ARA Garibaldi

	Garibaldi
History
Argentina
Name	Garibaldi
Namesake	Giuseppe Garibaldi
Builder	Gio. Ansaldo & C., Genoa
Launched	27 May 1895
Acquired	14 July 1895
Reclassified	Training ship, 1920
Fate	Sold for scrap, 5 November 1936
General characteristics
Class and type	Giuseppe Garibaldi-class armored cruiser
Displacement	6,840 t (6,730 long tons)
Length	106.3 m (348 ft 9 in)
Beam	18.2 m (59 ft 9 in)
Draft	7.1 m (23 ft 4 in)
Installed power	13,000 ihp (9,700 kW); 8 cylindrical boilers;
Propulsion	2 Shafts; 2 Vertical triple-expansion steam engines
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range	6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	448
Armament	2 × single 254 mm (10 in) guns; 10 × single 152 mm (6 in) guns; 6 × single 120 mm (4.7 in) guns; 10 × single 57 mm (2.2 in) Hotchkiss guns ; 8 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) Maxim guns ; 4 × 1 - 457 mm (18 in) torpedo tubes;
Armor	Belt: 80–150 mm (3.1–5.9 in); Barbettes: 150 mm (5.9 in) ; Gun turrets: 150 mm (5.9 in); Conning tower: 150 mm (5.9 in);

ARA Garibaldi was one of four Giuseppe Garibaldi-class armored cruisers purchased by the Argentine Navy from Italy.

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