Minas Gerais-class
An item referred to the magazine Revue Maritime dated May 1933 reporting that the Brazilian battleship Minas Gerais (1) which since months was under repair was to be fitted out with six oil-fired boilers able to supply totally 30.000 hp. These new boilers were to replace the 18 coals-fired boilers. The number of anti aircraft guns was increased from 2 to 4 and the number of machineguns was also increased. The intention was to complete her towards the end of that year.
Note
1. Building ordered in 1906, laid down at Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England with yard number 791 on 17 April 1907, launched on 10 September 1908, completed on 5 January 1910, modernized 22 August 1920-4 October 1921 at New York, modernized at the Rio de Janeiro Naval Yard between June 1931-April 1938, modernized 1939-1943, during the Second World War serving as floating battery in the harbour of Salvador, decommissioned on 16 May 1952, stricken on 31 December 1952, sold to SA Cantiete Navale de Santa Maria, departed on 1 March 1954 to her final fate arriving on 22 April 1954 at Genoa, Italy where she was the same year broken up. Building costs 8.863.842 pond sterling.
