The NRB Riachuelo was a battleship of the Brazilian Navy from the 1920s to the 1950s. Originally ordered in 1913, work was cancelled due to the outbreak of World War II. The Riachuelo would again be ordered in early 1921 in response to Chile ordering a pair of Almirante Latorre-class battleships to built to a modernized design.
In 1957, the Riachuelo would be turned into a museum ship docked in Rio de Janeiro.
Specifications[]
- Type: Battleship
- Service Period: 1925-1956
- Characteristics:
- Length: 710 feet (216.41 meters)
- Beam: 96 feet (29.26 meters)
- Draft: 28 feet (8.53 meters)
- Displacement: 33,600 tons (Standard); 38,078 tons (Full Load)
- Crew: 1,412
- Propulsion: 8 x Oil fired boilers, 4 x Parsons geared steam turbines, 4 x shafts, 96,000 shp (72,000 kW)
- Range: 6,000 nautical miles (11,112 kilometers) at 12 knots (22.22 km/h)
- Speed: 25.5 knots (47.23 km/h)
- Armament:
- 8 x BL 15"/45-caliber Mk.1B naval guns (4x2)
- 16 x BL 6"/50-caliber Mk.XXII naval guns (8x2)
- 12 x QF 4"/50-caliber Mk.V anti-aicrcraft guns (12x1)
- 4 x 3"/45-caliber Mk.IV anti-aircraft guns (4x1)
- Armour:
- Belt: 13-inches (330.2 mm)
- Deck: 1.5-inches (38.1 mm)
- Guns:
- Turret Front: 14-inches (355.6 mm)
- Turret Sides: 12-inches (304.8 mm)
- Barbettes: 13-inches (330.2 mm)
- Anti-Torpedo Bulkheads: 1.5-inches (38.1 mm)
- Screen Bulkheads: 7-9-inches (177.8-228.6 mm)
- Conning Tower: 13-inches (330.2 mm)