The Superfinced Towers of the "Moreno. Reasoned classification: Postcard photography shows the bow cover of the Argentine battleship "Moreno". Ara Mariano Moreno, twin of the Ara Bernardino Rivadavia, was a Dreadnough type battleship built between 1908 and 1915 in the Fordy Fore River shipyard (Massachusetts, USA UU.). Its design, the result of the competition of European and American manufacturers, made this battles of 12 inches (2 torretas in stern, 2 in bow, and two in the middle on each side, each of which could fire on an angle opening of 100 degrees on the opposite side, allowing the con
The Superfinced Towers of the "Moreno. Reasoned classification: Postcard photography shows the bow cover of the Argentine battleship "Moreno". Ara Mariano Moreno, twin of the Ara Bernardino Rivadavia, was a Dreadnough type battleship built between 1908 and 1915 in the Fordy Fore River shipyard (Massachusetts, USA UU.). Its design, the result of the competition of European and American manufacturers, made this battles of 12 inches (2 torretas in stern, 2 in bow, and two in the middle on each side, each of which could fire on an angle opening of 100 degrees on the opposite side, allowing the concentration of twelve cannons) and A armor superior to that of British ships. Among 1924 and 1925 was sent to Boston (USA) to submit it to modernization work and provide it with the latest advances in Naval Military Engineering. In this way, the boilers were replaced and the oil consumable was changed, the artillery rolled down, modern shooting directors, calculating watches, gyroscopes, etc. 4 of the 16 cannons were replaced by anti -aircraft. The reflectors were changed and rudded, axis and propellers. The displacement of it rose to 31,000 tons. The external appearance did not suffer large changes, except for the tripod stick mounted behind the stern chimney and the directors of the towers on the towers. The life of the brunette was long, remained in the list of Argentine ships until 1956, although from The 40s ceased to be a squad unit and went on to perform other functions.
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