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PONCE DE LEON gunboats (1896)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponce de Leon | Thompson, Clydebank, UK | 9.1895 | 1896 | collision 10.1916 | |||
| Diego Velasques | Thompson, Clydebank, UK | 9.1895 | 1896 | to Venezuela 1899 (Miranda) |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 200 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 41.4 |
| Breadth, m | 5.80 |
| Draught, m | 1.83 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 2 boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 230 |
| Max speed, kts | 12 |
| Fuel, t | coal 35 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 57/42 Nordenfelt |
| Complement | 38 |
Project history
Small steel-hulled gunboats.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Ponce de Leon collided in October 1916 with sailing vessel San Jose near mouth of Guadalquivir river and sank.
