South American dreadnought race
Ships involved

South American dreadnought race

Section Title: Ships involved
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Ship	Country	Displacement	Main armament	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Completed	Fate

Minas Geraes	Brazil	18,976 long tons (lt) 19,281 tonnes (t)	Twelve 12-inch/45 cal	Armstrong Whitworth	17 April 1907	10 September 1908	January 1910	Scrapped beginning 1954

São Paulo	Brazil	18,803 lt/19,105 t	Vickers	30 April 1907	19 April 1909	July 1910	Sank en route to scrapyard, November 1951

Rio de Janeiro	BrazilOttoman Empire United Kingdom	27,410 lt/27,850 t	Fourteen 12-inch/45	Armstrong	14 September 1911	22 January 1913	August 1914	Acquired by Ottoman Empire, 1913; taken over by the United Kingdom, 1914 as HMS Agincourt; scrapped beginning 1924

Riachuelo	Brazil	30,000 lt/30,500 t	Eight 15-inch/45	–	–	–	Canceled after the outbreak of the First World War

Rivadavia	Argentina	27,500 lt/27,900 t	Twelve 12-inch/50	Fore River	25 May 1910	26 August 1911	December 1914	Scrapped beginning 1959

Moreno	Argentina	9 July 1910	23 September 1911	February 1915	Scrapped beginning 1957

Almirante Latorre	ChileUnited Kingdom	28,100 lt/28,600 t	Ten 14-inch/45	Armstrong	27 November 1911	27 November 1913	October 1915	Acquired by the United Kingdom, 1914 as HMS Canada; reacquired by Chile, 1920; scrapped beginning 1959

Almirante Cochrane	ChileUnited Kingdom	–	–	20 February 1913	8 June 1918	February 1924	Acquired by the United Kingdom, 1914; converted to aircraft carrier HMS Eagle; sunk 11 August 1942

Key: Brazil Brazil Argentina Argentina Chile Chile Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire United Kingdom United Kingdom

Statistics compiled from: Preston, "Great Britain," 38; Scheina, Naval History, 321–22; ———, "Argentina," 401; ———, "Brazil," 404; Topliss, "Brazilian Dreadnoughts," 249–51, 281–83, 286.

Sentence(s)

Brazil's ship, Minas Geraes, was laid down by Armstrong on 17 April 1907 following with São Paulo which was laid down on 30 April of the same year at Vickers.

final_sentence: Brazil's ship, Minas Geraes, was laid down by Armstrong on 17 April 1907 following with São Paulo which was laid down on 30 April of the same year at Vickers.