Spanish cruiser Extremadura
| History | |
|---|---|
| Spain | |
| Name | Extremadura |
| Namesake | Extremadura, a region of Spain |
| Ordered | 23 April 1898 (authorized) |
| Awarded | 27 April 1898 |
| Builder | Constructora Naval Española, Cádiz, Spain |
| Cost | almost 5,000,000 pesetas. |
| Laid down | 23 February 1899 |
| Launched | 29 April 1900 |
| Completed | 1902 |
| Commissioned | 31 May 1902 |
| Decommissioned | 31 August 1931 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1932 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Protected cruiser |
| Displacement | 2,134 tons |
| Length | 88 m (288 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 11 m (36 ft 1 in) |
| Draft | 4.97 metres (16 ft 4 in) |
| Depth | 6.55 metres (21 ft 6 in) |
| Installed power | 7,000 hp (5,220 kW) (forced draft) |
| Propulsion | 2 x vertical triple expansion steam engines, 8 x Thornycroft boilers; 432 tons coal |
| Speed | 19 to 20 knots (35 to 37 km/h; 22 to 23 mph) |
| Range | 4,320 nmi (8,000 km; 4,970 mi) |
| Complement | 226 |
| Armament |
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| Armour | 2 x 25 mm (1 in) plates (belt) |
Extremadura was a protected cruiser of the Spanish Navy in commission from 1902 to 1931. Her service period was almost entirely under the Kingdom of Spain, but her final few months in commission were under the Second Spanish Republic, which was proclaimed on 14 April 1931. She saw wartime service in the Second Melillan campaign in 1909 and the Rif War of 1921–1926. She was named for Extremadura, a region of Spain.