Spanish monitor Puigcerdá facts for kids
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| Name | Puigcerdá |
| Namesake | Capital of Cerdanya |
| Builder | FCM, La Seyne, France |
| Cost | ₧840,000 pesetas |
| Laid down | 28 September 1874 |
| Launched | 19 November 1874 |
| Commissioned | 1875 |
| Decommissioned | 1890 |
| Recommissioned | 1898 |
| Decommissioned | 1900 |
| Fate | Sold off |
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| Type | monitor |
| Displacement | 553 tons |
| Length | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Beam | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Draft | 2 m (6.6 ft) |
| Installed power | 530 ihp |
| Speed | 8 knots |
| Complement | 59 officers and enlisted |
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| Notes | 23 tons of coal |
The Puigcerdá was a special kind of warship called a monitor. It was the only monitor ever used by the Spanish Navy! Spain bought it to help protect the coast of Cantabria and the estuary (where a river meets the sea) near Bilbao. This happened during a conflict known as the Third Carlist War. The ship cost 840,000 pesetas, which was a lot of money back then.
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Building the Puigcerdá
The idea to get the Puigcerdá was approved on August 25, 1874. This decision was made by General Serrano and the Minister of Marine, Rafael Rodriguez Arias. A contract to build the ship was signed on September 11, 1874. It was built in France, at a shipyard called Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée in La Seyne, near Toulon.
On October 30, 1874, a special order was given. It said the ship should be named:
"...Puigcerdá, thus perpetuating in the Navy one of the memorable events of this civil war that unfortunately divides us"
This meant the ship was named after Puigcerdá, a town in Spain. It was a way to remember an important event from the civil war happening at the time.
Serving in the Third Carlist War
During the Third Carlist War, the Puigcerdá played an important role. It helped defend the area of Vizcaya from troops called Carlists. After the war ended, the ship was stored at Ferrol. It was kept with another ship called the Duque de Tetuán. In 1890, the Puigcerdá was taken out of service.
The Spanish–American War
When the Spanish–American War started in 1898, the Puigcerdá was needed again. It was brought back into service and given new weapons. The ship was then sent to help defend the Ria de Vigo, which is a long, narrow bay in Spain.
What Happened to It?
In 1900, the Puigcerdá was taken out of service for good. It was sold for 30,000 pesetas. It was then used for civilian purposes and renamed Anita. Later, it was sold again to a company called John Holt & Co. in Liverpool.
See also
In Spanish: Puigcerdá (1875) para niños
