Brazilian cruiser Almirante Barroso (1896)

Almirante Barroso was a protected cruiser of the Brazilian Navy that served from 1896 to 1931 and was the first Brazilian ship fitted with radio telegraphy. Armstrong Whitworth built her at its Elswick shipyards in England; her keel was laid in September 1895 and she was launched and commissioned on 25 August 1896. She displaced 3,437 tonnes, had two triple-expansion machines of 7,512 horsepower that gave a maximum speed of 22 knots, and carried six 152 mm Armstrong guns and a lighter battery of Maxim Nordenfelt quick-firing guns for a crew of 389. She represented Brazil on visits to Argentina and Chile, was flagship of the Northern Naval Division at Manaus in 1904, helped rescue survivors after the Aquidaba disaster in 1906, and in 1910 was among the loyal ships that faced the mutineers of the Revolt of the Lash. She stayed in active service until 28 July 1931.