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Friday 16 September 2016

Spanish armoured cruiser Cardenal Jimenez Cisneros executed her trials according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1902-1903 no. 8

An item referred to the magazine le Yacht reporting that the Spanish 7.000 ton armoured cruiser Cardenal Jimenez Cisneros achieved during the full speed trials 20,7 miles with 15.000 ihp. The armament consisted of 4-24cm guns in barbettes fore and aft 10-14cm Canet guns in chrome steel casemates, 2-7cm, 8-5,7cm, 10-3,7cm, 4 machineguns and 5 torpedo launchers.(1)

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1. Built under the Plan 1887 ordered by the crown on 17 September 1888. Modernized Infanta Maria Teresa-class. Launched on 19 March 1897. Commissioned on 1 September 1902. Sea trials between 1-15 August 1902. Sunk on 28 October 1905.