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Friday, 2 December 2011

Spanish unarmoured warships serving in 1880 according to the American naval lieutenant E.W. Very

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Screw steam frigates Villa de Madrid (48), Almansa (48), Navas de Tolosa (48), Gerona (48), Asturias (51), Carmen (41), Lealtad (33), Concepcion (32) and the Blanca (38).
Screw steam corvettes Maria de Molina (18), Jorge Juan (3), Sanchez Barcaiztegui (3), Tornado (6), Consuelo (2), Vencedora (3), Narvaëz (3), Santa Lucia (3), Diana (5) and Africa (3).
Verez just give only for the Jorge Juan some deatils. This was a 2nd class single screw steam corvette still depending on her sails.
Paddle wheel corvettes Ciudad de Cadiz (16), Isabel la Catloca (16), Colon (6), Blasco de Garay (6), Pizarro (6), Hernan Cortez (6), Churruca (2), Leon (2), Vulcano (6), Lepanto (2), Fernandp el Catolico (3), Marquis del Douro (3), Liniers (2), Vigilante (2), Alerta (2), Conte del Venadito (2), Don Juan de Austria (1), Guadalquiver (1), Bazan (2) and Maria (1).
Between ()=tons
Transports San Quentin (1.300), San Francisco de Borja (1.300), Marquis dela Vitoria (1.200), Patino (1.200), Ferrol (800) and San Antonio (800).
Between ()=number of guns.
Screw steam gunboats Telegrama (1), Criollo (1), Ardid (1), Indis (1), Caribe (1), Alarma (1), Descrubidor (1), Yumuri (1), Flecha (1), Pelicano (1), Cocodrillo (1), Salamandra (1), Fradera (1), Martin Alvarez (1), Somorrostro (2), Ebro (2), Bidassoa (2), Teruel (2), Nervion (2), Toledo (2), Tajo (2), Arlanza (2), Turia (2), Segura (2), Altrevido (2), Mindanao (2), Calamianes (1), Paragia (1), Mindoro (1), Prueba (1), Guadiana (3), Sirena (3), Ligera (3), Favorita (3), Santa Filomena (2), Constancia (2), Valiente (2), Animosa (2), Properidad (2), Buenaventura (2), Caridad (2), Concordia (2), Edetna (2), Ceres (2), Activo (1), Cuba (1), Espanola (1), Argos (1), Lince (1), Centinela (1), Guardian (1), Vigia (1), Astuto (1), Almendares (1), Eco (1), Destelle (1), Contramaestro (1), Marinero (1), Ericsson (1), Cazador (1), Canto (1), Gacela (1), Panay (1), Samar (1), Filipino (1), Bulusar (1), Jolo (1), Maribeles (1), Arayak (1), Pampanza (1), Bojeador (1), Albay (1), Manileno (1), Caviteno (1) and the Callao (1)

Source
E.W. Very. Navies of the World. New York, 1880, p. 12. Digitized by Google., p. 118-119.