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Paraguassú 1940

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Paraguassú (ex-Vitoria, ex-Espiritu Santo, ex-Maranhão)	P3, 1960- U16		Arsenal de Marinha, Ilha das Cobras, Rio de Janeiro	7/1890	28.12.1938	5/1940	stricken 1972

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	430
Displacement full, t	600
Length, m	44.7
Breadth, m	10.6
Draught, m	1.52
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 VTE, 2 3-drum boilers
Power, h. p.	1100
Max speed, kts	13
Fuel, t	oil 40
Endurance, nm(kts)	2000(8)
Armour, mm	belt: 19, deck: 13
Armament	1 x 1 - 120/50 EOC CC, 2 x 1 - 47/40 3pdr Hotchkiss
Complement	71

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Project history

Some kind of the world record-holder of "long-term building": building of this ship lasted 50 years! She was laid down in 1890 as Maranhao, second monitor of Pernambuco class. In 1900s building was suspended, and re-commenced only in late twenties. 11.6.1931 ship was launched under name Vitoria, but then it has been decided to complete her under changed project. Hull was again lifted on a shipway, cut along a centre line, having increased breadth by 3.3m; armour protection was cardinally moderated, armament was completely changed, and turret was refused in favour of deck shielded mounts, only machinery remained unchanged. Monitor was repeatedly launched 28.12.1938 already under new name Paraguassu.

Ship protection

Hull had bullet-proof protection.

Modernizations

1942-1945: + 2 x 1 - 87/13 howitzer, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4

1960: - 1 x 1 - 120/50, 2 x 1 - 87/13; + 1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 22, 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4

Naval service

No significant events.