Brazilian cruiser República

In April 1893, República participated in the first Naval Review of Hampton Roads, in the United States, alongside the battleship Aquidabã and the cruiser Tiradentes. Later that year, during the Naval Revolt, it played an important role in actions such as the bombing of the Santa Cruz Fortress and the retaking of the city of Desterro (today Florianópolis). Under the command of Frigate Captain Álvaro Belfor, it captured the rebel steamship Jupiter. In 1894, it sank the gunboat Cananéia and its name was temporarily changed to Quinze de Novembro.^[1][2]

The ship regained its original name in 1895. The following year, it was part of a Naval Division under the command of Rear Admiral Júlio de Noronha, together with the battleship Aquidabã and the cruiser Tiradentes, representing Brazil in a Naval Review led by U.S. president Grover Cleveland during the World's Columbian Exposition.^[1]

Between 1901 and 1902, República underwent modernization in the Casa Laje workshops, on Viana Island, with changes to its rigs. In 1908, it was updated again by the same shipyard. In 1910, it was incorporated into the Amazonas Flotilla, and, in 1913, it underwent repairs at the Guanabara Dike, at the Rio de Janeiro Navy Arsenal, including scraping and painting the hull. During this period, it remained docked in Rio de Janeiro, without carrying out missions. In 1914, it continued under maintenance until the end of the year.^[1]

In September 1915, República was reincorporated into the Amazonas Flotilla through Notice No. 3,381. In 1920, after the Disarmament Exhibition, it formally ended its military career. However, in 1922, the ship performed a last prominent mission by supporting the historic crossing of the Atlantic carried out by Portuguese aviators Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral, positioning itself close to the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago.^[1]

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