▁was ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁major ▁war ships ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁use ▁steel ▁arm or , ▁and ▁remained ▁the ▁largest ▁vessel ▁in ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁fleet ▁for ▁over ▁ 1 5 ▁years . ▁Al mir ante ▁Brown ▁had ▁a ▁peace ful ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁fleet ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 0 s . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁she ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁a ▁coast al ▁defense ▁ship , ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁service ▁until ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁She ▁was ▁str icken ▁from ▁the ▁naval ▁register ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁and ▁sold ▁for ▁scra pping . ▁ ▁Design ▁ ▁General ▁characteristics ▁and ▁mach in ery ▁ ▁Al mir ante ▁Brown ▁was ▁ ▁long ▁between ▁per pend icular s , ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁beam ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁draft ▁of ▁. ▁She ▁disp la ced ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁with ▁a ▁combat ▁load . ▁Her ▁h ull ▁was ▁steel - built , ▁with ▁a ▁wood ▁and ▁z inc ▁she ath ing . ▁The ▁h ull ▁included ▁a ▁double ▁bottom ▁and ▁a ▁ram ▁bow . ▁She ▁was ▁fitted ▁with ▁two ▁pole ▁m asts . ▁The ▁ship ▁had ▁a ▁crew ▁of ▁ 5 2 0 ▁officers ▁and ▁men . ▁ ▁Her ▁prop ulsion ▁system ▁consisted ▁of ▁two ▁comp ound ▁steam ▁engines ▁that ▁drove ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁prop ellers . ▁Ste am ▁for ▁the ▁engines ▁was ▁provided ▁by ▁eight ▁coal - f ired , ▁cyl ind rical ▁water -