA DE CUBA
| Classification: |
|
Cruiser |
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| Laid down: |
|
February 25, 1886 |
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| Launched: |
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December 11, 1886 |
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| Completed: |
|
September 22, 1887 |
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| Rig: |
|
Two masts, schooner rig |
|---|
| Armament: |
|
Four 4" guns |
|---|
|
|
Four 6 pounders |
|---|
|
|
Three 14" torpedo tubes |
|---|
| Contractor: |
|
Elswick, (UK) |
|---|
| Length: |
|
197 feet |
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| Beam: |
|
30 feet |
|---|
| Draft: |
|
11.5 feet |
|---|
| Displacement: |
|
950 tons |
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| Complement: |
|
140 Officers and Enlisted Men |
|---|
| Engine type: |
|
Horizontal triple-expansion engines, 800 hp. Two shafts. |
|---|
| Boiler type: |
|
Two boilers |
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| Speed: |
|
13 knots |
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| Armor: |
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1 - 2.5" deck, 2" casemate |
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Sources used for this information (see Bibliography for full source list)
Naval History Department, Navy Department, "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships", Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1959.
