Independencia 1901
Libertad 1940
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Nueve de Julio, 1892- Libertad | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, UK | 1889 | 11/12/1890 | 26/11/1892 | stricken 12/1946 | |
| Independencia | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, UK | 1889 | 26/2/1891 | 26/11/1892 | stricken 1951 |
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Displacement normal, t |
2330 |
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Displacement full, t |
2595 |
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Length, m |
70.1 pp |
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Breadth, m |
13.1 |
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Draught, m |
3.96 mean |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
VTE, 4 cylindrical double-ended boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
2780 |
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Max speed, kts |
14.2 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 340 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
3000(10) |
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Armour, mm |
steel; belt: 203, deck: 37, barbettes: 203 - 152, hoods: 127, secondary gunshields: 32, CT: 102 |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 240/35 Krupp, 4 x 1 - 120/40 EOC, 4 x 1 - 47/40 Nordenfelt, 2 - 450 TT (beam) |
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Complement |
230 |
Ship project history: Coast defence battleships with low freeboard, capable to operate on large rivers. Libertad was laid down as 9 de Julio, renamed during construction. Since 1931 ships were rated as armoured gunboats.
Ship protection: Main 203mm belt had 1.5m hight and protect a citadel, it was closed by 203mm fwd and 152mm aft bulkheads.
Modernizations: (1925-1927), both: wer converted to oil-firing (2800hp, 14kts, 170t of oil, 2100(7)nm); - 2 - 450 TT
1930s, both: - 4 x 1 - 47/40; + 4 x 1 - 40/39 pompom
Naval service: In the time of WWII ships were used as hulks and depot ships, but were in commission till the end of war. Libertad after being stricken was used till 1968 as pilot hulk Interseccion.
Libertad 1936
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