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Brazilian Monitor Bahia
The Brazilian monitor ''Bahia'' was originally ordered by Paraguay in 1864 with the name ''Minerva'', but was sold to Brazil when Paraguay defaulted on the payments. She participated in the 1864–70 War of the Triple Alliance between Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay against Paraguay, and took part in the Passage of Humaitá. Design and description ''Bahia'' was an iron-hulled, single-turret river monitor. She was long between perpendiculars. The ship had a beam of and a maximum draft of . ''Bahia'' displaced Silverstone, p. 33 and was fitted with a ram bow. Her crew consisted of 125 officers and enlisted men.Gardiner, p. 406 The ship had a pair of horizontal trunk steam engines, each driving one propeller, using steam from two boilers. The engines produced a total of and gave ''Bahia'' a maximum speed of . She was barque-rigged with three pole masts and a bowsprit. ''Bahia'' was armed with a pair of 120-pounder Whitworth rifled muzzle-loading guns. She had a complete waterl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahia
Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest by area. Bahia's capital is the city of Salvador, Bahia, Salvador (formerly known as "Cidade do São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos", literally "City of the Saint Savior of the Bay of All the Saints"), on a Spit (landform), spit of land separating the Bay of All Saints from the Atlantic. Once a monarchial stronghold dominated by Agriculture in Brazil, agricultural, Slavery in Brazil, slaving, and ranching interests, Bahia is now a predominantly Working class, working-class industrial and agricultural state. The state is home to 7% of the Brazilian population and produces 4.2% of the country's GDP. Name The name of the state derives from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
