▁an ▁overall ▁length ▁of ▁, ▁a ▁beam ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁dra ug ht ▁of ▁. ▁She ▁was ▁power ed ▁by ▁ 2 ▁triple ▁expansion ▁reci proc ating ▁steam ▁engines , ▁driving ▁two ▁sh aft s , ▁which ▁developed ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁gave ▁a ▁maximum ▁design ▁speed ▁of ▁. ▁During ▁the ▁tri als ▁the ▁contract ▁speed ▁was ▁exceed ed , ▁and ▁the ▁vessel ▁was ▁clock ed ▁at ▁. ▁Ste am ▁for ▁the ▁tur b ines ▁was ▁provided ▁by ▁two ▁double - ended ▁Y arrow ▁bo ilers . ▁M ato ▁Gros so ▁carried ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁ ▁of ▁coal ▁that ▁gave ▁her ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁approximately ▁ ▁at ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁ship ▁mounted ▁two ▁ ▁guns ▁in ▁single ▁mount s . ▁In ▁addition , ▁four ▁ 4 7 ▁mm ▁( 3 p dr ) ▁can n ons ▁in ▁single ▁mount s ▁were ▁deployed ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁launch ing . ▁ ▁Upon ▁completion ▁of ▁sea ▁tri als , ▁M ato ▁Gros so ▁was ▁officially ▁delivered ▁to ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁government ▁on ▁May ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁with ▁Captain ▁August o ▁The ot onio ▁Pere ira ▁serving ▁as ▁her ▁commander . ▁She ▁left ▁Glasgow ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 1 , ▁and ▁head ed ▁to ▁G ou rock ▁where ▁she ▁loaded ▁am mun ition ▁and ▁depart ed ▁next ▁day ▁for ▁Brazil . ▁The ▁destroy er ▁stopped ▁at ▁Fal mouth , ▁Br est , ▁V igo , ▁Lis bon ▁and ▁Las ▁Pal mas ▁before ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁St . ▁Vic