Of the Minas Geraes-class consisting of the Minas Geraes and the Sao Paulo, preceded by Deodoro-class succeeded by Rio de Janeiro which became the British HMS Agincourt, built due to the naval arms race between Brazil, Argentina and Chile . In the designing stages was first chosen to use the designs of the Norwegian coastal defence ship Norge and the British Swiftsure-class (originally designed for Chile), but later was the choice for the Armstrong Whitworth’s Design 439 or Vickers Design 188 consisting of 12.000 tons battleships with a main armament of 6x2-24.4cm/10” guns. The Design 439 was altered resulting in a 14.564 tons ship. There were 3 to be built but just when the actual building started, was decided to stop and to break up starting on 7 January 1907. A new design was made by J.R. Perret (5) and which was approved on 20 February 1907 by Brazil. The third one ship of this class to be called Rio de Janeiro was cancelled and instead for which a super-dreadnought was to be built. Building ordered in 1903, laid down with yard number 791 by Armstrong Whitworth on 17 April 1907, launched on 10 September 1908, commissioned on 5 January 1910, decommissioned on 16 May 1952, stricken on 31 December 1952 and broken up in 1954.
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