ARA Garibaldi
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ARA Garibaldi was one of four Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". armored cruisers purchased by the Argentine Navy from Italy.
Design and description
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Garibaldi had an overall length of Script error: No such module "convert"., a beam of Script error: No such module "convert"., and a mean draft (ship) of Script error: No such module "convert".. She displaced Script error: No such module "convert". at normal load. The ship was powered by two vertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one shaft, using steam from eight Scotch marine boilers. The engines were designed for a maximum output of Script error: No such module "convert". and a speed of Script error: No such module "convert"..[1] She had a cruising range of Script error: No such module "convert". at Script error: No such module "convert"..[2] Her complement consisted of 28 officers and 420 enlisted men.[3]
Her main armament consisted of two 40-caliber Armstrong Whitworth Script error: No such module "convert". guns, in gun turrets fore and aft of the superstructure. The ten 40-caliber quick-firing (QF) Script error: No such module "convert". guns that comprised her secondary armament were arranged in casemates amidships on the main deck. Garibaldi also had six QF Script error: No such module "convert"., ten QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss and eight QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss guns to defend herself against torpedo boats. She was also equipped with four above-water Script error: No such module "convert". torpedo tubes, two on each side.[1]
The ship's waterline armor belt had a maximum thickness of Script error: No such module "convert". amidships and tapered to Script error: No such module "convert". towards the ends of the ship. Between the main gun barbettes it covered the entire side of the ship up to the level of the upper deck. The barbettes, the conning tower, and gun turrets were also protected by 5.9-inch armor.[1] Her deck armor ranged from Script error: No such module "convert". thick.[2]
Construction and career
The ship was launched on 27 May 1895 and she was stricken on 20 March 1934.
Notes
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References
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Further reading
- Template:In lang Burzaco, Ricardo. Acorazados y Cruceros De La Armada Argentina. Eugenio B, Buenos Aires, 1997. Template:ISBN
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