About: Minas Gerais class battleship (1908)

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At the beginning of twentieth century the Navy of Brazil initiated the program of technological modernization and acquisition of ships, aiming increase and refit the fleet. This found itself obsolete since the end of the Empire (1889), Among other factors: After the keel was laid (April 17 of 1907), Was released to the sea (September 10 of 1908) And embedded in April 6 of 1910.

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rdfs:label	Minas Gerais class battleship (1908)
rdfs:comment	At the beginning of twentieth century the Navy of Brazil initiated the program of technological modernization and acquisition of ships, aiming increase and refit the fleet. This found itself obsolete since the end of the Empire (1889), Among other factors: After the keel was laid (April 17 of 1907), Was released to the sea (September 10 of 1908) And embedded in April 6 of 1910.
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abstract	At the beginning of twentieth century the Navy of Brazil initiated the program of technological modernization and acquisition of ships, aiming increase and refit the fleet. This found itself obsolete since the end of the Empire (1889), Among other factors: * by rapidly changing media due to the arms race among the industrialized nations including the last quarter of nineteenth century and the first decade of the twentieth century ; * the lack of acquisition of new resources by the republican government of Brazil, newly implemented, and * according to the damage caused by two Revolts of the Armada. In accordance with the guidelines of foreign minister, José Maria da Silva Paranhos (Rio Branco), and the Minister of Marine, Julio Cesar de Noronha, the government of President Rodrigues Alves commissioned in 1906, Next to the yards Sir WG Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd (Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, in England), Three large ships of the battleship " Dreadnought Class , "which, in Brazil, was named "Class Minas Geraes ". However, because of diplomatic pressure Argentina, Fearful of naval power in Brazil, and difficulties of financing the purchase of vessels, the initial order of three battleships had been reduced to only two, 23,500 t maximum displacement, baptized with the names of E Minas Gerais and E São Paulo. After the keel was laid (April 17 of 1907), Was released to the sea (September 10 of 1908) And embedded in April 6 of 1910.

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