Río de La Plata 1900
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Río de La Plata | Normand, Le Havre, France | 1896 | 17.9.1898 | 1900 | discarded 1931 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
1875 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1950 |
|
Length, m |
75.0 pp 76.3 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
10.8 |
|
Draught, m |
4.35 mean 4.70 max |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 VTE, Normand-Sigaudy boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
7100 (forced draught) |
|
Max speed, kts |
20 (forced draught) |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 270 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3600(10) |
| Armour, mm | steel: deck: 15 with 20mm slopes, CT: 120 |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 140/43 Schneider-Canet, 4 x 1 - 100/56 García-Lomas, 6 x 1 - 57/42 Nordenfelt, 2 x 1 - 37/27 Maxim, 2 - 356 TT (beam) |
|
Complement |
213 |
Project history: Built in France on the means collected by native Spanish, living in Argentina and Uruguay. Sheathed and coppered for overseas service. To the First World War beginning ship has become outdated and was converted to minelayer.
Ship protection: Protection consisted of steel protective deck only.
Modernizations: 1920: armament consisted of 2 x 1 - 140/43 Schneider-Canet, 4 x 1 - 105/32 Krupp M1897, mines
1920s: - 2 x 1 - 140/33, 2 x 1 - 105/32
Naval service: Since 1921 Río de La Plata served as seaplane tender at Barcelona.
Río de La Plata 1910
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