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
2012 CR Vasco da Gama season Lima (which began to hit it towards objects in Vasco da Gama players). On 7 April, in the second "Clássico dos Milhões" in this season, Vasco da Gama, shorn of many of its key players, lost 2-1 to Flamengo. Vágner Love, after bid claim that there was a lack in Rodolfo, and ended up kicked, getting Fernando Prass by surprise, you just hitting the feet of Deivid, who opened the scoring. In the second half, Vasco da Gama equalized: Alecsandro kicked, the ball away, Welinton, Felipe and Marcos González staged a slapstick scene, leaving the ball into the area for