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PRIMEIRO DE MARÇO screw sloop (1881)
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Primeiro de Março
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primeiro de Março | Arsenal de Marinha, Rio de Janeiro | 7.10.1881 | 1881 | TS 1904, stricken 1905 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 750 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 50.8 pp |
| Breadth, m | 8.43 |
| Draught, m | 3.48 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 HC |
| Power, h. p. | 750 |
| Max speed, kts | 8.5 |
| Fuel, t | coal 84 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 7 x 1 - 127/24 Whitworth 70pdr MLR |
| Complement | 142 |
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Primeiro de Março
Project history
Barque-rigged and with one funnel, this vessel was a smaller, composite version of Trajano.
Modernizations
1904: armament consisted of 4 x 1 - 57/40 Hotchkiss, 2 x 1 - 37/20 Hotchkiss
Naval service
She was later reclassified as a second class cruiser and in 1904 reconstructed as TS.
