Deodoro was
laid down by the French shipbuilding company
Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée in 1896,
Deodoro was completed in 1900, After the ship was handed over to Brazil, the ship left France
en route for Brazil, stopping along the way in the Spanish
Canary Islands. A nearby British warship, which was at that time engaged in the
Second Boer War, suspected the ship of being a
Boer-chartered
privateer heading south to interfere with British merchant ships plying along the coast of southern Africa. Although the Brazilians were able to convince the British of their identity, they steamed with lights off for the next night or two in an effort to avoid further confusion with any other warships.
Deodoro arrived in Brazil on 18 February 1900.
Deodoro saw its first action in 1904, when it shelled rebelling soldiers at the military school at . In 1912, the Brazilian Navy overhauled
Deodoro in Rio de Janeiro, fitting a new propulsion system and armament. In September and October 1913, the ship took part in a major naval exercise with the majority of the Brazilian fleet, which was observed by the country's president, naval minister, and other politicians. On 19 April 1924, Brazil sold the ship to the
Mexican Navy, where it was renamed
Anáhuac. The Brazilians used the money gained (eight thousand
contos) to purchase a submarine from Italy, . No further upgrades were made to
Anáhuac in its remaining service life, and the Mexican Navy
sold it for scrap in 1938. == See also ==