Aragon-class cruiser

	An unidentified Aragon-class (here called "Castilla-class") cruiser in the 1880s or 1890s
Class overview
Name	Aragon
Builders	Naval shipyards at Cadiz, Cartagena, and Ferrol, Spain
Built	1869–1882
In commission	1880–1895?
Planned	3
Completed	3
Lost	1
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Unprotected cruiser
Displacement	3,289 tons
Length	236 ft (72 m)
Beam	44 ft (13 m)
Draft	23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) maximum
Propulsion	1-shaft, 3-cylinder horizontal compound, 4,400 ihp (3,300 kW)
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement	Castilla 392; others 389
Armament	Aragon:; 6 × 6.4 in (163 mm) guns; 2 × 3 in (87 mm) guns; 4 × 3 in (75 mm) guns; 2 × 14 in (356 mm) torpedo tubes; Navarra:; 4 × 5.9 in (150 mm) breech-loading guns; 2 × 4.7 in (119 mm) breech-loading guns; 2 × 87 mm guns; 4 × 75 mm guns; 2 × 14 in (356 mm) torpedo tubes; Castilla:; 4 × 5.9 in (150 mm) breech-loading guns; 2 × 4.7 in (119 mm) breech-loading guns; 2 × 87 mm guns; 4 × 75 mm guns; 10 × machine guns; 2 × 14 in (356 mm) torpedo tubes;
Notes	460 tons of coal (normal)

The Aragon class of unprotected cruisers was a series of three cruisers built between the late 1860s and early 1880s for service with the Spanish Navy. They were named for historic regions and kingdoms of Spain.

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