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PARAGUASSÚ river monitor (1940)


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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, t600
Length, m44.7
Breadth, m10.6
Draught, m1.52
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, mmbelt: 19, deck: 13
Armament

1 x 1 - 120/50 EOC CC, 2 x 1 - 47/40 3pdr Hotchkiss

Complement71


Standard scale images


<i>Paraguassú </i>1965
Paraguassú 1965
<i>Paraguassú </i>1940
Paraguassú 1940


Graphics


<i>Paraguassú</i> 1940
Paraguassú 1940


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.