Furor
Torpedo Boat Destroyer · Spain · Lost 1898 · Cuba & the Greater Antilles
A fast Spanish torpedo boat destroyer sunk by American gunfire during the climactic Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
The Vessel and Her Loss
Furor was one of three Furor-class destroyers built in Scotland for the Spanish Navy and attached to Admiral Cervera's squadron. When the trapped Spanish fleet made its desperate breakout from Santiago harbor on July 3, 1898, Furor and her sister Plutón were quickly overwhelmed by concentrated American fire. She sank off the Cuban coast, one of four Spanish warships destroyed that day.
Vessel
- 1896
- J. & G. Thomson (Clydebank)
- Clydebank, Scotland
- Steel
- 220 ft
- 22 ft
- 370
- Steam, twin screw
- Spanish Navy
Loss
- July 3, 1898
- Enemy action
- Off Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
- Caribbean Sea
- Santiago de Cuba
- Not established
- Not established
- Casualty figures for Furor's crew specifically are not established in the sources reviewed.
- Not established
The Wreck Today
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Position
- Not established
- Position not established
- Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (65/100)
Precise casualty figures and the exact wreck position are not established in the sources reviewed.
Wikipedia: Spanish destroyer Furor (sourced to naval histories)
Build details, career, and loss at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
spanamwar.com (Spanish-American War historical resource)
Construction history and operational account of the destroyer action.
