Brazilian cruiser Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul sometime after its mid-1920s modernization, as indicated by the third funnel.
History
Brazil
NameRio Grande Do Sul
NamesakeThe Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul
BuilderArmstrong Whitworth
Yard number810
Laid down30 August 1907
Launched20 April 1909
Commissioned14 May 1910
Decommissioned1948
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class & typeBahia-class cruiser
Displacement3,100 tonnes (3,050 long tons; 3,420 short tons)
Length
  • 122.38 m (401.5 ft) oa
  • 115.82 m (380.0 ft) pp
Beam11.89–11.91 m (39.0–39.1 ft)
Draft
  • 3.81 m (12.5 ft) forward
  • 4.75 m (15.6 ft) amidships
  • 4.42 m (14.5 ft) aft
Propulsion
Speed
  • 27.016 knots (50.034 km/h; 31.089 mph) trial
  • 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) at full load
Endurance
  • 1,400 nautical miles (2,600 km; 1,600 mi) at 23.5 knots (43.5 km/h; 27.0 mph)
  • 3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement320 to 357
Armament
Armor
NotesSpecifications given are prior to the 1925–26 modernization.

Rio Grande do Sul was a Bahia-class cruiser built for the Brazilian Navy in 1909–10.

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