| ARA San Martín | |
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| Career (Argentina) |  |
| Name: | ARA San Martin |
| Namesake: | José de San Martín |
| Builder: | Orlando, Livorno |
| Launched: | 25 May 1896 |
| Acquired: | October 1896 |
| Struck: | 18 December 1935 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Giuseppe Garibaldi-class armoured cruiser |
| Displacement: | 6,773 long tons (6,882 t) |
| Length: | 344 ft 2 in (104.9 m) |
| Beam: | 50 ft 8 in (15.4 m) |
| Draught: | 23 ft 4 in (7.1 m) |
| Installed power: | 13,000 ihp (9,700 kW) |
| Propulsion: |
2 shafts, vertical triple-expansion steam engines 8 cylindrical boilers |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement: | 540 |
| Armament: |
2 × 2 - Armstrong 8-inch (203 mm) guns |
| Armour: |
Belt: 3.1–5.9 in (79–150 mm) Barbettes: 5.9 in (150 mm) Gun turrets: 5.9 in (150 mm) Conning tower: 5.9 in (150 mm) |
ARA San Martín was a Garibaldi-class armoured cruiser of the Argentine Navy. The ship was built in Italy and is considered part of the Italian Giuseppe Garibaldi class. The ship was launched on 25 May 1896 and served the Argentine Navy until she was stricken on 18 December 1935.
References
- Gardiner, Robert, ed (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. p. 400. ISBN 978-0-87021-907-8. OCLC 12119866.
Further reading
- (Spanish) Burzaco, Ricardo. Acorazados y Cruceros De La Armada Argentina. Eugenio B, Buenos Aires, 1997. ISBN 987-96764-0-8
- (Spanish) Arguindeguy, Pablo. Apuntes sobre los buques de la Armada Argentina (1810-1970). Comando en Jefe de la Armada, Buenos aires, 1972. ISBN n/d
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