ctions ▁in ▁the ▁revolution ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁Al mir ante ▁Brown ▁went ▁into ▁dry ▁dock ▁at ▁the ▁La ▁Se y ne ▁ship yard ▁in ▁Toul on ▁for ▁modern ization . ▁Her ▁main ▁battery ▁guns ▁were ▁replaced ▁with ▁ten ▁▁ 5 0 - cal iber ▁quick - f iring ▁Can et ▁guns ; ▁six ▁replaced ▁the ▁guns ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁battery , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁four ▁were ▁mounted ▁in ▁pairs ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁bow ▁and ▁stern ▁guns . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁old ▁ 4 . 7 - inch ▁guns ▁were ▁replaced ▁with ▁new ▁quick - f iring ▁models . ▁Her ▁crew ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁ 3 8 0 ▁officers ▁and ▁men . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁Al mir ante ▁Brown ▁had ▁been ▁reduced ▁to ▁a ▁coast al ▁defense ▁and ▁training ▁ship , ▁having ▁long ▁since ▁been ▁rendered ▁ob sole te ▁by ▁the ▁dread n ought ▁batt les hips ▁Mor eno ▁and ▁Riv ad avia . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁crew men ▁from ▁Al mir ante ▁Brown ▁row ed ▁ash ore ▁to ▁defeat ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁about ▁ 2 5 0 ▁brig ands ▁based ▁in ▁M ata ▁T ap era . ▁The ▁ship ▁remained ▁in ▁service ▁until ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁Al mir ante ▁Brown ▁was ▁str icken ▁from ▁the ▁naval ▁register ▁and ▁subsequently