I've been looking for a suitable name for the battleship ordered from Ansaldo in 1901 but never delivered to the Argentinian navy. The model for this is the Italian pre-dreadnought battleship Regina Elena, which had a similar 12"" main armament, displacement and speed. so a good proxy for the Argentinian ship. After some convoluted navigation through the Argentine naval lists, I've found the ideal name, La Argentina, which was assigned to a school ship until 1900 and thus available from 1901 onward. Job's a good 'un!
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