Spanish cruiser Castilla
| History | |
|---|---|
| Spain | |
| Name | Castilla |
| Namesake | Castile, an historical region of Spain |
| Ordered | 1869 |
| Builder | Arsenal de La Carraca, San Fernando, Spain |
| Laid down | May 1869 |
| Launched | August 1881 or 9 September 1881 (see text) |
| Completed | 1881 or 1886 {see text) |
| Commissioned | 1882 or 1886 {see text) |
| Fate | Sunk 1 May 1898 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Aragon-class unprotected cruiser |
| Displacement | 3,289 tons |
| Length | 236 ft 0 in (71.93 m) |
| Beam | 44 ft 0 in (13.41 m) |
| Draft | 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) maximum |
| Installed power | 1,400 ihp (1,000 kW) |
| Propulsion | 1-shaft, 3-cylinder, horizontal compound |
| Sail plan | Barque-rigged |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 392 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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| Notes | 460 tons of coal (normal) |
Castilla was an Aragon-class unprotected cruiser of the Spanish Navy that fought in the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War. Originally designed as an armored corvette with a central battery ironclad design, she instead was completed as an unprotected cruiser or wooden corvette. After early service in the Mediterranean Sea, she spent the rest of her career in the Philippine Islands. She took part in combat operations during the first two years of the Philippine Revolution in 1896–1897. When the Spanish–American War broke out 1898, she was part of the squadron of Contralmirante (Counter Admiral) Patricio Montojo y Pasarón in Manila Bay and was sunk in the Battle of Manila Bay.