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|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption= |type= [[Unprotected cruiser]] |displacement={{convert|1729|LT|MT}} |length={{convert|73.8|m|ft|abbr=on}} |beam={{convert|10.7|m|ft|abbr=on}} |draft={{convert|6.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} |propulsion=4 VTE cylindrical boilers |speed={{convert|18|kn|lk=in}} |range={{convert|4600|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|10|kn}} |complement=237 officers and men |armament=*2 × {{convert|150|mm|in|0|abbr=on}} [[Krupp]] guns<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pinto |first1=José |title=Cruzador Adamastor |url=http://www.portugalgrandeguerra.defesa.pt/Documents/Cruzador%20Adamastor.pdf |website=COMISSÃO COORDENADORA DA EVOCAÇÃO DO CENTENÁRIO DA I GUERRA MUNDIAL |access-date=2018-10-23}}</ref> *4 × [[10.5 cm SK L/40 naval gun|{{convert|105|mm|in|0|abbr=on}}]] [[Krupp]] guns *2 × [[QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss|{{convert|47|mm|in|0|abbr=on}}]] [[Hotchkiss gun]]s *2 machine guns *3 [[torpedo tube]]s |armor=*[[Deck (ship)|Deck]]: {{convert|30|mm|abbr=on}} *[[Conning tower]]: {{convert|65|mm|abbr=on}} }} }}
'''NRP ''Adamastor''''' was a small [[unprotected cruiser]] of the [[Portuguese Navy]] that was [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] in 1896 and remained active until being [[Ship decommissioning|decommissioned]] in 1933, being the only ship of its class. The vessel played an important role in the [[5 October 1910 revolution]] in the [[Kingdom of Portugal]], which saw the fall of the [[List of Portuguese monarchs|monarchy]], and later took part in actions in [[Portuguese Guinea|Portuguese Africa]] during [[World War I]].
==Technical details== ===General characteristics=== The cruiser was built in [[Livorno]], [[Italy]]. The technical details of the ship were discussed in an 1898 issue of the supplement for the ''Scientific American'' magazine. It had a length of {{convert|73.8|m|ftin|sp=us}}, [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] height of {{convert|10.7|m|ftin|sp=us}}, and depth of {{convert|6.5|m|ftin|sp=us}}. The hull of ''Adamastor'' was made of steel and the lower [[Deck (ship)|decks]] had watertight compartments. Two electrical ventilators were provided to ventilate the ship in hot climates. The ship had a total crew of 237 officers and [[Naval rating|ratings]]. The quarterdeck included the captain's chambers, while the officer accommodations were located aft below the main deck. The top forecastle was occupied by the quarters of the petty officers and sailors.<ref name="sa">[[#ScientificAmerican1898|''Scientific American'']] (''The Portuguese Cruiser "ADAMASTOR"''), p. 1472</ref><ref name="conway">[[#Gardiner1979|Gardiner (1979)]], p. 382</ref>
===Armament=== ''Adamastor''{{'}}s armament included two 150 mm and four [[10.5 cm SK L/40 naval gun|105 mm Krupp naval guns]] on the main deck, along with two [[QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss|47 mm Hotchkiss guns]] on the [[Bridge (nautical)|bridge]], and [[QF 6 pounder Nordenfelt|Nordenfelt machine guns]]. The ship also possessed three [[torpedo tube]]s.<ref name="sa" /><ref name="conway" />
===Propulsion=== The ship was powered by either two or four cylindrical engines that were placed in separate watertight compartments and were rated at {{convert|4,000|hp|kW|lk=in|0}}. Around 400 tons of coal were kept aboard ''Adamastor''.<ref name="sa" />
==Operational history== The ship had originally been built with money from public subscription in order to restore Portugal's honor after being humiliated by [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]] in 1890, being prevented from making a land route from its two colonies of [[Portuguese Angola|Angola]] and [[Portuguese Mozambique|Mozambique]].<ref name="love">[[#Love2012|Love (2012)]], p. 26–27</ref> It was [[Keel laying|laid down]] in January 1895 and [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] in July 1896, before being completed in August 1897.
In 1897 the ship was deployed to the [[Morocco|Moroccan]] coast, along the with ironclad ''[[Portuguese ironclad Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]]'' and Spanish ships, to hunt [[Piracy|pirates]]. The Portuguese light cruiser ran aground on a rock in [[Hong Kong]] in 1906. The rock and the channel where the rock is located at later named after the cruiser as [[Adamasta Rock]] and [[Adamasta Channel]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-07-25 |title=Out and about |url=https://www.scmp.com/article/720534/out-and-about |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref> Around 1908 she visited [[Portuguese Timor]] and stopped in the [[Dutch East Indies]].<ref>[http://warshipsresearch.blogspot.com/2011/09/portuguese-unprotected-cruiser.html The Portuguese unprotected cruiser Adamastor 1896-1933 in Dutch newspapers]. Warship Research. Published 13 September 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2017.</ref>
When the [[5 October 1910 revolution]] broke out in [[Lisbon]], the [[Portuguese Navy]] would play an important role, in particular the crew of the ''Adamastor'' who rose up simultaneously as a revolt begin in the capital. Among the supporters of the revolution were the crew of three cruisers, including ''Adamastor'', which helped to bomb the [[Necessidades Palace]] of the [[List of monarchs of Portugal|King of Portugal]] along with the cruiser ''São Rafael''.<ref name="love" /> Thus the cruiser would become a symbol of the revolution.<ref>[[#Love2012|Love (2012)]], p. 80</ref>
During [[World War I]], Portugal took part in fighting against [[Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck]]'s troops during the campaign in eastern Africa. In 1917, [[German Empire|German]] forces entered Portuguese Mozambique. Although they defeated the Portuguese and British land forces, ''Adamastor'' and another cruiser were sent to the important port of [[Quelimane]], at which point the Germans decided not to attack the city.<ref>[http://www.arqnet.pt/portal/portugal/grandeguerra/pgm_mocam04.html A GUERRA EM MOÇAMBIQUE]. {{in lang|pt}}. Retrieved 22 July 2017.</ref>
''Adamastor'' [[Ship grounding|ran aground]] in October 1929,<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Casualty reports |date=7 October 1929 |page=21 |issue=45327 |column=E }}</ref> but was refloated and returned to service<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Casualty reports |date=8 October 1929 |page=26 |issue=45328 |column=G }}</ref> before being [[Ship decommissioning|decommissioned]] in 1933.
==Notes== {{reflist|30em}}
==Books== {{commons category|position=right|Adamastor (ship, 1896)}} * {{cite book|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|year=1979|location=London|ref=Gardiner1979|last1=Gardiner|first1=Robert|isbn=0851771335}} * {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nmitHUj4EB4C&q=adamastor&pg=PA26|title=The Revolt of the Whip|publisher=Stanford University Press|year=2012|ref=Love2012|last1=Love|first1=Joseph|isbn=978-0804781091}} * {{cite book |title=Scientific American: Supplement, Volume 45 |publisher=Munn and Company |year=1898 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_Rl5CtcOcJoC&q=cruiser+adamastor&pg=PA18472 |ref=ScientificAmerican1898 }}
== External links == * {{cite web|title=Cruzador Adamastor|url=http://ccm.marinha.pt/pt/museumarinha_web/colecoes_web/pecasemdestaque_web/Paginas/cruzadoradamastor.aspx|website=[[Navy Museum (Portugal)|Museu de Marinha]] (Navy Museum)|publisher=Comissão Cultural da Marinha|access-date=21 November 2017|language=pt}}
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