Spanish cruiser Almirante Cervera
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Almirante Cervera was a light cruiser and lead ship of the Almirante Cervera class of the Spanish Navy. She was named after the Spanish admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete, commander of the Spanish naval forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War. She was part of the Spanish Republican Navy between 1931 and 1936, year in which she became a key player of the Nationalist Fleet in the Spanish Civil War.
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Name | Almirante Cervera |
Namesake | Admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete |
Laid down | 14 April 1923 |
Launched | 16 October 1925 |
Commissioned | 15 September 1928 |
Decommissioned | 31 August 1965 |
Nickname(s) | Chulo del Cantábrico |
Fate | Scrapped 1966 |
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Class and type | Almirante Cervera-class cruiser |
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Length | 579 ft (176 m) |
Beam | 54 ft (16 m) |
Draught | 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m) |
Installed power | 8 Yarrow-type boilers, 80,000 hp (60,000 kW) |
Propulsion | 4 shafts, Parsons-type geared turbines |
Speed | 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) |
Complement | 566 |
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