''Cristóbal Colón'' was a unprotected cruiser of the Spanish Navy.

Technical characteristics

''Cristóbal Colón'' was built at

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, Cadiz, Spain. Her keel was laid in 1883. She had one rather tall funnel. The ship had an iron hull and was rigged as a barque. The cruiser made on sea trials, probably the highest speed attained by a cruiser of this class.

Operational history

''Cristóbal Colón'' was sent to the

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and foundered near Pinar del Río, Cuba, on 29 September 1895. A hurricane passing through the area broke up her wreck on 1 October 1895.

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. .

External links

Department of the Navy: Naval Historical Center: Online Library of Selected Images: Spanish Navy Ships: ''Cristobal Colon'' (Cruiser, 1887-1895)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cristobal Colon Velasco-class cruisers Ships built in Spain 1887 ships Maritime incidents in 1895 Shipwrecks in the Caribbean Sea