ARA Pueyrredón

	Colorized photo of Pueyrredón at anchor before 1922
History
Argentina
Name	Pueyrredón
Namesake	Juan Martín de Pueyrredón
Builder	Gio. Ansaldo & C., Genoa
Launched	25 September 1897
Completed	August 1898
Acquired	1897
Stricken	2 August 1954
Fate	Sold for scrap, 1957
General characteristics
Class and type	Giuseppe Garibaldi-class armored cruiser
Displacement	8,000 t (7,900 long tons) ( deep load)
Length	106.7 m (350 ft 1 in)
Beam	18.2 m (59 ft 9 in)
Draft	7.6 m (25 ft)
Installed power	13,000 ihp (9,700 kW); 16 Belleville boilers;
Propulsion	2 Shafts; 2 Vertical triple-expansion steam engines
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Range	6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	325
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 ; 10 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) Hotchkiss 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 Pueyrredón was one of four Giuseppe Garibaldi-class armored cruisers purchased by the Argentine Navy from Italy in the 1890s.

Design and description

Pueyrredón had an

triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one shaft, using steam from eight Scotch marine boilers. The engines were designed for a maximum output of 13,000 indicated horsepower (9,700 kW) and a speed of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph).^[1] She had a cruising range of 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).^[2] Her complement consisted of 25 officers and 300 enlisted men.^[3]

Her

4.7-inch (119 mm), four QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss and ten QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss guns to defend herself against torpedo boats. She was also equipped with four above-water 457 mm (18.0 in) torpedo tubes, two on each side.^[3]

The ship's

amidships and tapered to 3.1 inches (79 mm) 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 1 to 2 inches (25 to 51 mm) thick.^[2]

Construction and career

The ship was launched on 27 July 1898 and served the Argentine Navy until she was stricken on 2 August 1954. Pueyrredón was the last survivor of the Garibaldi class.

Notes

^ ^a ^b Chesneau & Kolsnik, p. 403
^ ^a ^b ^c Silverstone, p. 11
^ ^a ^b Arguindeguy, Tomo IV, p. 1814

References

Arguindeguy, Pablo (1972). Apuntes sobre los buques de la Armada Argentina (1810-1970) (in Spanish). Buenos aires: Comando en Jefe de la Armada.
Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M., eds. (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press.
ISBN 0-8317-0302-4
.

Silverstone, Paul H. (1984). Directory of the World's Capital Ships. New York: Hippocrene Books.
ISBN 0-88254-979-0
.

v t e Giuseppe Garibaldi-class cruisers
Regia Marina	Giuseppe Garibaldi (1895) Giuseppe Garibaldi (1896) Giuseppe Garibaldi (1897) Giuseppe Garibaldi (1899) Varese (1896) Varese (1897) Varese (1899) Francesco Ferruccio Mitre Roca
Garibaldi class	Garibaldi (ex-Giuseppe Garibaldi (1895)) General Belgrano (ex-Varese (1897)) San Martín (ex-Varese (1896)) Pueyrredón (ex-Giuseppe Garibaldi (1897)) Rivadavia (ex-Mitre) Mariano Moreno (ex-Roca)
Imperial Japanese Navy Kasuga class	Kasuga (ex-Rivadavia) Nisshin (ex-Mariano Moreno)
Spanish Navy	Cristóbal Colón (ex-Giuseppe Garibaldi (1896)) Pedro de Aragón^X
Preceded by: Vettor Pisani class Followed by: Pisa class
X Cancelled
List of cruisers of the Regia Marina List of cruisers of the Argentine Navy List of cruisers of the Spanish Navy

Design and description

Construction and career

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References

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