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Saturday, 16 March 2013

Spanish destroyer Proserpina 1897-1931




Built in 1897 at Clydebank, rebuilt in 1916. Of the Audaz-class. With a displacement of 467 tons and as dimensions 229 x 22¼ x 9¾ feet. The horsepower of 7.200 allowed a speed of 30 knots. With a speed of 15 knots allowed her bunker capacity of 96 tons a range of 1.020 nautical miles. Her crew numbered 74 men. Her armament consisted of 2-14pd guns, 2-6pd guns, 2-1pd guns and 2-15” torpedo tubes. Before being scrapped in 1931 was she used as fishery protection vessel.