ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (1890)

ARA Veinticinco de Mayo was a protected cruiser that served in the Argentine Navy between 1891 and 1921.

For other ships with the same name, see ARA Veinticinco de Mayo.
Cruiser Veinticinco de Mayo circa 1910
History
Argentina
Name Veinticinco de Mayo
NamesakeTwenty-fifth of May, the date of Argentina's May Revolution in 1810
BuilderArmstrong, Mitchell & Co., Newcastle-on-Tyne
Launched5 March 1890
Completed1891
Commissioned1891
Decommissioned1921
FateScrapped
General characteristics
TypeProtected cruiser
Displacement3500 tons
Length107.90 m (354.0 ft)
Beam13.41 m (44.0 ft)
Draft4.87 m (16.0 ft)
Propulsion2-shaft VTE, 8,500 ihp (6,300 kW), 4 cylindrical boilers, 300 to 600 tons coal
Speed21 knots (24 mph; 39 km/h)
Range5025 nautical miles
Complement344
Armament
  • 2 × 210-millimetre (8 in) guns
  • 8 × 124 mm (4.9 in) QF guns
  • 12 × 47mm Hotchkiss guns
  • 12 × 37mm guns
  • 8 Maxim machine guns
  • 6 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour
  • Protected deck: 25–27 mm (0.98–1.06 in)
  • Glacis over engines:
  • Gun shields:
  • Conning tower:
  • Belt: 120 mm (4.7 in)
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