Infanta María Teresa

Wrecked

Type	Armoured cruiser
Class	Infanta María Teresa
War	Spanish–American War
Main guns	2 × 28 cm (11.0 in)/35 guns

Admiral Cervera's flagship. Led the breakout from Santiago and was run ashore burning. Refloated by the Americans, she was lost under tow later in 1898.

Infanta Maria Teresa Spanish Armored Cruiser (1890-1898), believed to be taken at the Opening of the Kiel Canal, Germany, in 1895. This ship was lost in the Battle of Santiago, Cuba, 3 July 1898. Photo: photographer not identified, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

2 × 28 cm (11.0 in)/35 guns
10 × 14 cm (5.5 in)/35 guns
8 × 12-pounder quick-firing guns
10 × 3-pounder Hotchkiss revolvers
8 × Nordenfelt machine guns
2 × Maxim machine guns
8 × torpedo tubes (2 submerged)

Armour

Belt: 30.5–25.4 cm (12–10 in)
Barbettes: 22.9 cm (9 in)
Conning tower: 30.5 cm (12 in)
Deck: 5.1–7.6 cm (2–3 in)

Builder	Sociedad Astilleros del Nervión, Sestao, Spain
Laid down	24 July 1889
Launched	30 August 1890
Displacement	6,890 tons
Length	364 ft 0 in (110.95 m)
Speed	20.2 knots (37.4 km/h; 23.2 mph) forced draft
Complement	484 officers and enlisted

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

Career

Launched

30 August 1890

Battle of Santiago de Cuba

Wrecked

3 July 1898

Cervera's flagship; run ashore burning