NS Lt Gen Dimo Hamaambo
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NS Lt Gen Dimo Hamaambo (C11) was an Imperial Marinheiro-class corvette of the Namibian Navy. Originally built for the Brazilian Navy it was known as Purus in Brazilian service. Purus was part of ten ships of the class ordered by the Brazilian Navy in 1953. Purus was laid down on 20 November 1953, launched on 6 November 1954, and commissioned on 4 July 1955.
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Cv Caboclo sistership of the Dimo Hamaambo | |
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Namibia | |
Name | NS Lt Gen Dimo Hamaambo |
Namesake | Dimo Hamaambo |
Operator | Namibian Navy |
Builder | Bodewes Scheepswerf |
Launched | 6 November 1954 |
Commissioned | 4 July 1955 |
Recommissioned | 25 June 2004 |
Decommissioned | 12 August 2012 |
Fate | Scrapped 2012 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Imperial Marinheiro-class corvette |
Displacement | 911 tons standard, 1,025 tons full load |
Length | 55.72 m (182.8 ft) |
Beam | 9.55 m (31.3 ft) |
Draught | 3.6 m (12 ft) |
Ice class | 1A |
Propulsion | 2 Sulzer 6TD36 1,080 hp |
Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Range | 19,000 nmi (35,000 km; 22,000 mi) |
Crew | 64 |
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