ARA Pueyrredón was one of four Giuseppe Garibaldi-class armored cruisers purchased by the Argentine Navy from Italy in the 1890s.

The engines were designed for a maximum output of 13,000 indicated horsepower (9,700 kW) and a speed of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph).

[2] The ten 40-caliber quick-firing (QF) 6-inch (152 mm) guns that comprised her secondary armament were arranged in casemates amidships on the main deck.

Between the main gun barbettes it covered the entire side of the ship up to the level of the upper deck.

[2] The ship was launched on 27 July 1898 and served the Argentine Navy until she was stricken on 2 August 1954.