ARA Garibaldi

ARA Garibaldi was one of four Giuseppe Garibaldi-class armoured cruisers bought by the Argentine Navy from Italy, and she began life as the Italian-built Giuseppe Garibaldi. Gio. Ansaldo & C. built her at Genoa, laying her down in 1894, launching her on 27 May 1895 and completing her in October 1896. She displaced about 6,775 tonnes, was about 105 metres long on the waterline, and was driven by two vertical triple-expansion steam engines with eight cylindrical boilers rated at 13,000 horsepower for 20 knots. She carried two 254 millimetre guns, ten 152 millimetre guns and a belt of 150 millimetre Harvey armour, a combination of protection and firepower that made the type something like a small fast battleship. With her sisters she formed the core of the Argentine fleet until the dreadnoughts arrived, and she was stricken in March 1934.