Technical information
Type | Battleship |
Displacement | 19281 normal, 21200 full BRT |
Length | 164.6 m |
Complement | 900 men |
Armament | Minas Gerais (as modified)
12 12"/L45 guns (6x2)
14 4.7"/L50 guns (14x1)
4 3" AA guns (4x1)
Sao Paulo 12 12" guns (6x2) 22 4.7" guns (22x1) 4 3" AA guns (4x1) |
Max speed | 21 knots |
Engines | 2-shaft VTE by Vickers, 18 Babcock boilers. |
Power | Designed: 23,500 IHP |
Notes on class | Coal 2350 ts, oil 400 ts. Range: 10,000 nm at 10 kn Protection: Krupp Cemented belt: midship 229 mm , extremities 102-152 mm; casemates 229, turrets 305-229, CT 305. |
All ships of the Minas Gerais class
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