Minas Gerais class battleship (1908)



Class three battleships of the Dreadnought type designed according to specification tests for the house Vickers in 1907 (the third was not ordered). These ships have made Brazil one of the naval powers of the secondary period. The battleship remained in service until the 1950s, engaging in patrols in the South Atlantic in World War I (a bid to bring the vessels to the British fleet was not accepted). In the interwar Mine was modernized and both served in WWII as floating batteries.

Specifications
Class: Minas Gerais and São Paulo Normal speed: 19,280 tons Displacement laden: 21,200 tons Length: 161.5 m Mouth: 25.3 m Silent: 8.5 m Primary armament: 12 12 inch guns caliber 50 in six towers of two parts Secondary armament: 22 guns of 120 mm 50 caliber guns and eight 47 mm Shielding in the asteroid: 228.6 mm to 102.4 mm Shielding on deck: 57 mm Shielding the towers: 305 mm to 204 mm Shielding on the bridge: 305 mm Motors: 2 axles, triple expansion, Babcock boilers, 23,500 hp. Speed: 21 knots Capacity of coal: 800 to 2350 tons Range: 10,000 miles at 10 knots Crew: 900 Cost: £ 616,360