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PARAGUAYAN NAVY (PARAGUAY)

CONVERTED MERCHANT VESSELS

auxiliary river patrols of early XX century

100 - 1000 BRT:

P01 Capitán Cabral (ex-Triunfo, ex-Adolfo Riquelme) (1907, 206, 1-76/40, 1908 - in service 2019); Tacuari (1910, 150, 2-76/50, 2-76/40, 1910 - 1950s)

Project history: Patrols were converted from merchant tugs.

Modernizations: 1984, Capitán Cabral: was reconstructed with diesel (336hp, 8kts), armament consisted of 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 1, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90

Data as follows:

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

190

Length, m

30.0 pp 34.5 oa

Breadth, m

7.10

Draught, m

1.71

No of shafts

1

Machinery

1 Caterpillar 3408 diesel

Power, h. p.

335

Max speed, kts

8

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90

Electronic equipment Furuno radar

Complement

25

 

Naval service: No significant events.

Tacuari 1932

Capitán Cabral 1932

Capitán Cabral 2003

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