ARGENTINE.
ARGENTINE CONFEDERATION IRON-CLADS.
- A = Length between Perpendiculars.
- B = Breadth of Beam.
- C = Draft.
- D = Displacement.
- E = Indicated Horse-power.
- F = Maximum Speed.
- G = Armor.
- H = Backing.
| Type and Name. | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | Battery. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-turreted Monitors. | Ft. | Ft. | Ft. | Tons. | Knots | In. | Ft. | ||
| El Plata | 165 | 44 | 10½ | 1,800 | 750 | 12 | 5½ | 12 | II 9-inch Armstrong |
| El Andes | 165 | 44 | 10½ | 1,800 | 750 | 12 | 5½ | 12 | II 9-inch” |
GENERAL-SERVICE FLEET.
| Type and Name. | Displacement. | Guns. |
|---|---|---|
| Tons. | ||
| Iron Corvettes. | ||
| Parana | 800 | 4 |
| Uruguay | 800 | 2 |
| Iron Screw Gun-boats. | ||
| Constitucion | 750 | 1 |
| Republica | 750 | 1 |
| Bermejo | 750 | 1 |
| Pilcomayo | 750 | 1 |
| Gun-boats. | ||
| Almirante Brown | 1,000 | 6 |
| Vigilante | 400 | 1 |
| Resguando | 400 | 1 |
| Coronel Paz | 700 | 3 |
| Pavon | 600 | 2 |
| Gualeguaz | 300 | 1 |
| Paddle Gun-boats. | ||
| Luisita | 120 | 1 |
| Choelechoel | 120 | 1 |
| Gonzalo | 150 | 1 |
| Rio Negro | 220 | 1 |
| Torpedo vessels. | Thorneycroft. | |
EL PLATA.EL ANDES.
High-sided ram monitors. Armored belt, casemate, and single turrets. Ram bow and round stern. Twin screws and half sail-power. (See [Buffel, Dutch].)
PARANA. URUGUAY.
Iron, second-class corvettes, sheathed with wood, carrying two 6½-inch pivots amidships, two 20-pdrs. in broadside, and a light forecastle gun. Covered poop and forecastle. Bridge just forward of the main mast. Single screw, full sail-power.
CONSTITUCION. REPUBLICA. BERMEJO. PILCOMAYO.
Iron, double-screw, second-class gun-boats, carrying one 12-inch gun firing through a bow-port. ([See Alpha, Chinese].)