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Online Library of Selected Images:
-- SPANISH NAVY SHIPS --

Cristobal Colon (Cruiser, 1887-1895)

Cristobal Colon, a 1160-ton Infanta Isabel class cruiser, was built at Carraca, Spain, in 1887. She was lost off Cuba in October 1895.

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Photo #: NH 46866 Spanish Cruiser of the Infanta Isabel Class Photographed in U.S. waters, with the river steamer Angler in the background, circa the 1880s or 1890s. This class of small cruisers included the Infanta Isabel (1885-1926), Isabel II (1886-1902), Cristobal Colon (1887-1895), Conde del Venadito (1888-1902), Don Antonio de Ulloa (1887-1898), and Don Juan de Austria (1887-1898). The latter two ships were lost in the Battle of Manila Bay, 1 May 1898, along with the Velasco (1881-1898), a ship of similar design. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 56,584 bytes; 740 x 522 pixels

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23 October 1998