Spanish Armada (1889-1829): Armoured Cruisers Princesa de Asturias, Cataluña, Cardenal Cisneros. The Princesa de Asturias class were armoured cruisers ordered in 1887 as a repeat of the three Infanta Maria Teresa-class cruisers but with a more modern, more balanced armament and trying to improve on speed and protection. Princesa de Asturias, Cataluña and Cardenal Cisneros … Read more
Armada (1895-1932) Emperador Carlos V was an armored cruiser of the Armada (Spanish Navy) in service from 1898 to 1933. She was built on the budget reserved for torpedo boats and recycled into a 9,000-ton cruiser inspired by the British Blake class, intended to replace battleships in distant stations, like Cuba. This cruiser was designed … Read more
Spanish pre-dreadnought Battleship (1885-1929) Pelayo was a French-built Battleship, first modern one in service with the Armada. A fitting subject for the 12 October, Spanish National Day and Feria. Pelayo was also the most robust proposition of the whole Spanish Navy when the 1898 broke out. She stayed to defend the homeland, together with several … Read more
Spanish Armada Between the great war and civil war After the crushing defeats of 1898 in the hands of the US Navy and the loss of the remnants of the Spanish Empire, the Armada was plunged into disarray. The seven years that followed the battle have seen Spain slowly recuperating of the neglect and speculation … Read more
