Spanish Cruiser Emperador Carlos V - Technical Characteristics

Technical Characteristics

Emperador Carlos V was built at the naval shipyard at Cadiz in Spain, the largest ship built in Spanish yards in this era. She was laid down in 1892, launched on 13 March 1895, and completed on 2 June 1898. She was the only member of her class. Her boilers and machinery were of Spanish construction, her armor German, her stern and stern post British, and her gun turrets, which were installed at Le Havre, France, in 1897, were French. She had three funnels and was weakly armored, relying mostly on her armored deck for protection. Her 11-inch (280-mm) main guns were mounted fore and aft in center-line hooded barbettes. One of her strengths was considered to be her great steaming range.