Vasco da Gama was an ironclad of the Portuguese Navy built in the 1870s by the Thames Iron Works in London. Ordered to strengthen the defenses of the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, Vasco da Gama was launched in 1875 and completed in 1878. She served as the flagship of the Portuguese fleet for the majority of her long and peaceful career. She was rebuilt and heavily modernized between 1901 and 1903. Her crew was involved in revolts in 1913 and 1914; during the latter event, they bombarded Lisbon and killed around one hundred people. Long-since obsolete by the 1930s, Vasco da Gama was finally sold for scrapping in 1935.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Black and White
Subject Person or Organization
Portuguese ironclad Vasco da Gama
Collection
Postcard Collection
Made/Created
Artist
Source, Unknown
Studio
Foto Droppel
Time Period
Early 20th Century
Place
Unknown
Unknown
Notes
Early Date: 1985; Publisher's # Serie KM,RM,BM Nachdruck (reprint)
