Minas Gerais battleships are a series of battleships in Brazil . 2 ships were built: Minas Gerais and São Paulo.
| Type "Minas Gerais" | |
|---|---|
 Battleship Minas Gerais | |
| Project | |
| A country |
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| In the ranks | withdrawn from service |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 19,281 t |
| Length | 162.4 m |
| Width | 25.3 m |
| Draft | 7.6 m |
| Reservation | belt - 229 mm, upper deck - 32 mm, upper armored deck - 51 mm, lower armored deck - 25 mm, slopes and citadels - 38 mm, main caliber towers and barbettes - 229 mm, conning tower - 305 mm; |
| Engines | 2 steam engines, 18 boilers “Babcock-Wilcox” |
| Power | 23 500 l. with. [one] |
| Speed | 21 knots |
| Sailing range | 8,000 miles at 10 knots |
| Crew | 810 people |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 12 12 "/ 45 (305 mm) guns in twin gun turrets 22 × 120/50 mm guns |
Content
Background
Launch of the dreadnought Minas Gerais |
The Argentine-Chilean arms race (1887-1902), which coincided with the fall of the Brazilian monarchy and general instability in the country, put the Brazilian fleet in a position in which it was inferior to rivals both qualitatively and in terms of tonnage. In 1904, Brazilian politicians first raised the question of strengthening the national fleet, pursuing a common goal to make Brazil one of the world powers. Three armadillos were ordered at the end of 1905, but the order was canceled in 1906, shortly after Britain built the revolutionary Dreadnought . Instead of armadillos on the English stocks , the hulls of two Brazilian dreadnoughts of the Minas Gerais type were laid with the expectation of building another one in the future.
Construction
Armament
Airborne salvo of the Brazilian dreadnought "Minas Gerais" during the testing of the main caliber guns, circa 1909 |
Booking
Powerplant
Minas Gerais
The battleship Minas Gerais was laid down on September 10, 1908 . Construction went on at the Armstrong shipyard in Elzvik . After the battleship became a part of the fleet on January 6, 1910, a rebellion began on it.
In 1952, the battleship was withdrawn from the fleet.
São Paulo
The battleship São Paulo was laid down on April 30, 1907 . Construction went on at the shipyard in Barrow .
In 1920, the battleship crossed the Atlantic Ocean 4 times; 2 times with the King of Belgium , who paid an official visit to Brazil.
The ship was expelled from the fleet on July 2, 1947 . November 4, 1951 sank while towing in the North Atlantic.
See also
- South American Dreadnought Race
Notes
- ↑ V.L.Koffman. US Navy and Latin American countries 1914 - 1918 Handbook on the composition of the ship. - Moscow. - S. 24. - (“Marine Collection” No. 5 (11) / 1996).
Literature
- Trubitsyn S. B. Battleships of minor naval powers
- V.L. Koffman. US Navy and Latin American countries 1914 - 1918 Handbook on the composition of the ship / S. A. Balakin. - Appendix to the magazine "Model Designer". - Moscow, 1996 .-- 32 p. - (“Marine Collection” No. 5 (11) / 1996). - 6500 copies.