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Armoured Cruiser (1886) ARA Patagonia was an Argentinian armoured cruiser built by the Austro-Hungarians at Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino in Trieste. She was laid down and launched in 1886, Commissioned 1887 and departing by late January for Buneos Aires. She had been ordered with controversy as part of the growing naval rivalry and tension with Chile. … Read more

Libertad class battleships (1892) Argentina: ARA Libertad, Independencia (1889-1968) The Libertad class were two coastal battleships ordered by the Argentinian Navy in a context of extreme tension with Chile. Both were ordered from a British yard and launched in 1887, and differed in some ways. Libertad and Independencia provoked however a real sismic wave in … Read more