Spanish Battleship España - The Baby Dreadnought

The Espana-class battleships are an...interesting set of ships. The smallest dreadnoughts. Unlucky to a fault. The best Spain could hope to manage. All of that and more. In today's video, we'll look at the background of their design. That design itself. And the service history of the name ship, and first to be lost, Espana. It's an interesting story, I feel. Further Reading: https://www.amazon.com/World-Battleship-Careers-Capital-1900-1950/dp/0870219065 https://www.amazon.com/Battleships-Axis-Neutral-World-War/dp/0870211013 https://www.amazon.com/Conways-All-Worlds-Fighting-Ships/dp/0870219073 https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Encyclopaedia-Battleships-Battlecruisers/dp/0861011422