An item reported that the delivery of the Argentinean dreadnought which was built by Fore Shipbuilding Co. was delayed. Instead of 25 March 1912 was she not earlier to be delivered as next spring. The armour plates ordered by the firm Bethlehemwerke were just like the guns not in time ready. The Rivadavia was to be fitted out as admiral’s ship.(1)
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1. Of the Rivadavia-class consisting of the Rivadavia and the Moreno. Built as response of Brazil building the Minas Geraes-class.(1) Chile responded on the Brazilian and Argentinean new building of dreadnoughts by ordering in the United Kingdom the building of the Almirante Latorre-class, consisting of two dreadnoughts.(2) Laid down by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA on 25 May 1910, launched on 26 August 1911, trials mid September 1913, commissioned on 27 August 1914, modernized at Boston 1924-1926, considered to be useless for active service in 1951, listed for disposal on 18 October 1956, stricken on 1 February 1957, sold on 30 May 1957 and finally broken up at Savona, Italy in 1959 onwards.
