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Humaitá 1932

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Paraguay (ex-Capitán Cabral)	C1		Odero, Sestri Ponente, Italy	4.1929	22.6.1930	1.1931	in service (2019)
Humaitá (ex-Comodoro Meza)	C2		Odero, Sestri Ponente, Italy	4.1929	16.4.1930	2.1931	preserved 2001

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	745
Displacement full, t	835
Length, m	70.2 pp 71.2 oa
Breadth, m	10.7
Draught, m	2.86
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 sets Parsons geared turbines, 2 Thornycroft boilers
Power, h. p.	3800
Max speed, kts	17
Fuel, t	oil 170
Endurance, nm(kts)	1700(16)
Armour, mm	belt: 13, deck: 8, turrets: 10, CT: 19
Armament	2 x 2 - 120/50 Ansaldo 1926, 3 x 1 - 76/40 Ansaldo 1917, 2 x 1 - 40/39 Vickers-Terni 1917, 6 mines
Complement	86

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Project history

21.11.1927 in the time of next aggravation of relations with Bolivia, parliament of Paraguay approved building of two gunboats. A number of shipbuilders from the Great Britain, France, Italy and Denmark participated in competition, winner was Odero, and 26.9.1929 the contract in cost of 1.25 million $ was signed. Both ships were laid down 21.4.1929 as Comodoro Meza and Capitán Cabral, 30.7.1930 renamed Paraguay and Humaitá. They passed across Atlantic and arrived to Asuncion 5.5.1931. Ships had atypical for river ships hull structure with forecastle. All artillery and fire control system were made by Odero-Terni. Ships could carry 6 Vickers Mk ll mines or up to 900 soldiers. At rated 3800hp power ships reached on trials 18.5kts at 4100hp.

Ship protection

Only bullet-proof protection.

Modernizations

1975, Paraguay: + 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, radar

2000, Humaitá: was re-armed with 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 1.2, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4

Naval service

Humaitá was stricken 6.9.2000 and preserved at Asuncion as museum; Paraguay remains to be in service.