Alsedo-class destroyer

	Alsedo in about 1925
Class overview
Name	Alsedo class
Builders	SECN, Naval Dockyard, Cartagena
Operators	Spanish Navy
Preceded by	Bustamante class
Succeeded by	Churruca class
Built	1920–1925
In commission	1924–1961
Completed	3
Scrapped	3
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	1,044 long tons (1,061 t) standard; 1,315 long tons (1,336 t) full load;
Length	83.82 m (275 ft) pp; 86.25 m (283 ft) oa;
Beam	8.23 m (27 ft)
Draught	4.57 m (15 ft)
Installed power	4 × Yarrow boilers; 33,000 shp (25,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range	2,500 nmi (4,630 km; 2,877 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	86
Armament	3 × 102 mm (4 in)/45 guns; 2 × 47 mm (2 in) anti-aircraft guns; 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (2×2);

The Alsedo class was a Spanish class of destroyer. Three ships were built, based on a British design, entering service between 1924 and 1925. They all served through and survived the Spanish Civil War, two on the Republican side and one with the Nationalists. The class was retired in 1957–1961.

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