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Brazilian cruiser Rio Grande do Sul

Brazilian cruiser Rio Grande do Sul 1.jpg
Rio Grande do Sul sometime after its mid-1920s modernization, as indicated by the third funnel.
History
Brazil
Name: Rio Grande do Sul
Namesake: The Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul
Builder: Armstrong Whitworth
Fate: Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type: Bahia-class cruiser
Displacement: 3,100 tonnes (3,050 long tons; 3,420 short tons)
Length:
  • 122.38 m (401.5 ft) oa
  • 115.82 m (380.0 ft) pp
Beam: 11.89–11.91 m (39.0–39.1 ft)
Draft:
  • 3.81 m (12.5 ft) forward
  • 4.75 m (15.6 ft) amidships
  • 4.42 m (14.5 ft) aft
Propulsion:
Speed:
  • 27.016 knots (50.034 km/h; 31.089 mph) trial
  • 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) at full load
Endurance:
  • 1,400 nautical miles (2,600 km; 1,600 mi) at 23.5 knots (43.5 km/h; 27.0 mph)
  • 3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement: 320 to 357
Armament:
Armor:
Notes: Specifications given are prior to the 1925–26 modernization.

Rio Grande do Sul was a Bahia-class cruiser built for the Brazilian Navy in 1909–10.



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