Argentina ordered 12 destroyers in 1910, 2 at Krupp and 2 at Schichau, Germany, 4 in England and 4 in France. The British built destroyers were in October 1912 sold to Greece (Aetos-class) and the French built destroyers were taken over the French navy (Aventurier-class) when the First World War broke out. Part of Aetos-class also known as the Thiria-class. Laid down by Cammell Laird in 1911, launched on 19 September 1911, seized by the Allies in October 1916, commissioned in 1912, transferred to France in November 1916, served in the French navy between 1917-1918 , returned to Greece in 1918, decommissioned in 1945 and stricken in 1946.
The boats were to be built by Cammell Laird&Company Limited, Birkenhead, England as the San Luis-class with the following characteristics. Dimensions 86.87 (between perpendiculars)-89.30 (over all) x 8.46 (moulded) x 5.18 (depth moulded) x 2.59 (mean draught on trials) metres. Displacement 980 (on trials)-1,175 (fullload) tons. Speed on trials 32 knots. Load on trial 195 tons. Total bunker capacity 225 tons. Total capacity oil fuel tanks 75...300 tons. Combined repulse&reaction turbines of around 600rpm. Five White Forster Type boilers. Boiler pressure 230 lbs. Range 3,000 miles/13 knots. Estimatated horsepower 19,750 hp. Total heating surface of boilers 2,484 square metres. Crew numbers 110 men. Four 21” Whitehead torpedo tubes and 150 kilo explosives with a speed of 41 knots at a range of 2,000 metres and 29 knots at 5,000 metres. Placed two fore end of ship and two little aft the middle part of the ship. Carried 8 torpedoes. Length forecastle 18 metres at 2.20 above the main deck. Armament 4-4” cal 50 Bethlehem guns, all on the centre line of the ship. Magazines have a capacity of 250 rounds of ammunition. Provided with wireless telegraphy for 200 kilometres range.
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Hiraga-archive. Description General data of Argentine destroyers.
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