BAP Almirante Grau (1906)

Almirante Grau
History
Peru
NameAlmirante Grau
NamesakeMiguel Grau Seminario
Ordered1905
BuilderVickers Limited, Barrow
Laid down1905
Launched27 March 1906
Commissioned1907
Decommissioned1958
FateStricken 24 June 1958
General characteristics (As built)
TypeScout cruiser
Displacement3,100 long tons (3,150 t) Normal
Length115.82 m (380 ft) oa
Beam12.34 m (40 ft 6 in)
Draught4.3 m (14 ft 3 in)
Installed power14,000 ihp (10,000 kW)
Propulsion2 shafts, triple-expansion steam engines
Speed24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Range3,276 nmi (6,067 km; 3,770 mi) at 10 km (6.2 mi)
Complement320
Armament
Armour
  • Deck: 38 mm (1+12 in)
  • Conning tower: 76 mm (3 in)
  • Gun shields:76 mm (3 in)

BAP Almirante Grau was a scout cruiser of the Peruvian Navy, the lead ship of its class. Along with its sister ship Coronel Bolognesi, Almirante Grau was one of Peru's two most powerful warships for the first half of the twentieth century. The ship was named for Miguel Grau Seminario, naval hero of the country.