An item referred to the magazine le Yacht reporting the launching by Société des Forges et Chantiers de la Méterrianée, La Seyne, France of the Brazilian battleship Maréchal Floriano. Of the Maréchal Deodoro type. With a displacement pf around 3/162 tons and as dimensions 81,5 x 14,6 x 4 metres. Armament consisted of 2-24cm/9.4” Armstrong guns, 4-12cm/4.7” guns, 2-15cm/5.9” mortars, 4-5,7cm/2.4” guns and 2-3,7cm/1.5” guns.(1)
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1. Of the Deodoro-class coastal defence ships consisting of the Dedoro and Floriano, preceded by the Javary-class. Building ordered in the 189os, laid down in 1896, launched in 1898, completed in 1900, decommissioned in 1924 and broken up.
Note
1. Of the Deodoro-class coastal defence ships consisting of the Dedoro and Floriano, preceded by the Javary-class. Building ordered in the 189os, laid down in 1896, launched in 1898, completed in 1900, decommissioned in 1924 and broken up.
