Aquidaban Class Battleship Class Overview

Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Samuda Brothers
London, England

Jan. 17, 1885
June 1885
Fate
Jan. 21, 1906 sank due to magazine explosion.

Location: South Atlantic, 4 miles south-east of Angra dos Reis, Brazil.
(23.03S - 44.16W)

At least 212 crewmen and visitors killed, 98 survivors removed by the
cruiser Barroso and landed at Rio de Janeiro.


Class Notes:
Single ship class
Between 1894 and 1900 had been renamed Vinte e quatro de Mayo.


Page published Oct. 24, 2009