| Name: | ALFONSO XII |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 29/03/1888 |
| Completed: | 07/09/1888 |
| Builder: | J Wigham Richardson & Co |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 209 |
| Dimensions: | 5063grt, 3268nrt, 4400dwt, 438.5 x 47.8 x 34.9ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (34, 55 & 90 x 60ins), 627nhp |
| Engines by: | J Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 15.3knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 07/09/1888 | Compania Transatlantica, Barcelona |
| 04/07/1898 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | Accommodation for 150 x 1st, 50 x 2nd, 40 x 3rd & 800 troops with 150 crew |
| The largest passenger ship built on the river up that date | |
| Contract Price £90988-15s-11d; Loss £15080-18s-7d | |
| 1896: During the Spanish – American war she was used as a troop ship | |
| Some 200,000 Spanish troops were sent to Cuba | |
| 07/07/1898: She tried to run the gauntlet of a USA naval blockade around Cuba | |
| She was pursued and in her attempt to gain entry into Port Mariel, she ran aground. | |
| She was subsequently shelled by the American forces and destroyed. |
Above photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo shows ALFONSO XII in the Havana Dock, built by CS Swan & Hunter in 1897
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