Princesa de Asturias-class cruiser

The Princesa de Asturias class was a class of armoured cruisers of the Spanish Navy. The class comprised three ships, Princesa de Asturias, Cataluna and Cardenal Cisneros.

Dimensions and machinery
The ships of the class were 110.97 m long, had a beam of 18.59 m, a draught of 6.61 m, and had a displacement of 6,888 ton. The ships were equipped with 2 shaft reciprocating engines, which were rated at 14800 ihp and produced a top speed of 20 kn.

Armour
The ships had belt armour of 11.88 in, conning tower and barbette armour of 7.88 in, 3.88 in turret armour and 2.25 in deck armour.

Armament
The main armament of the ships where two 9.4 in single turret guns. Secondary armament included eight single 5.5 in guns.

Construction

 * Princesa de Asturias was laid down at the Ferrol Dockyard in 1890. She was launched on 17 October 1896 and commissioned in 1902.
 * Cataluna was laid down at Cartagena Navy Yard in 1890 and launched on 24 September 1900. She was commissioned in 1903.
 * Cardenal Cisneros was laid down at the Caracca shipyard in Cadiz in 1890. She was launched on 19 March 1897 and commissioned in 1904.