Argentina is pleased to offer these two vessels for sale. Sensible offers only please, no keel kickers please, buyer collects. If no-one buys Sarimento whole then I'm willing to offer her for scrap minus guns.
Lot No.1
Presidente Sarminento (1906)
Pic by Wes (Sarimento is top drawing)
Displacement:
12,528 t light; 13,299 t standard; 15,208 t normal; 16,735 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
529.00 ft / 529.00 ft x 75.00 ft x 26.00 ft (normal load)
161.24 m / 161.24 m x 22.86 m x 7.92 m
Armament:
4 - 10.00" / 254 mm guns (2x2 guns), 500.01lbs / 226.80kg shells, 1906 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
8 - 8.00" / 203 mm guns (4x2 guns), 256.00lbs / 116.12kg shells, 1906 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side ends, evenly spread
20 - 4.72" / 120 mm guns in single mounts, 52.76lbs / 23.93kg shells, 1906 Model
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread
16 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
2 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm guns in single mounts, 3.00lbs / 1.36kg shells, 1906 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
2 - 1.18" / 30.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.00lbs / 0.45kg shells, 1916 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 5,111 lbs / 2,318 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
2 - 18.0" / 457.2 mm submerged torpedo tubes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 320.00 ft / 97.54 m 10.50 ft / 3.20 m
Ends: 4.00" / 102 mm 209.00 ft / 63.70 m 10.50 ft / 3.20 m
Upper: 3.00" / 76 mm 320.00 ft / 97.54 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 93 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 4.50" / 114 mm 8.00" / 203 mm
2nd: 6.00" / 152 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 6.00" / 152 mm
3rd: 3.00" / 76 mm - 3.00" / 76 mm
- Armour deck: 1.50" / 38 mm, Conning tower: 8.00" / 203 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 38,119 shp / 28,437 Kw = 24.00 kts
Range 10,000nm at 10.00 kts (Bunkerage = 3,436 tons)
Complement:
684 - 890
Cost:
£1.356 million / $5.425 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 639 tons, 4.2 %
Armour: 3,570 tons, 23.5 %
- Belts: 1,542 tons, 10.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 1,178 tons, 7.7 %
- Armour Deck: 744 tons, 4.9 %
- Conning Tower: 106 tons, 0.7 %
Machinery: 2,723 tons, 17.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,572 tons, 36.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,680 tons, 17.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 25 tons, 0.2 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
17,933 lbs / 8,134 Kg = 35.9 x 10.0 " / 254 mm shells or 2.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.21
Metacentric height 4.6 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 14.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.52
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.42
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.516
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.05 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23.00 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 49
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 24.50 ft / 7.47 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 21.50 ft / 6.55 m
- Mid (65 %): 21.50 ft / 6.55 m (14.50 ft / 4.42 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 14.50 ft / 4.42 m
- Stern: 14.50 ft / 4.42 m
- Average freeboard: 19.29 ft / 5.88 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 93.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 147.4 %
Waterplane Area: 26,825 Square feet or 2,492 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 107 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 137 lbs/sq ft or 669 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.84
- Overall: 1.02
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
Lot No.2
Mendoza French-built 950ton destroyer
289.5x25.25x10.25ft, 950 tons
Rateau turbines, 18,000 shp = 32 knots,
4 - 4inch, 4 - 21inch TT