MinasGeraes

Built in England, the Minas Geraes was the first dreadnought type vessel delivered to the Brazilian Navy. The ship was commissioned on January 5, 1910 and her first trip included the escort of the U.S. battleship North Carolina which was taking the remains of Brazilian Ambassador Joaquim Nabuco back to his country.
The ship played a important role at the Revolta da Chibata, a revolt organized in November, 1910 by seamen of the fleet stationed at Rio de Janeiro harbor (by that time the city was the federal capital) to banish mistreatment and physical punishment still existing in the navy.

MINAS GERAES

The Minas Geraes making fire

The Minas Geraes at harbor in 1913

Originally the ship had a full displacement of 23,000 tons with a length of 165 metres. She was armed with twelve 12-inchs (305 mm) main guns in six twin turrets along with twelve 9,2-inchs (234 mm) guns. The secondary armament icluded twenty 4,7-inchs guns in single mounts. The vessel could reach the maximum speed of 22 knots with a Horse Power (h.p.) of 23,400. The complement consisted of some 800 men and officers.
In 1920 the Minas Geraes was modernized for the first time, receiving adittional anti-aircraft armament and new engines of some 30,000 h.p.
During WWII the vessel was used as fixed battery at Salvador harbor (northeast of Brazil). In 1953 the ship was sold as scrap.

The ship during WWII.

Brazilian Navy Archives