Spanish battleship Jaime I

Illustration of Jaime I as she appeared in 1937
History
Spain
Name:	Jaime I
Namesake:	James I of Aragon
Builder:	SECN, Naval Dockyard, El Ferrol, Spain
Laid down:	5 February 1912
Launched:	21 September 1914
Completed:	20 December 1921
Fate:	Wrecked by accidental explosion 17 June 1937; refloated, but discarded 3 July 1939
General characteristics
Class and type:	España-class battleship
Displacement:	Normal: 15,700 t (15,500 long tons) Full Load: 16,450 t (16,190 long tons)
Length:	140 m (460 ft) o/a
Beam:	24 m (79 ft)
Draft:	7.8 m (26 ft)
Propulsion:	12 × Yarrow coal-fired boilers 4 × turbines 4 × shafts
Speed:	19.5 knots (36.1 km/h)
Range:	5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Complement:	854
Armament:	8 × 305 mm (12 in)/50 cal guns 20 × 102 mm (4 in) guns 4 × 3-pounder guns 2 × machine guns
Armor:	Belt armor: 203 mm (8 in) Deck: 38 mm (1 in) Turrets: 203 mm Conning tower: 254 mm (10 in)

Jaime I was the third and final member of the España class of dreadnought battleships of the Spanish Navy. She had two sister ships, España and Alfonso XIII. Jaime I was built by the SECN shipyard; she was laid down in February 1912, launched in September 1914, and completed in December 1921. She was armed with a main battery of eight 12-inch (305 mm) guns and could steam at a speed of 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph).

Jaime I served in the Spanish fleet from 1921 to 1937. She and her sisters participated in the Rif War, where they provided gunfire support to Spanish Army forces. During the conflict, she was damaged by a rebel coastal battery. The ship served with the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War. Nationalist bombers attacked the ship twice and on 17 June 1937, she was destroyed by an accidental explosion. The wreck was later raised and scrapped.

Jaime I was 132.6 m (435 ft) long at the waterline and 140 m (460 ft) long overall. She had a beam of 24 m (79 ft) and a draft of 7.8 m (26 ft); her freeboard was 15 ft (4.6 m) amidships. Her propulsion system consisted of four-shaft Parsons steam turbines and twelve Yarrow boilers. The engines were rated at 15,500 shaft horsepower (11,600 kW) and produced a top speed of 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph). Jaime I had a cruising radius of 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). Her crew consisted of 854 officers and enlisted men.