ARA San Martín

	Colorized photo of San Martin on her sea trials
History
Argentina
Name	San Martin
Namesake	José de San Martín
Builder	Cantiere navale fratelli Orlando, Livorno
Launched	25 May 1896
Acquired	October 1896
Stricken	18 December 1935
Fate	Scrapped, 1947
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Giuseppe Garibaldi-class armored cruiser
Displacement	8,100 t (8,000 long tons) (deep load)
Length	106.7 m (350 ft 1 in)
Beam	16.2 m (53 ft 2 in)
Draft	7.6 m (25 ft)
Installed power	13,000 ihp (9,700 kW); 8 cylindrical boilers;
Propulsion	2 Shafts; 2 Vertical triple-expansion steam engines
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range	6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	488
Armament	2 × twin 203 mm (8 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 San Martín was one of four Giuseppe Garibaldi-class armored cruisers purchased by the Argentine Navy from Italy.

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