ARA Los Andes
 Los Andes at anchor, about 1905 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Argentina | |
| Name | ARA Los Andes |
| Namesake | Andes |
| Builder | Laird Brothers, Birkenhead |
| Launched | 29 October 1874 |
| Stricken | 16 November 1927 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1929? |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Type | El Plata-class monitor |
| Displacement | 1,535–1,677 long tons (1,560–1,704 t) |
| Length | 180 ft (54.9 m) (p/p) |
| Beam | 44 ft (13.4 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 1 in (2.8 m) |
| Installed power | 750 ihp (560 kW) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 compound steam engines |
| Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
| Range | 1,400 nmi (2,600 km; 1,600 mi) |
| Complement | 120 |
| Armament | 2 × 9 in (229 mm) muzzle-loading rifles |
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ARA Los Andes was one of two El Plata-class monitors built in Britain in the 1870s for the Argentine Navy.
Description
[edit]The El Plata-class monitors were 186 feet (56.7 m) long overall, with a beam of 44 feet (13.4 m) and a draft of 9.5–10.5 feet (2.9–3.2 m). They displaced 1,535–1,677 long tons (1,560–1,704 t), and their crew numbered 120 officers and enlisted men.[1]
The ships had two compound steam engines, each driving one propeller shaft, rated at a total power of 750 indicated horsepower (560 kW). This gave them a maximum speed of 9–9.5 knots (16.7–17.6 km/h; 10.4–10.9 mph). They carried 120 long tons (122 t) of coal which gave them a range of approximately 1,400 nautical miles (2,600 km; 1,600 mi).[1]
History
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References
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- "Ironclads Vasco da Gama and Andes". Warship International. X (1): 106–108. 1973.
- Lyon, Hugh (1979). "Argentina". In Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M. (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Conway Maritime Press. pp. 401–404. ISBN 0-85177-133-5.
- Scheina, Robert L. (1985). "Argentina". In Gray, Randal (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Naval Institute Press. pp. 400–403. ISBN 0-87021-907-3.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (1984). Directory of the World's Capital Ships. Hippocrene Books. ISBN 0-88254-979-0.
External links
[edit]- "MONITOR A.R.A. "LOS ANDES"". Histarmar - Historia y Arqueologia Marítima (in Spanish). FUNDACION HISTARMAR. Retrieved 3 July 2014.