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INFANTE D. MANUEL river gunboat (1904)
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Rio Minho 1933
Ships
| Names | Builders | Completed | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Infante D. Manuel, 1910- Rio Minho |
ER de Lisboa: Infante D. Manuel |
1904: Rio Minho |
None |
None |
late 1940s: Rio Minho |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 38 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 24.6 |
| Breadth, m | 4.00 |
| Draught, m | 0.60 |
| No of shafts | side wheels |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 1 boiler |
| Power, h. p. | 64 |
| Max speed, kts | 7.5 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 37/20 H(tr)37/23 |
| Complement | 8 |
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Rio Minho 1933
Project history
Wheeled gunboat, formally built for frontier service on river Minho, but actually used for fisheries protection and for other needs of local authorities. Nominal complement of this ship was 68(!) persons, but majority of them served ashore.
Modernizations
1920s: - 1 x 1 - 37/20; + 1 x 1 - 7.7/87.
Naval service
No significant events.
