An item reported that the Spanish government intended to modernize and increase the Spanish navy. A Royal decision dated 13 October 1887 while referring to the naval law of 12 January 1887 supplied more details.
Except for the 3-4.800 ton cruisers at that moment under construction were 6 battleships of 6.500-7.000 tons to be built with armour belts and decks, a protected main armament of 24/28cm guns of Gonzalez Hontoria design or any other system providing more quality to be placed amidships and further more smaller quick firing guns and torpedoes, a Siemens Martin steel made hull of the cellular design with double bottom and a number of watertight compartments as much as possible, 2 screws, triple expansion machinery allowing a speed of 19-20 miles with forced and 16-18 miles with natural draft, building costs of each battleship around 12 million peseta’s. elsewhere were the battleships indicated as armoured cruiser. Of the engaged personnel during the building had at least 75% to be of Spanish nationality. The displacement of 7.000 metric tons was to included with full coal bunker capacity, rigging, stores, water, crew and complete crew. The draught was to be maximum 6,75 metres, the length and beam were left over to the designer. The sides below the waterline to a depth of 2-3 metres were to be protected by a series of cells which could be filled with coal etc. impenetrable for water.
Three battleships were to be built at the naval shipyards at Cadiz, Ferrol and Cartagena as most as possible with parts manufactured in Spain. The other were to be built via tenders to register within 3 months of Spanish and foreign shipyards, The latter had the restriction to built the ships in Spain with Spanish parts. If none Spanish yards were interested was the ordering by the government restricted. The engines for the 3 by the naval yards built battleships were to be manufactured by Spanish firms if they were able to full fill the wanted specifications.
When the necessary budget of the cruisers Alfonso XIII, Lepanto and Marques de la Ensenada now under construction at Ferrol, Cartagena and Cadiz was approved, was for the time being the building of 1.500 en 1.000 ton cruisers to be terminated. The contracting of the parts needed for the completion of the Alfonso XIII and Lepanto to deliver by Spanish firms was to be executed as soon as possible. The machineries of the 3 cruisers were to be manufactured by Spanish firms.
Except for the 3-4.800 ton cruisers at that moment under construction were 6 battleships of 6.500-7.000 tons to be built with armour belts and decks, a protected main armament of 24/28cm guns of Gonzalez Hontoria design or any other system providing more quality to be placed amidships and further more smaller quick firing guns and torpedoes, a Siemens Martin steel made hull of the cellular design with double bottom and a number of watertight compartments as much as possible, 2 screws, triple expansion machinery allowing a speed of 19-20 miles with forced and 16-18 miles with natural draft, building costs of each battleship around 12 million peseta’s. elsewhere were the battleships indicated as armoured cruiser. Of the engaged personnel during the building had at least 75% to be of Spanish nationality. The displacement of 7.000 metric tons was to included with full coal bunker capacity, rigging, stores, water, crew and complete crew. The draught was to be maximum 6,75 metres, the length and beam were left over to the designer. The sides below the waterline to a depth of 2-3 metres were to be protected by a series of cells which could be filled with coal etc. impenetrable for water.
Three battleships were to be built at the naval shipyards at Cadiz, Ferrol and Cartagena as most as possible with parts manufactured in Spain. The other were to be built via tenders to register within 3 months of Spanish and foreign shipyards, The latter had the restriction to built the ships in Spain with Spanish parts. If none Spanish yards were interested was the ordering by the government restricted. The engines for the 3 by the naval yards built battleships were to be manufactured by Spanish firms if they were able to full fill the wanted specifications.
When the necessary budget of the cruisers Alfonso XIII, Lepanto and Marques de la Ensenada now under construction at Ferrol, Cartagena and Cadiz was approved, was for the time being the building of 1.500 en 1.000 ton cruisers to be terminated. The contracting of the parts needed for the completion of the Alfonso XIII and Lepanto to deliver by Spanish firms was to be executed as soon as possible. The machineries of the 3 cruisers were to be manufactured by Spanish firms.
