THE FASTEST CRUISER AFLOAT.
Messrs Armstrong, Mitcbell,>nd C 0,.: launched at Newcastle: ,Mely~ ; the cruiser Buenos Aires, built for tlfc Arsentine Government, the;-naming ceremony being performed; by'; Senora Rivadavia, wife of Captain Rivadavia, of the Argentine navy.' The vessel's dimensions are:—Length" 396 ft- breadth 47ft 2in, draft 17ft 7in, displacement 4,500 tons. She is constructed of sfeel. She is protected throughout'her"? hole length by a curved steel armour deck... The ve-sel isfitted with twin-screw machinery of 17,000-horse power, and it' is expected that this will give her a; speeo! of 24 knots. She'will thus be the-fasfest cruiser in existence; : The Buenos Aires will be armed with quick-filing .guns of the latest Elswiek'pattern.' .TH&armament, which is exceptionally; powerful, will consist of two' Bin quick-firitfg placed one forward' arid one alt, BriMjn quick-firing guns placed on the'broadsides, 16 3-ponnder quick-firing, Hotchkiss guns, six 1-ponnder quick-firing Hotchkiss guns, and five torpedo tubes.
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Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVII, Issue 8161, 28 June 1895, Page 1
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149THE FASTEST CRUISER AFLOAT. Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVII, Issue 8161, 28 June 1895, Page 1
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