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Aquidaban Class Battleship Class Overview |
Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Samuda Brothers London, England |
Jan. 17, 1885 |
June 1885 |
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Fate |
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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. |
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Class Notes: |
Single ship class |
Between 1894 and 1900 had been renamed Vinte e quatro de Mayo. |
Page published Oct. 24, 2009 |