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
Associação Desportiva Vasco da Gama twice in the Série C. The club's name and team colors are adopted from the more famous Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama. Associação Desportiva Vasco da Gama was founded on June 28, 1952. They won the Campeonato Acriano in 1965, 1999 and 2001. The club participated in the Série C in 1995 and in 1999. Vasco plays its home games at Estádio José de Melo. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people. Associação Desportiva Vasco da Gama Associação Desportiva Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco da Gama is a Brazilian football team which is situated in the