ARA Los Andes


ARA Los Andes was one of two s built in Britain in the 1870s for the Argentine Navy.

Description

The El Plata-class monitors were long overall, with a beam of and a draft of. They displaced, and their crew numbered 120 officers and enlisted men.
The ships had two compound steam engines, each driving one propeller shaft, rated at a total power of. This gave them a maximum speed of. They carried of coal which gave them a range of approximately.

History