Villa de Madrid
Survived
| Type | Frigate |
|---|---|
| War | Chincha Islands War |
| Main guns | 30 × 7.9″ guns |
Screw frigate. Fought at Abtao; at Callao a shot in her boilers left her to be towed out of action.
Armament and specifications
Armament
As built
- 30 × 200 mm (7.9 in) smoothbore guns
- 14 × 160 mm (6.3 in) rifled guns
- 2 × 150 mm (5.9 in) howitzers (for boats)
- 2 x 120 mm (4.7 in) rifled guns (for launches)
- 2 × 80 mm (3.1 in) rifled guns (for boats)
1869
- 34 × 200 mm (7.9 in) smoothbore guns
- 6 × 160 mm (6.3 in) rifled guns
| Builder | Arsenal de la Carraca, San Fernando, Spain |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 3 November 1860 |
| Launched | 7 October 1862 |
| Commissioned | 12 November 1863 |
| Displacement | 4,478 tonnes (4,407 long tons) |
| Length | 87.05 m (285 ft 7 in) |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 617 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
7 October 1862
Battle of Abtao
Survived
7 February 1866
Battle of Callao
Damaged
2 May 1866
Boilers hit; towed out
Fate
Survived
Scrapped 1884