An item dated London, England 22nd reported that while near Rio de Janeiro the powder magazine of the Brazilian battleship Aquidabar (1)exploded and sunk within 3 minutes. Among the 300 men killed were her commanding officer and 4 rear admirals who accompanied the minister of navy during his inspection journey.
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1. Laid down on 18 June 1883 and launched on 17 January 1885 at the British shipyard of Samuda Brothers. On 16 April 1894 sunk after she was torpedoed and two months later salvaged and repaired was she renamed Vinte Quatro de Mayo, in 1897-1898 was she at the German shipyard Vulcan, Stettin and the British Elswick yard rebuilt and rearmed. In 1900 retained she her original name but was again sunk on 22 January 1906 when a powder room exploded.
