Almansa
Survived
| Type | Frigate |
|---|---|
| War | Chincha Islands War |
| Main guns | 30 × 68-pounder (31 kg) 200 mm (7.9 in) smoothbore guns |
Screw frigate at Callao.
Armament and specifications
Armament
As built
- 30 × 68-pounder (31 kg) 200 mm (7.9 in) smoothbore guns
- 6 × 32-pounder (14.5 kg) 160 mm (6.3 in) smoothbore guns
- 8 × 32-pounder (14.5 kg) 160 mm (6.3 in) rifled guns
- 2 × 120 mm (4.7 in) guns
- 2 × 120 mm (4.7 in) howitzers (for use in boats)
- 2 × 80 mm (3.1 in) howitzers (for use in boats)
1886
- 16 × 160 mm (6.3 in) cased guns
- 6 × 162 mm (6.4 in) Parrot guns
- 1 × 120 mm (4.7 in) rifled bronze gun
- 2 × 80 mm (3.1 in) Hontoria guns
- 2 × 70 mm (2.8 in) Hontoria guns
- 2 × machine guns
1896
- 17 × 162 mm (6.4 in) modified Palliser guns
- 8 × smaller guns
- 3 × machine guns
| Builder | Reales Astilleros de Esteiro, Ferrol, Spain |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 29 October 1861 |
| Launched | 18 July 1864 |
| Commissioned | June 1865 |
| Displacement | 3,960 t (3,900 long tons) |
| Length | 84.56 m (277 ft 5 in) |
| Speed | 9 to 12 knots (17 to 22 km/h; 10 to 14 mph) |
| Complement | 600 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
18 July 1864
Battle of Callao
Survived
2 May 1866
Fate
Survived
Hulked 1894
Sold for scrapping 1899, 1900, or 1901 (see text)