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Furor

Furor

Sunk

Spanish Navy

TypeDestroyer
WarSpanish–American War
Main guns2 × 3″ guns

Sunk at Santiago.

Running builder's trials in British waters, circa 1896. Furor and the similar Pluton were sunk in the Battle of Santiago, 3 July 1898. Photo: U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph NH63230., Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 2 × 14 pdr 75 mm (3 in) quick-firing guns
  • 8 × 6 pdr 57 mm (2.2 in) quick-firing guns
  • 2 × 1 pdr pom-pom Maxim quick-firing guns
  • 2 × torpedo tubes
BuilderJames and George Thomson, Clydebank, Scotland, United Kingdom
Laid down21 February 1896
Launched7 August 1896
Commissioned16 December 1896
Displacement370 tons
Length220 ft 0 in (67.06 m)
Speed28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Complement67

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

7 August 1896