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Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Piratini (ex-Destroyer)			John Ericsson, USA		1878	1879 // 10.1891	stricken 1901

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	165
Displacement full, t	259 (with water ballast)
Length, m	39.6
Breadth, m	5.18
Draught, m	2.70 / 3.35
No of shafts	1
Machinery	1 VSE, 1 locomotive boiler
Power, h. p.	1000
Max speed, kts	15 / 10
Fuel, t	coal
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armour, mm	iron; breastwork: 406
Armament	2 x 1 - 37/20 Hotchkiss, 1 Howell TT
Complement

Standard scale images

Project history

An armoured coast defence torpedo boat built as a speculation and named Destroyer. this vessel was purchased by Brazil and renamed Piratini in October 1891. She had an inclined breastwork across the deck to deflect projectiles, and was intended to have her freeboard reduced by flooding to make her less vulnerable in action. Her main armament was the unsuccessful Howell flywheel torpedo. She was of little practical use.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.