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JAVARI submarine chasers

Javari 1943

 

Name No Builder Laid down Launched Comm Fate
Jutaí (ex-SC762)   W. A. Robinson, Ipswich, USA 3/1942 14/9/1942 10/1942 // 12/1942 discarded 1951
Javari (ex-SC763)   W. A. Robinson, Ipswich, USA 3/1942 25/9/1942 10/1942 // 12/1942 discarded 1951
Juruá (ex-SC764)   W. A. Robinson, Ipswich, USA 4/1942 12/10/1942 10/1942 // 12/1942 discarded 1951
Jaguarão (ex-SC765)   W. A. Robinson, Ipswich, USA 4/1942 12/11/1942 12/1942 // 2/1943 discarded 1951
Juruena (ex-SC766)   W. A. Robinson, Ipswich, USA 4/1942 27/10/1942 11/1942 // 12/1942 discarded 1951
Jaguaribe (ex-SC767)   W. A. Robinson, Ipswich, USA 4/1942 7/12/1942 1/1943 // 2/1943 discarded 1951
Jacuí (ex-SC1288)   W. A. Robinson, Ipswich, USA 7/1942 24/12/1942 2/1943 // 5/1943 discarded 1951
Jundiaí (ex-SC1289)   W. A. Robinson, Ipswich, USA 8/1942 8/2/1943 3/1943 // 4/1943 discarded 1951

 

Displacement standard, t

98

Displacement full, t

117

Length, m

32.8 wl 33.8 oa

Breadth, m

5.18

Draught, m

1.88 full load

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 General Motors diesels

Power, h. p.

1000 or 2400

Max speed, kts

16 or 21

Fuel, t

diesel oil 18
Endurance, nm (kts) 1500 (12)

Armament

1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 10/17/20/21, 3 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 2 x 4 - 178 Mousetrap DCT, 2 DCT, 1 DCR (34)

Sensors

SF or SO or SU or SCR-517A or SW-1C radar, QC sonar

Complement 27

   

Ship project history: American 110ft type submarine chasers, transferred to Brazil right after commission. Hull numbers were CS51-58 (after war end changed to J51-58).

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: Jaguarão 5/5/1944 was erroneously attacked by American dirigible balloon K132, having received small damages. In 1945 Juruá, Juruena, Jutaí, Javari and Jaguarão were transferred to survey service.

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