Almirante Cervera
Survived
| Type | Light cruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | Almirante Cervera |
| War | Spanish Civil War |
| Main guns | 8 × 6″ guns |
Light cruiser of 1928, held by the Nationalists at Ferrol. Fought at Cape Spartel and Cape Palos and enforced the blockade of the north coast.
Armament and specifications
Armament
As built
- 8 × 6-inch (152 mm) Vickers-Carraca guns in 3 twin turrets and 2 single mountings
- 4 × 4-inch (102 mm) AA guns
- 2 × 47 mm (1.9 in) Hotchkiss 3-pdr light AA guns
- 12 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedoes in triple tubes above water
- 1940s refit
- 4 × 105 mm (4.1 in) AA guns
- 4 × 37 mm (1.5 in) SK C/30 AA guns
- 4 × 20 mm Flakvierling 38 AA guns
Armour
- Belt 3–2 in (76–51 mm)
- Deck 1–2 in (25–51 mm)
- Conning tower 6 in (152 mm)
| Laid down | 14 April 1923 |
|---|---|
| Launched | 16 October 1925 |
| Commissioned | 15 September 1928 |
| Displacement | 7,475 long tons (7,595 t) standard 9,237 long tons (9,385 t) full load |
| Length | 579 ft (176 m) |
| Speed | 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) |
| Complement | 566 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
16 October 1925
Battle of Cape Spartel
Survived
29 September 1936
Chased Gravina
Battle of Cape Palos
Survived
5–6 March 1938
Fate
Survived
Scrapped 1966