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
Vasco da Gama (crater) and just to its southwest is Vasco da Gama T. Near the northeastern rim is Vasco da Gama B. There is a low central massif near the midpoint of the interior. The interior floor of satellite crater Vasco da Gama R contains a system of rilles designated the Rimae Vasco da Gama. By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Vasco da Gama. Vasco da Gama (crater) Vasco da Gama is a lunar impact crater that is located near the western limb of the