ARA Los Andes explained
ARA Los Andes was one of two s built in Britain in the 1870s for the Argentine Navy.
Description
The El Plata-class monitors were 186feet long overall, with a beam of 44feet and a draft of 9.5-. They displaced 1535-, 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 750ihp. This gave them a maximum speed of 9kn9.5kn. They carried 120LT of coal which gave them a range of approximately 1400nmi.[1]
References
Bibliography
- Book: Gardiner. Robert. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. 1979. London. Conway Maritime Press. 0-85177-133-5.
- Book: Gardiner. Robert. Gray. Randal. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. 1985. Annapolis. Naval Institute Press. 0-87021-907-3.
- 1973. Ironclads Vasco da Gama and Andes. Warship International. Naval Records Club. Toledo, Ohio. X. 1. 106–08.
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Notes and References
- Chesneau & Kolesnik, p. 401; Ironclads Vasco da Gama and Andes, p. 108; Silverstone, p. 11