'ISABEL LA CATOLICA'
Cost to build, 1,785,000 pesetas (£71,400)
1861/2 Used in the Mexican Expedition.
1868/78 Used in the 1st Cuban Insurrection (Ten Years Wars).
1882 Converted to transport.
1884 Stricken off.
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| Built by: | Money Wigram & Son's, at Blackwall. |
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| Launched: | 1851 |
| Tonnage: | 1567 BM |
| Length: | 230 feet. Over all length 260 feet. |
| Breadth: | 38 feet |
| Depth: | 24 . 5 feet (Depth in hold) |
| Machinery: | Maudslay Son's & Field. 1642 ihp. The engines are placed in a transverse section of the vessel, and a revolving float wheel is shown. The whole of these are of the most exquisite workmanship, and show that in preparing them no thoughts of expense have been allowed to interfere. |
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| Built of: | Wood |
| Type: | Paddle |
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| Built for: | Spanish Navy. |
| Other info: | Armament - 16 guns. Cost to build, 1,785,000 pesetas (£71,400) |
| History: | October 1851. Proved of such service in the late invasion of Cuba, in the conveyance of troops to different parts of the island. 1861/2 Used in the Mexican Expedition. 1868/78 Used in the 1st Cuban Insurrection (Ten Years Wars). 1882 Converted to transport. 1884 Stricken off. |
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