Name: | ROSARIO |
Type: | River Gunboat |
Keel: | 21/08/1907 |
Launched: | 28/07/1908 |
Completed: | 07/08/1909 |
Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd |
Yard: | Elswick |
Yard Number: | 811 |
Dimensions: | 1000disp, 240.0 x 32.0 x 7.0(draft)ft |
Engines: | 2 x VT3cyl (11.5, 18 & 29.5 x 18ins), 1650ihp |
Engines by: | Vickers, Sons & Maxim Ltd, Barrow in Furness |
Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 15.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Armament: | 2 x 1 x 6ins, 6 x 1 x 3ins guns |
History: | |
07/08/1909 | Government of Argentina |
04/12/1959 | Sold |
Comments: | 04/12/1959: Probably sold for scrap |
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Above photo is courtesy of Argentine Navy