Sujet

The Almirante Brown, double-screw ram, for the Argentine government, 1881. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

The Almirante Brown, double-screw ram, for the Argentine government, 1881. '...twin-screw armour-clad corvette, built by Messrs. Samuda Brothers for the Argentine Republic...The hull is built entirely of Siemens steel. The armour is "compound" or steel faced, consisting of an armour-belt, 9 in. thick at the water-line and 6 in. thick below water, extending 120 ft. in length, and protecting the engines, boilers, and magazines; with cross bulkheads, armoured at the ends of the belt, and reaching from 4 ft. below the water-line to the main deck. Above the main deck amidships is an armour-plated battery, with double embrasures at the fore end, and containing in all six guns...Her engines consist of two sets of inverted compound surface condensing engines, of the collective indicated power of 4500 horses ; each set working its own screw, and being fitted in its own separate engine-room...The armament consists of six Armstrong long breechloading guns of the improved type, of 8 in. calibre, each weighing 11½ tons. They are fitted in the battery, and so arranged as to give an all-round fire'. From "Illustrated London News", 1881.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM25A33_156

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

17,9Mo (1,4Mo) / 27,9cm x 16,1cm / 3290 x 1904 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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