Tupi 1914
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Tupi | Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany | 1896 | 1897 | stricken 12.1915 | |||
| Timbira | Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany | 1896 | 1897 | disarmed 10.1917 |
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Displacement normal, t |
1014 |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
76.1 |
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Breadth, m |
9.37 |
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Draught, m |
3.12 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 VTE, cylindrical boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
7000 |
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Max speed, kts |
22.5 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 250 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
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Armour, mm |
steel; deck: 13, shields: 114, CT: 25 |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 120/37 SK L/40 C/91, 6 x 1 - 57/37 SK L/40 C/91, 2 x 1 - 37/37 SK L/40 C/91, 1 - 356 TT (bow), 2 x 1 - 356 TT |
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Complement |
110 |
Project history: Steel-hulled. They had a raised forecastle and a cut-away quarterdeck, and two well-spaced funnels and masts. The 12cm QF guns were mounted fore and aft and there was a fixed bow TT and two trainable tubes amidships. There was a prominent cowl between the funnels.
Ship protection: Machinery was protected by 13mm deck and 12cm guns by 114mm shields. CT had 25mm sides.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Tupi 1900
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