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TAMPICO gunboats (1902)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampico | Elizabethport, USA | 1902 | 1902 | sunk 16.7.1914 | |||
| Vera Cruz | Elizabethport, USA | 1902 | 1902 | stricken 1924 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 980 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 61.0 pp |
| Breadth, m | 10.1 |
| Draught, m | 3.35 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, Mosher boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 2400 |
| Max speed, kts | 16 |
| Fuel, t | coal 170 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 2 x 1 - 102/40 Bethlehem, 6 x 1 - 57/40 Driggs-Schroeder, 1 - 356 TT (bow) |
| Military load | 200 troops |
| Complement | 98 |
Standard scale images
Tampico 1914
Project history
Steel-hulled gunboats with ram bow, two masts, one funnel and raised forecastle and poop. 102mm guns were fore and aft, 2 57mm guns were in casemates abreast the bridge, other four in sponsons amidships.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Tampico was sunk by Mexican cruiser-transport Vincente Guerrero 16.7.1914.
