 The cruiser in the Hudson river, New York, 1907
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| History | |
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| Name | Almirante Barroso |
| Namesake | Francisco Manuel Barroso |
| Ordered | Brazil |
| Builder | Armstrong Whitworth & Co. |
| Laid down | September 1895 |
| Launched | 25 August 1896 |
| Commissioned | 25 August 1896 |
| Decommissioned | 28 July 1931 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Protected cruiser |
| Displacement | 3,437 tons |
| Length | 107.98 m (354 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 13.10 m (43 ft 0 in) |
| Depth | 7.74 m (25.4 ft) |
| Installed power | 7,512 hp |
| Propulsion | 2 triple expansion engines, 2 shafts |
| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
| Complement | 389 |
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Almirante Barroso was a protected cruiser operated by the Brazilian Navy between 1896 and 1931. It was the first Brazilian ship to have radio telegraphy. It represented Brazil in Argentina and Chile, in addition to other commissions. It was one of the government ships that faced the rebels in the Revolt of the Lash. It was decommissioned in 1931.