Méndez Núñez
Tier II · Cruiser · Spain
Rating S (Elite within its tier and class · overall score 86) · Gunnery cruiser
Gunnery cruiser, suited to DD hunting. Top speed of 28.2 kn is high, but sluggish rudder and acceleration make sudden dodges hard. Its AP main battery DPM of 23,972 is 23% above the same-tier cruiser average.
Key stats
- HP: 12,208
- Top speed: 28.22 kn
- Surface detectability: 6.72 km
- Main battery: 120 mm 8X1 · reload 6.5 s · range 8.64 km
Ships Blas de Lezo and Méndez Núñez were laid down in 1917, showing considerable British design influence and resembling contemporary British C-class cruisers. But as Admiral Méndez Núñez's namesake ship couldn't be completed in time for the Admiral's 100th anniversary in 1924, the names of the two ships were switched. With the outbreak of the Civil War, the crew of cruiser Méndez Núñez chose to stay loyal to the Republicans. During the war, the cruiser escorted merchant ships and took part in the Battle at Cape Palos. In 1938, Méndez Núñez was damaged during an air raid by rebel bombers.