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Tupi 1900

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Tupi			Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany		1896	1897	stricken 12.1915
Timbira			Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany		1896	1897	disarmed 10.1917

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	1014
Displacement full, t
Length, m	76.1
Breadth, m	9.37
Draught, m	3.12
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 VTE, cylindrical boilers
Power, h. p.	7000
Max speed, kts	22.5
Fuel, t	coal 250
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armour, mm	steel; deck: 13, shields: 114, CT: 25
Armament	2 x 1 - 120/37 SK L/40 C/91, 6 x 1 - 57/37 SK L/40 C/91, 2 x 1 - 37/37 SK L/40 C/91, 1 - 356 TT (bow), 2 x 1 - 356 TT
Complement	110

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Project history

Steel-hulled. They had a raised forecastle and a cut-away quarterdeck, and two well-spaced funnels and masts. The 12cm QF guns were mounted fore and aft and there was a fixed bow TT and two trainable tubes amidships. There was a prominent cowl between the funnels.

Ship protection

Machinery was protected by 13mm deck and 12cm guns by 114mm shields. CT had 25mm sides.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.