Nueve de Julio 1905
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Nueve de Julio | 570 | Armstrong, Elswick, UK | 2.1891 | 26.7.1892 | 27.1.1893 | stricken 10.1930 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
3600 |
|
Displacement full, t |
|
|
Length, m |
107.9 pp 113.5 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
13.4 |
|
Draught, m |
5.03 mean |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 VTE, 8 cylindrical boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
14500 |
|
Max speed, kts |
22.2 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 750 |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
4870(10) |
|
Armour, mm |
steel; deck: 89 - 20 with 114 - 89 slopes, glacis: 127, shield: 51, CT: 102 |
|
Armament |
4 x 1 - 152/40 Armstrong W2, 8 x 1 - 120/41 Armstrong R, 12 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 5 - 450 TT (1 bow, 4 beam) |
|
Complement |
327 |
Project history: Cruiser was designed by P. Watts as development of Veinticinco de Mayo; first of Argentina cruisers, completely armed with quick-firing artillery. Construction of ship was slightly delayed by changing the torpedoes from 356mm to 450mm.
Ship protection: Protective deck ran the length of the ship and had 89-20mm flat part with 114-89mm slopes. Double bottom was on full length of the ship except of boiler and engine rooms.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Nueve de Julio 1893
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
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