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Aquidaban River
Aquidaban or Aquidabán may refer to: * Brazilian battleship ''Aquidaban'', see Brazilian battleship Aquidabã * Aquidabán River The Aquidabán River (Spanish: ''Río Aquidabán'') is a river in the Amambay Department, in northeastern Paraguay. It is a tributary of the larger Paraguay River. Its headwaters start in the Amambai Mountains, and the river flows east-to-west ... in Paraguay See also * Aquidaba (other) {{Dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Battleship Aquidabã
''Aquidabã'' (), anglicized to Aquidaban, was a Brazilian ironclad battleship built in the mid-1880s. The ship participated in two naval revolts; during the second she was sunk by a government torpedo boat. After being refloated, ''Aquidabã'' was sent to (Germany) for repairs and modernization. During a routine cruise in 1906, the ship's ammunition magazines exploded, which caused the vessel to sink rapidly with a great loss of life. Design ''Aquidabã'' was long, had a beam of , and had a draft of . The ship displaced and had a crew of 277 officers and enlisted men. She was powered by a pair of compound-expansion steam engines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam provided by eight cylindrical boilers; this produced up to for a top speed of . Fuel stores were initially , though after refits this was increased to . ''Aquidabã''s main armament consisted of four guns mounted in two twin gun turrets, each of which was placed off the centerline, ''en echelon'', wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquidabán River
The Aquidabán River (Spanish: ''Río Aquidabán'') is a river in the Amambay Department, in northeastern Paraguay. It is a tributary of the larger Paraguay River. Its headwaters start in the Amambai Mountains, and the river flows east-to-west to eventually merge into the Paraguay River just north of Concepción. See also *List of rivers of Paraguay References *Rand McNally Rand McNally is an American technology and publishing company that provides mapping, software and hardware for consumer electronics, commercial transportation and education markets. The company is headquartered in Chicago, with a distribution c ..., The New International Atlas, 1993. GEOnet Names Server Rivers of Paraguay {{Paraguay-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
