ARA San Martín
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ARA San Martín was one of four Giuseppe Garibaldi-class armored cruisers purchased by the Argentine Navy from Italy.
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Colorized photo of San Martin on her sea trials | |
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Argentina | |
Name | San Martin |
Namesake | José de San Martín |
Builder | Cantiere navale fratelli Orlando, Livorno |
Launched | 25 May 1896 |
Acquired | October 1896 |
Stricken | 18 December 1935 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1947 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | Giuseppe Garibaldi-class armored cruiser |
Displacement | 8,100 t (8,000 long tons) (deep load) |
Length | 106.7 m (350 ft 1 in) |
Beam | 16.2 m (53 ft 2 in) |
Draft | 7.6 m (25 ft) |
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Propulsion | 2 Shafts; 2 Vertical triple-expansion steam engines |
Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Range | 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Complement | 488 |
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