Brazilian battleship Riachuelo

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The ironclad Riachuelo, 1885.
History
Brazil
Name	Riachuelo
Namesake	Battle of Riachuelo
Builder	Samuda Brothers, London, UK
Laid down	31 August 1881
Launched	7 June 1883
Commissioned	19 November 1883
Decommissioned	1910
Fate	Scrapped 1914
General characteristics
Type	Ironclad battleship
Displacement	5,029 tons
Length	93.33 m (306.2 ft)
Beam	17.16 m (56.3 ft)
Draft	5.60 m (18.4 ft)
Installed power	4,500 hp (3,400 kW)
Speed	16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range	6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Complement	367
Armament	As built:[1] Main: 4 × 9.2-inch (234 mm) guns in two turrets; Secondary: 6 × 5.5-inch (140 mm) guns, 15 × 1-pounder (37 mm) guns, 5 × 14-inch (356 mm) torpedo tubes After 1894 refit:[1] Main: 4 × 240 mm (9.45 in) guns in two turrets; Secondary: 6 × 120 mm (4.7 in) guns, 6 × 47mm (1.85 in) guns, 5 × 356 mm (14 in) torpedo tubes

Riachuelo (Portuguese: [ʁiaˈʃuelu]^[2]) was a Brazilian ironclad battleship completed in 1883. She was named in honour of the Battle of Riachuelo in 1865. Built in the United Kingdom, the ship entered service with the Brazilian Navy in 1883 and remained in service until 1910.