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The Spanish Navy's Destructor (1886)

Fernando Villaamil of the Spanish Navy placed the order for the vessel in November 1885, with the British builder James and George Thompson, of Clydebank, not far from the Yarrow shipyards. She was laid down at the end of the year, launched in 1886, and commissioned in 1887. Image File history File links ContratorpederoDestructor. ... Image File history File links ContratorpederoDestructor. ... The Spanish Navy (in Spanish, Armada Española) is the maritime arm of the Spanish Military. ... The Spanish Navy (in Spanish, Armada Española) is the maritime arm of the Spanish Military. ... The old coat of arms for Clydebank, adopted in 1930 The red saltire on the white field is for the ancient province of Lennox and for the towns more recent historic links to Ireland which previously used the same flag. ... Binomial name Achillea millefolium L. Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the Northern Hemisphere. ...

Her displacement was 348 tons, and she was equipped with triple expansion engines generating 3,784 HP (2.8 MW), for a maximum speed of 22.6 knots (42 km/h). She was armed with one 90 mm Hontoria cannon, four 57mm (6-pdr) Nordenfeldt cannon, two 37mm (3-pdr)Hotchkiss guns and 5 15in Schwartzkopff torpedo tubes. Her complement was 60 men. Hotchkiss may refer to one of several articles in Wikipedia: Hotchkiss (auto), a French auto manufacturer Hotchkiss, Colorado, a town in the USA, or Hotchkiss School, a preparatory school in Connecticut, USA Hotchkiss is also the generic name for office staplers in Japan and Korea, probably deriving from the brand...

References

Cheseneau, R & Kolesnik, E (Eds): Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905, Conway Maritime Press, 1979. ISBN 0-85177-133-5