Spanish cruiser Alfonso XII
Alfonso XII during the 1890s. | |
| History | |
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| Spain | |
| Name | Alfonso XII |
| Namesake | Alfonso XII (1857–1885), King of Spain (1874–1885) |
| Ordered | 14 October 1880 |
| Builder | Ferrol, Spain |
| Laid down | 12 August 1881 |
| Launched | 21 August or 21 September 1887 |
| Commissioned | 1891 |
| Decommissioned | 1900 |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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) |
| Endurance |
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| Complement | 370 officers and enlisted |
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Alfonso XII, was an Alfonso XII-class unprotected cruiser of the Spanish Navy in commission from 1891 to 1900. She served primarily on ceremonial and colonial duties and supported Spanish operations during the First Melillan campaign but played no role in the Spanish-American War due to boiler problems.