Brazilian ship Almirante Barroso

The 1882 cruiser Almirante Barroso

There have been at least three vessels that have served with the Brazilian Navy named Almirante Barroso, after Francisco Manuel Barroso, Baron of Amazonas:

• Brazilian cruiser Almirante Barroso (1882), a cruiser, launched in 1882, sank in 1893 on circumnavigation voyage
• Brazilian cruiser Almirante Barroso (1896), a protected cruiser, launched in 1896, completed in 1897, struck in 1931; similar in many respects to Chilean cruiser Ministro Zenteno (1896); two sister ships were sold to the United States, becoming the New Orleans-class cruiser
• Brazilian cruiser Almirante Barroso (C-11), former USS Philadelphia (CL-41), a Brooklyn-class cruiser sold to Brazil in 1951

See also

• Brazilian ship Barroso

References

• Gardiner, Robert, Roger Chesneau, and Eugene Kolesnik, eds. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1979. ISBN   0-8317-0302-4. OCLC   4775646.
• Gardiner, Robert and Randal Gray, eds. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1985. ISBN   0-87021-907-3. OCLC 12119866.