Gastão Moutinho 1995
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| Gastão Moutinho (ex-Skylark) | A10 | Charleston SB & DD, USA | 23.7.1945 | 19.3.1946 | 19.7.1946 // 1991 | stricken 9.1996 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
1780 |
|
Displacement full, t |
2140 |
|
Length, m |
59.4 wl 62.5 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
12.0 |
|
Draught, m |
4.72 |
|
No of shafts |
1 |
|
Machinery |
4 General Motors 12-278A diesel-generators, 1 electric motor |
|
Power, h. p. |
3000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
14.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 301 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
15000(8) |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10 |
|
Electronic equipment |
radar |
| Complement |
85 |
Project history: Former USN submarine rescue ship, transferred to Brazil in 1973 as diving tender, survey ship and submarine rescue ship. In 1990-1991 she was converted to support ship for mine countermeasures vessels, with most salvage equipment deleted and spare cables, cutters, swweep gear and fuel for transfer instead.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Gastão Moutinho 1975
© Ivan Gogin, 2018