Diagram Shewing Fighting Elemei 
Spanish Abmouebd Cbuibebb. 
ts of Spanish s 
July 3vdj 1898. 
.nd Amerlce 
Santiago 
Speed. 
knots. 
Armament. 
Maria Teresa.* 
Vizcayaf.. 
Cristobal Colon 20*0 
minute. 
foot-tons. 
Two llin. guns. 36,046 
Ten 6*6in. 23,860 
Eight 2-2in. Q.F. 11,000 
Energy Energy of fire 
of fire available 
against one 
enemy, 
foot-tons. 
36,046 
Rectangles representing energy of fire per minute. The entire rectangle is pro¬ 
portioned to the total energy and the shaded portion shows the fire available to one 
side, that is for one enemy. 
Had the Colon possessed her primary guns her shaded and total rectangle would 
have extended to about the portion shown by the dotted lines. 
70,905 
63,476 
21*0 Two llin. guns. 
36,046 
36,046 
Ten 6*6in. Q.F. 
119,300 
69.660 
Two 2*7in. Q.F. 
7,338 
3,669 
Eight 2‘2in. Q.F. 
11,000 
6,600 
173,683 
104,864 
20*0 Ten 6in. Q.F. 
106,000 
62,600 
8ix 4*7in. Q.F. 
36,834 
17,917 
Ten 2*2in. Q.F. 
13,760 
6,876 
Primary lOin. guns 
— 
— 
Belt, 12in. 
Gun position, 10$ 
Deck, 3in. 
Belt 12in. 
Principal gun position, 
Belt and great part 
of upper structure, 
6in. Harveyed steel. 
164,684 77,202 
* The Oquendo differed only from the Maria Teresa in the faot that her speed is given as 
twenty knots, and her date of launch 1801. 
f The Vizcaya differed only from the Maria Teresa in the fact that her speed is given as 
twenty-one knots, and that she carried two additional guns of 2'7io. calibre, and above all that 
her ten 6‘6in. were quick-firing pieces, so that her elements were as above. 
Amebican Battle Ships and Cbuibbbs. 
The American warships which lay outside the harbour were as follows, taking 
them in the order in which they lay at the moment when the attempt to escape 
was actually made:— 
Gun position, 
8in. to 6 i n . 
Deck, 6in.to3in 
Belt, 12in. 
Turret, 12in. 
Deck, 3in. 
Date 
of 
launch. 
Maria Tereaa 
Oquendo. 
CHrietobal Colon- 
of 
Vessels. 
Speed. 
Armament. 
Energy 
per 
minute. 
Energy of fir 
available 
against oni 
enemy. 
Brooklyn ... 
(armoured 
cruieer) 
knots. 
21-9 
Eight 8in. guns. 
Twelve 6in. Q.F. 
Twelve 6-pr. Q.F. 
foot-tons. 
69,984 
121,044 
16,600 
foot-tons. 
44,988 
60,622 
8,260 
Texas (turret) 
17'8 
Two 12in guns. 
Six 6in. guns. 
Twelve 6-pr. Q.F. 
197,628 
88,978 
17,940 
16,600 
113,760 
38,970 
8,970 
8,260 
Iowa . 
17-0 
Four 12in. guns. 
Eight 8in. 
Six 4in. Q.F. 
Twenty 6-pr. Q.F. 
73,418 
77,966 
69,984 
82,940 
27,600 
66,198 
77,966 
29,992 
16,470 
13,760 
Oregon 
16-7 
Four 13in. guns. 
Eight 8in. guns. 
Four 6in. guns. 
Twenty 6-pr. Q.F. 
198,380 
100,881 
69,984 
11,960 
27,600 
138,168 
100,881 
29,992 
6,980 
13,750 
Indiana 
New York ... 
(armoured 
oruiser) 
16-6 
21-0 
200,326 
The same as the Oregon. 
Six Sin. guns. 44,988 
Twelve 4in. Q.F. 66,880 
Eight 6-pr. Q.F. 1,100 
160,603 
46,990 
32,940 
660 
ni.oes 
79,480 
Belt, 14in. Har¬ 
veyed steel. 
Barbette, 16in. 
Deck, 3in. to 2$in. 
Belt, 18in. Har¬ 
veyed steel. 
Barbette, I7in. to 
Deck, 6in. to 3in. 
Oregon ox* Indie 
New York 
Appendix to Captain Orde Browne’s lecture, 16th March, 
