Argentinean battleship Rivadavia executed with success trial according to the magazine Mitteilungen aus dem Gebiete des Seewesens dated 1914 No. 5

Rivadavia-class

An item reported that the Argentinean battleship Rivadavia achieved during a forced draft trial with 270 rpm and 39.750hp a medium speed of 22,5 knots which was ½ knot faster than contracted.(1)

Note

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.