Ministro Zenteno 1900
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Ministro Zenteno | Armstrong, Newcastle, UK | 1/2/1896 | 1898 | discarded 1930 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
3437 |
|
Displacement full, t |
|
|
Length, m |
100.6 pp |
|
Breadth, m |
13.3 |
|
Draught, m |
5.14 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
VTE, 8 cylindrical boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
7500 |
|
Max speed, kts |
20.2 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 850 |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
|
Armour, mm |
steel; deck: 32 with 89 slopes, CT: 102 |
|
Armament |
8 x 1 - 152/40 Armstrong W, 10 x 1 - 57/40 Hotchkiss, 4 x 1 - 37/23 Hotchkiss, 3 - 450 TT (1 bow, 2 beam) |
|
Complement |
317 |
Ship project history: Practically sister-ship of Brazilian cruiser Almirante Barroso, Ministro Zenteno had uniform calibre 152mm guns instead of mixed 152mm and 120mm. Typical "Elswick" cruiser projected by P. Watts.
Ship protection: Complete protective deck was 32mm at flat part and had 89mm slopes abreast machinery.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Ministro Zenteno 1898
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