ARA Libertad was a coastal defense ship that served in the Argentine Navy between 1892 and 1947, and with the Argentine Coast Guard as a pilot station ship from 1947 to 1968. It was the seventh Argent
Libertad circa 1893
ARA Libertad details in Jane's 1902 edition
Side and top views of ARA Libertad in Brassey's 1899 edition
Coastal defence ships were warships built for the purpose of coastal defence, mostly during the period from 1860 to 1920. They were small, often cruiser-sized warships that sacrificed speed and range
ARA Libertad (1892)
…ARA Libertad was a coastal defense ship that served in the Argentine Navy between 1892 and 1947, and with the Argentine Coast Guard as a pilot station ship from 1947 to 1968. It was the seventh…
The Finnish coastal defence ship Väinämöinen, one of the last examples of the type.
Gustaf V in 1930 after refit and merged funnels.