t ube ▁bo ilers . ▁The ▁bo ilers ▁were ▁split ▁into ▁four ▁separate , ▁wat ert ight ▁bo iler ▁rooms , ▁and ▁both ▁of ▁the ▁steam ▁engines ▁were ▁in ▁individual ▁engine ▁rooms . ▁The ▁engines ▁were ▁r ated ▁at ▁ ▁and ▁produced ▁a ▁top ▁speed ▁of ▁. ▁Al mir ante ▁Brown ▁had ▁the ▁capacity ▁to ▁store ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁of ▁coal ▁for ▁the ▁bo ilers . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁her ▁steam ▁engines , ▁Al mir ante ▁Brown ▁was ▁fitted ▁with ▁a ▁sail ing ▁rig ▁for ▁auxili ary ▁cru ising . ▁The ▁sail ▁plan ▁had ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁Arm ament ▁and ▁arm or ▁ ▁Al mir ante ▁Brown ▁was ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁a ▁main ▁battery ▁of ▁eight ▁ ▁B LR ▁Arm strong ▁guns , ▁all ▁mounted ▁individually ▁in ▁cas em ates . ▁Six ▁were ▁in ▁a ▁central ▁battery , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁bow ▁and ▁stern . ▁These ▁b ree ch - loading ▁guns ▁were ▁a ▁new ▁development , ▁which ▁rendered ▁Al mir ante ▁Brown ▁a ▁significantly ▁more ▁powerful ▁vessel ▁than ▁even ▁those ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁completed ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁earlier . ▁She ▁also ▁carried ▁six ▁ ▁guns , ▁also ▁in ▁single ▁mount s , ▁all ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁deck . ▁Four ▁were ▁mounted ▁forward , ▁and ▁two ▁were ▁located ▁a ft , ▁on ▁either ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 - inch ▁stern - chas er . ▁Close - range ▁defense ▁against ▁small ▁craft ▁was ▁provided ▁by ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁ 9 - p ound er ▁guns ▁and ▁a