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GUANABARA screw corvette (1879)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guanabara, later- Paysandú | Arsenal de Marinha, Rio de Janeiro | 16.8.1874 | 18.3.1878 | 1.2.1879 | discarded 1905 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 61.0 pp |
| Breadth, m | 12.6 |
| Draught, m | 5.41 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 HSE, rectangular boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 3000 |
| Max speed, kts | 13 |
| Fuel, t | coal 394 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 9 x 1 - 127/24 Whitworth 70pdr MLR, 2 x 1 - 76/23 9pdr MLR, 1 spar torpedo |
| Complement | 287 |
Project history
Wooden-hulled, fully rigged corvette. She had a raised forecastle and poop and one funnel.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
