Corrientes 1900
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Corrientes | Yarrow, Poplar, UK | 1895 | 10/10/1896 | 1/1898 | stricken 10/1930 | |
| Entre Rios | Yarrow, Poplar, UK | 1895 | 11/7/1896 | 12/1896 | stricken 10/1930 | |
| Misiones | Yarrow, Poplar, UK | 1895 | 22/8/1896 | 7/1897 | stricken 10/1930 | |
| Santa Fé | Yarrow, Poplar, UK | 1895 | 1896 | 10/1896 | wrecked 19/4/1897 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
240 |
|
Displacement full, t |
280 |
|
Length, m |
57.9 |
|
Breadth, m |
5.94 |
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Draught, m |
2.23 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
VTE, 6 Yarrow boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
4200 |
|
Max speed, kts |
27 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 80 |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
900(15) |
| Armour, mm | steel; belt: 20 - 13 |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 75/55 Nordenfelt 14pdr, 3 x 1 - 57/40 Hotchkiss, 1 - 450 TT (bow), 2 x 1 - 450 TT |
|
Complement |
54 |
Ship project history: Steel-hulled destroyers with turtleback-form forecastle and three funnels. Contract speed was 26kts for 3hrs, but ships had difficulty achieving it.
Ship protection: Armour plating extended over the boilers and machinery at the waterline.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Santa Fé wrecked 19/4/1897 on Rio de La Plata off Colonia del Sacramento during a storm.
© Ivan Gogin, 2011