SCW Naval: Republican Battleship

Finally for La Armada Republicana we have its sole battleship Jaime Primero. As in earlier blog entries this site was extremely useful: SCW Battleships.

España Class

Ships	Jaime Primero (Republican Navy), España (Nationalist Navy), Alfonso XIII (Sunk pre-war)
Displacement	15,700 tons normal, 16,400 full load
Dimensions	Length: 139.90 m. (459' 2'') Beam: 24 m.(78' 9'') Draft: 7.70 m. (25' 6'')
Machinery	4 Screws, Turbines Parsons, 12 Boilers Yarrow of coal 20,000 HP.= 19.5 knots.7,500 milles/10 knots
Armament	As built: 8x305mm (12'') / 50cal. 20x101.6mm (4'') / 50cal .-2x47mm AA - 2 machine guns. España 1937:12 x101.6mm- 4x88 mm - 2x20 mm and several machine guns Jaime I 1937: 20 x101.6mm- 2x76 mm. - 4x47 mm and several machine guns
Armor	V= 230-150-75 mm (9''-6''-3'') H=50-25 mm. (2''-1'') Turrets= 250 mm (10'')
Crew	850

Jaime Primero 1937
Laid down: 5 February 1912. Launched: 21 September 1914. Completed: September 1921. Sunk: 17 June 1937.

Jaime Primero 1

Jaime Primero 2

Next time the Franco fleet.

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