. 0 0 0 ; ▁this ▁transaction ▁was ▁approved ▁in ▁September ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁by ▁the ▁Ministry . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁ship , ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁Nue ve ▁de ▁Jul io ▁and ▁later ▁renamed ▁Libert ad ▁when ▁a ▁new ▁cru iser ▁was ▁assigned ▁that ▁name , ▁started ▁construction ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁and ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 ; ▁its ▁construction ▁was ▁completed ▁that ▁year . ▁After ▁final izing ▁tri als , ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁formally ▁accepted ▁by ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁Navy , ▁under ▁command ▁of ▁Captain ▁A til io ▁Bar il ari . ▁It ▁depart ed ▁Liverpool ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁mid - 1 8 9 4 ▁the ▁ship ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁naval ▁exer cis es ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Division ; ▁later ▁that ▁year ▁it ▁joined ▁its ▁sister ▁ship , ▁Indep endencia , ▁and ▁the ▁batt les hip ▁Al mir ante ▁Brown . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁it ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁hydro graph ic ▁survey ▁of ▁the ▁Río ▁de ▁la ▁Pl ata ▁( English : ▁River ▁Pl ate ); ▁after ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁the ▁Training ▁Division . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁Libert ad ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁train ▁the ▁cre ws ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁dread n ought ▁batt les hips