The Twice Sunk Aquidaban (1906)

Captain Pickings of the USS Charleston wrote to the Navy Department on February 8th, 1984: “The Aquidaban was sighted coming in, not flying the admiral’s flag. She was fired at by all the forts, and stood towards and anchored near the Tamandre, returning fire, but only occasionally, with her large guns. It was a remarkable sight to see this vessel come in before all the forts and batteries and seemingly without any injury at all. I hear from a good source that she was struck twice, but without material injury.” Ship Name: Aquidaban Year Built: 1885 Nationality: Brazil  Tonnage: 4950 Ship Type: Steel Hulled Steam Battleship  Year Wrecked: 1906   Location Wrecked: Port Jacarepagua, Brazil Reason for Wreck: Magazine Explosion  Lives Lost: 212 Sources:  https://www.jstor.org/stable/42884015?seq=6 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/87334494/8155411 https://news.hrvh.org/veridian/?a=d&d=idadbgfa19060201.1.7&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- https://newspaperarchive.com/columbia-herald-jan-26-1906-p-11/ https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1893/06/14/109701042.html?pageNumber=7 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1906/01/23/101334908.html?pageNumber=1 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1894/07/25/106868059.html?pageNumber=6 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1893/04/24/109698723.html?pageNumber=1 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1893/04/23/109698511.html?pageNumber=2 https://newspaperarchive.com/the-kaukauna-sun-jan-25-1906-p-4/ https://newspaperarchive.com/the-cleveland-leader-oct-08-1894-p-2/ https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1894/02/26/106095789.html?pageNumber=1 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1894/05/28/106906743.html?pageNumber=5 https://newspaperarchive.com/albury-banner-and-wodonga-express-jan-26-1906-p-24/ https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1926/july/cordite-aquidaban https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1895/10/21/102478121.html?pageNumber=5