list battleships spain half 19th century built series ironclad warships culminated barbette ship 1880s following destruction spanish fleet spanish american war spain slowly began rebuild navy early 20th century built battleships planned ships completed vessels class ships smallest dreadnought type battleships built ships class authorized navy law outbreak world war prevented ships built spain heavily dependent great_britain material technical expertise completed battleships served war north_africa lead ship ran aground wrecked following end world war occasional plans construction new battleships proposed including small design britain powerful nelson class battleships come efforts time outbreak spanish civil war following victory nationalists conflict surviving spanish battleships serving nationalists republicans destroyed proposals construction fast battleships italian design construction large cruisers battlecruiser designs proposed spain outbreak second world war resulted plans disrupted class authorized navy law assigned squadron class spanish dreadnoughts smallest type ship built considered dreadnought type coast defense ships pure battleships ships class built lead ship completed years onset world war resulted delays remaining ships especially equipment armament deliveries england disrupted war obsolete completion rapid progress naval technology saw combat service wars spanish civil war wrecked coast renamed following establishment second spanish republic mid-1930s proposed surviving ships class rebuilt pocket battleships including hull turrets alignment modest rebuild proposed including conversion oil firing outbreak spanish civil war plan rest remaining ships class operating lost spanish civil war serving nationalist struck april sunk fighting republican navy suffered internal explosion june scuttled measure wreck raised following year scrapped class authorized plan navy law ships class named king queen consort designated ships having formally proposed designed planned displace long tons speed knots mph early plans type called armament inch guns financial difficulties resulted selection armament weapons instead significant technical assistance britain required construction class outbreak world war led cancellation project postwar projects following end world war spain participate limited battleship construction signatories battleships long ton displacement class limit considered early 1920s early 1930s navy proposals reduced nelson type ship came project victory spanish civil war plans included acquisition modern battleships variation italian class battleships favored candidate fill requirement late spanish mission italy received assurances technical support construction ships class spanish yards sufficient size construct ships time built italy entry second world war combined limited resources spain led cancellation project super treaty cruiser type projected franco naval expansion plans designs proposed type calling armament inch guns alternatively speculated spanish desired purchase triple millimetre turrets available following decision rebuild damaged battleship twin millimetre turrets war situation meant come project
List of battleships of Spain