Vasco da Gama (cruiser) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Vasco da Gama was a Central Battery ironclad (later rated as an armoured cruiser) which entered service with the Portuguese Navy

Portuguese Navy

The Portuguese Navy is the naval branch of the Portuguese Armed Forces which, in cooperation and integrated with the other branches of the Portuguese military, is charged with the military defence of Portugal....

in 1876, serving until 1936.

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