São Gabriel 1914
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| São Gabriel | Normand, Le Havre, France | 7/5/1898 | 1899 | discarded 1924 | ||
| São Rafael | Normand, Le Havre, France | 5/7/1898 | 1899 | wrecked 10/1911 |
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Displacement normal, t |
1771 |
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Displacement full, t |
|
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Length, m |
73.8 pp |
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Breadth, m |
10.8 |
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Draught, m |
4.34 max |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
VTE, 4 Normand-Sigaudy boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
4000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
17.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 300 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armour, mm | deck: 20, CT: 60 |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 150/45 Krupp C/99, 4 x 1 - 120/45 Armstrong, 8 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 2 x 1 - 37/20 Hotchkiss, 1 - 356 TT (bow) |
|
Complement |
242 |
Ship project history: Small cruisers for colonial service, actually seaworthy gunboats. In 1918 São Gabriel could make no more than 15kts.
Ship protection: 20mm main deck protected machinery. CT had 60mm sides.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Saõ Raphael wrecked in October, 1911.
São Gabriel
© Ivan Gogin, 2011