similar Beira 1940
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Zaire (ex-Goa) | ER de Lisboa | 26/2/1925 | 1925 | discarded 1960 | ||
| Damao | ER de Lisboa | 1927 | 1927 | discarded 1945 | ||
| Diu | ER de Lisboa | 10/1929 | 1929 | discarded 1970 |
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Displacement standard, t |
397 |
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Displacement full, t |
492 |
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Length, m |
45.0 |
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Breadth, m |
8.30 |
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Draught, m |
2.10 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
VTE, 2 Yarrow boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
700 |
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Max speed, kts |
13 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 85 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3200(9) |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 76/40 Armstrong QF, 2 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss |
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Complement |
67 |
Ship project history: Small colonial gunboats. Damao and Diu had ram stem.
Modernizations: 1943-1944, Zaire: - 2 x 1 - 47/40; + 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 2 DCT
Naval service: No significant events.
Zaire 1933
Zaire 1953
© Ivan Gogin, 2011