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TÉTE river gunboat (1920)
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Téte 1933
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Téte | 1956- P371 | Yarrow, Scotstoun, UK // Chinde | 1918 // 1920 | 1920 | discarded 1975 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 100 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | ~130 |
| Length, m | 23.4 |
| Breadth, m | 6.10 |
| Draught, m | 0.70 |
| No of shafts | stern wheel |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 1 Yarrow boiler |
| Power, h. p. | 70 |
| Max speed, kts | 8 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 47/40 H(tr)47/43, 2 x 1 - 7.7/80 |
| Complement | ~20 |
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Téte 1933
Project history
River stern-wheeled gunboat with steel hull for service on Zambesi. She was built in Britain and assembled from sections and launched at Chinde (Mozambique) in 1920.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Téte was stricken only in 1975, after granting independence to Mozambique.
