Portuguese ironclad Vasco da Gama armored belt that was thick on either end and thick amidships. The main battery guns were protected by thick barbettes. "Vasco da Gama" was laid down at the Thames Iron Works shipyard in London, Britain in 1875, and was launched on 1 December 1876. The ship was completed in 1878. She served as part of the coastal defense force that protected Lisbon, the Portuguese capital, and the mouth of the river Tagus. On 26 June 1897, "Vasco da Gama" participated in the Fleet Review at Spithead celebrating Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. At the time, the ship was commanded by Captain
Avenida Vasco da Gama with 18 residential floors, Hotel Costa Verde (14) and according to the urbanization plan there are 10 high-rises (with at least 11 residential floors) in the avenue area alone, not counting buildings that almost meet the cut and those in nearby streets which rely on Vasco da Gama for transportation, such as Nova Póvoa tower, the tallest building of Póvoa de Varzim (accounted to have 28 residential floors and 30 floors above ground). The avenue is considered too cramped for the buildings it serves. Avenida Vasco da Gama Avenida Vasco da Gama is a street in the north central area