The Imperial Marinheiro class is a class of corvettes of the Brazilian Navy, consisting of ten vessels.[1]
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Imperial Marinheiro-class corvette
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Class overview |
Builders | See table |
Operators | |
Preceded by | Carioca-class |
Succeeded by | Inhaúma-class |
Built | 1955 |
Completed | 10 |
Active | 1 |
Lost | 1 |
Preserved | 2 |
General characteristics |
Type | Corvette |
Displacement |
- 911 t (897 long tons; 1,004 short tons) (standard)
- 1,025 t (1,009 long tons; 1,130 short tons) (full load)
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Length | 55.72 m (182 ft 10 in) |
Beam | 9.55 m (31 ft 4 in) |
Draft | 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) |
Installed power | 1,080 hp (810 kW) |
Propulsion | 2 Sulzer 6TD36 diesel engines, 6 cylinders each, directly coupled to 2 shafts with fixed pitch propellers |
Speed | 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Range | 15,000 nm (1.5×10−8 km; 9.3×10−9 mi) |
Crew | 64, including 6 officers |
Armament |
- 1 x 76.5 mm (3.01 in) Mk 25 cal. 50 cannon
- 4 x 20 mm (0.787 in) Oerlikon
- Mk 10 cal. 70 single mount machine guns
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