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ARGENTINA
TORPEDO SHIPS
MENDOZA destroyers
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rioja | Dyle et Bacalan, Bordeaux, France | 1910 | 1911 | 9/1914 // --- | completed for France (Opiniâtre) | ||
| Mendoza | Dyle et Bacalan, Bordeaux, France | 1910 | 18.2.1911 | 9/1914 // --- | completed for France (Aventurier) | ||
| San Juan | A C de Bretagne, Nantes, France | 1910 | 8.12.1911 | 11/1914 // --- | completed for France (Téméraire) | ||
| Salta | A C de Bretagne, Nantes, France | 1910 | 25.9.1911 | 11/1914 // --- | completed for France (Intrépide) |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 930 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1250 |
| Length, m | 86.3 wl 88.5 oa |
| Breadth, m | 8.75 |
| Draught, m | 3.10 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 Rateau steam turbines, 5 White - Foster Wheeler boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 18000 |
| Max speed, kts | 32 |
| Fuel, t | coal 230 + oil 72 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1850(10) |
| Armament | 4 x 1 - 102/50 Bethlehem Mod.1, 4 x 1 - 533 TT |
| Complement | 140 |
Standard scale images
Opiniâtre 1918
Project history
In 1910 the Argentine Navy initiated construction of 12 TBD, these 4 to be built in France. The French boats had three funnels. Magazine capacity was 250 rounds of 102mm shell. These destroyers were bought by France immediately after the outbreak of World War One. Four new boats were ordered from Krupp to replace them. Reportedly they were to have diesel engines. They were never delivered due to the war.
