The ''El Plata'' class consisted of a pair of
monitor
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s built in Britain in the 1870s for the
Argentine Navy. They served as
coastal defence ship
Coastal defence ships (sometimes called coastal battleships or coast defence ships) were warships built for the purpose of coastal defence, mostly during the period from 1860 to 1920. They were small, often cruiser-sized warships that sacrifi ...
s.
Description
The ''El Plata''-class monitors were
long overall
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, with a
beam
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of and a
draft
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of . They displaced , and their crew numbered 120 officers and enlisted men.
[Chesneau & Kolesnik, p. 401; Ironclads Vasco da Gama and Andes, p. 108; Silverstone, p. 11]
The ships had two
compound steam engines
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, each driving one propeller shaft, rated at a total power of . This gave them a maximum speed of . They carried of coal which gave them a range of approximately .
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Ships in class
* ARA ''El Plata''
* ARA ''Los Andes''
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 ...
* List of ironclads
The list of ironclads includes all steam-propelled warship (supplemented with sails in various cases) and protected by iron or steel armor plates that were built in the early part of the second half of the 19th century, between 1859 and the ea ...
References
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