ARA ''El Plata'' was the first of two s built in Britain in the 1870s for the
Argentine Navy
The Argentine Navy (ARA; es, Armada de la República Argentina). This forms the basis for the navy's ship prefix "ARA". is the navy of Argentina. It is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, together with the ...
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Description
''El Plata'' was
long overall
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, with a
beam
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of and a
draft
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of . She displaced , and her crew numbered 120 officers and enlisted men.
[Chesneau & Kolesnik, p. 401; Ironclads Vasco da Gama and Andes, p. 108; Silverstone, p. 11]
The ship had two
compound steam engines
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, each driving one propeller shaft, rated at a total power of . This gave her a maximum speed of . ''El Plata'' carried of coal which gave her a range of approximately .
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History
See also
* List of ships of the Argentine Navy
This list includes all major warships that entered service with the Argentine Navy since being formally established in the 1860s.In 1861 the modern Argentine Republic was born, after the Battle of Pavón. It also includes ships that were purcha ...
References
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1875 ships
El Plata-class monitors
Ships built in Leamouth