Mendez Nunez light cruisers are a type of light cruisers of the Spanish fleet. In total, 2 units were built: Mendes Nunes and Blas de Lezo . The development of the British project " Caledon ".
| Mendez Nunez Light Cruisers | |
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| Cruceros clase mendes nunes | |
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| Project | |
| A country |
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| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | Standard - 4780 t , full - 6045 t |
| Length | 134.1 / 148.8 m |
| Width | 14.05 m |
| Draft | 4.75 m |
| Reservation | Board - 76 ... 38 ... 25 mm; deck - 25 mm; cutting - 150 mm |
| Engines | 4 TZ Parsons |
| Power | 45 000 liters from. |
| Speed | 29 knots |
| Sailing range | 5000 nautical miles at 13 knots |
| Crew | 343 people |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 6 × 1 - 152 mm / 50 |
| Flak | 4 × 1 - 47 mm / 50 |
| Mine torpedo armament | Four three-pipe 533 mm torpedo tubes [1] |
Content
- 1 Service
- 2 notes
- 3 Literature
- 4 References
Service
“ Mendes Nunez ” - laid down on February 28, 1917, launched on March 3, 1923, went into operation in May 1925.
“ Blas de Leso ” - launched on July 27, 1922, entered service in March 1925
Notes
- ↑ All data at the time of entry into operation.
Literature
- Anka Alamillo A., Mityukov N.V. Mendes Nunes and others. Scouts of the Spanish Navy. M., 2003.
- Nenakhov Yu. Yu. Encyclopedia of the Cruisers 1910-2005. - Minsk, Harvest, 2007.
- Patyanin S.V. Dashyan A.V. et al . Cruisers of the Second World War. Hunters and Defenders - M .: Collection, Yauza, EKSMO, 2007.
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922-1945 .- Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press, 1996.
- MJ Whitley. Cruisers of World War Two. An international encyclopedia. - London, Arms & Armor, 1995.
Links
- Mendez Nunez Light Cruisers
- Spanish Navy Cruiser Scouts (link unavailable)