Spanish cruiser Gravina

Spanish cruiser Gravina

"Gravina" was a "Velasco"-class unprotected cruiser of the Spanish Navy.

Technical Characteristics

"Gravina" was built at Blackwall in the United Kingdom. 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 lead ship of the class, "Velasco", 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

Not long after her completion, "Gravina" was based in the Philippines. She had a short life, sinking in a typhoon on 10 July 1884.

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.spanamwar.com/Donantonio.htm The Spanish-American War Centennial Website: "Don Antonio de Ulloa"]
* [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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