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
CR Vasco da Gama Vasco also have a huge support in Distrito Federal. Vasco da Gama have many celebrity supporters, including (journalist – TV Globo), Rodrigo Santoro (actor), (actor), Marcos Palmeira (actor), Juliana Paes (actress), (actor), Paulinho da Viola (singer), Roberto Carlos (singer), Erasmo Carlos (singer), Martinho da Vila (singer), Fernanda Abreu (singer), (model), (model), Sergio Cabral Filho (Rio de Janeiro State former governor), Eduardo Paes (Rio de Janeiro mayor), Nelson Piquet (Formula 1 former champion), amongst others. Vasco da Gama's "torcidas organizadas" have a strong friendship with "torcidas organizadas" of Atlético Mineiro, Palmeiras, Grêmio and Bahia. This alliance, having the 25 year friendship