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CARVALHO ARAUJO sloop (1915/1920)
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Carvalho Araujo 1933
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carvalho Araujo (ex-Jonquil) | Connell, Scotstoun, UK | 1915 | 12.5.1915 | 6.1915 // 5.1920 | survey vessel 1937 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 1200 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1275 |
| Length, m | 76.2 pp 80.0 oa |
| Breadth, m | 10.1 |
| Draught, m | 3.40 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 2 cylindrical boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 1800 |
| Max speed, kts | 16.5 |
| Fuel, t | coal 375 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 5000(15) |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk IV, 2 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr 12cwt QF Mk I/II, 4 x 1 - 47/40 3pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, 2 DCT |
| Complement | 137 |
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Carvalho Araujo 1933
Project history
Former British Flower class sloop built in days of WWI, bought by Portugal in 1920 and rearmed. Rated as 2nd class aviso.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Charvalho Araujo in 1937 was converted to survey vessel and served till 1959.
