ARA Pueyrredón

Colorized photo of Pueyrredón at anchor before 1922
History
Argentina
NamePueyrredón
NamesakeJuan Martín de Pueyrredón
BuilderGio. Ansaldo & C., Genoa
Launched25 September 1897
CompletedAugust 1898
Acquired1897
Stricken2 August 1954
FateSold for scrap, 1957
General characteristics
Class & typeGiuseppe Garibaldi-class armored cruiser
Displacement8,000 t (7,900 long tons) (deep load)
Length106.7 m (350 ft 1 in)
Beam18.2 m (59 ft 9 in)
Draft7.6 m (25 ft)
Installed power
Propulsion2 Shafts; 2 Vertical triple-expansion steam engines
Speed19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Range6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement325
Armament
Armor

ARA Pueyrredón was one of four Giuseppe Garibaldi-class armored cruisers purchased by the Argentine Navy from Italy in the 1890s.