Independencia 1901
Libertad 1940
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Independencia | 577 | Laird, Birkenhead, UK | 1889 | 26.2.1891 | 26.11.1892 | stricken 1951 | |
| Nueve de Julio, 1892- Libertad | 578 | Laird, Birkenhead, UK | 1889 | 11.12.1890 | 26.11.1892 | stricken 12.1946 |
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Displacement normal, t |
2330 |
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Displacement full, t |
2595 |
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Length, m |
70.1 pp |
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Breadth, m |
13.1 |
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Draught, m |
3.96 mean |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 VTE, 4 cylindrical double-ended boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
2780 |
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Max speed, kts |
14.2 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 340 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
3000(10) |
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Armour, mm |
steel; belt: 203, deck: 37, barbettes: 203 - 152, hoods: 127, secondary gunshields: 32, CT: 102 |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 238/32 MRK L/35 C/86, 4 x 1 - 120/41 Armstrong T, 4 x 1 - 47/42 Nordenfelt, 2 - 450 TT (beam) |
|
Complement |
230 |
Project history: Coast defence battleships with low freeboard, capable to operate on large rivers. Libertad was laid down as 9 de Julio, renamed during construction. Since 1931 ships were rated as armoured gunboats.
Ship protection: Main 203mm belt had 1.5m hight and protect a citadel, it was closed by 203mm fwd and 152mm aft bulkheads.
Modernizations: (1925-1927), both: wer converted to oil-firing (2800hp, 14kts, 170t of oil, 2100(7)nm); - 2 - 450 TT
1930s, both: - 4 x 1 - 47/42; + 4 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk II
Naval service: In the time of WWII ships were used as hulks and depot ships, but were in commission till the end of war. Libertad after being stricken was used till 1968 as pilot hulk Interseccion.
Independencia 1900
Libertad 1936
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
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