The Spanish armoured cruiser Cristobal Colon according to the Dutch newspaper De grondwet dated 24 May 1898

Drawing published in the newspaper

An item described her as an armoured cruiser similar to the Carlos V. The armament consisted of 2-11” guns and 5-5” quick firing guns. The main guns fired 500 pound grenades and the quick firing guns shot each minute 12-70pd grenades making her one of the dangerous Spanish warships.(1)

Note
1. Of the Giuseppe Garibaldi-class. Laid down at Gio. Ansaldo&c., Genoa, Italy in 1895, launched in September 1896, completed in May 1987, purchased by Spain on 16 May and sunk during the so-called Battle of Santiago de Cuba against the US navy on 3 July 1898 during the Spanish-American war. With a displacement of 7,972 long tons/8.100 tons (full load) and as dimensions 111,76 x 18,250 x 7,099 (maximum) metres or 366’8” x 59’10½”x 23’33½”. The vertical triple expansion engines and 24 boilers supplied 13.655-14.713 ihp allowing a speed of 19,3-29,02 knots. Her crew numbered 510-559 men. Her armament consisted of 1-25,4/10” cm guns (never  installed), 2-20,3cm/8” guns, 14-15,2cm/6” guns, 10-7,62cm/3” guns, 6-4,7cm guns, 2 Maxim machine guns and 4-45cm/17.7” torpedo tubes. The armour consisted of a 12,2cm/4.8” thick belt, a 3,8cm/1.5” thick deck, with the conning tower and turrets protected by 12,2cm/4.8” and further more had she 5,1cm/2” thick gun shields.