Pelayo

Pelayo was a Spanish Navy battleship in commission from 1888 to 1924. She was Spain's first battleship and the most powerful unit of the Spanish Navy at the time she entered service. As a capital ship of unique design and capabilities and the only Spanish battleship to enter service prior to the dreadnought España in 1914, Pelayo posed a problem for the Spanish Navy, which had difficulty finding a tactical role for her. In her early years, however, she gained great popularity as she played a sig