| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| América | CF15 | Tranmere Bay, Birkenhead, UK | 1904 | 1904 | preserved 1984 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
240 |
|
Displacement full, t |
|
|
Length, m |
40.5 |
|
Breadth, m |
5.94 |
|
Draught, m |
1.37 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 VTE, 2 boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
350 |
|
Max speed, kts |
14 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 42 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
|
Armament |
4 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 2 x 1 - 7.7/94 |
|
Complement |
26 |
Project history: Gunboat was many times rearmed and served 80 years. Steel hull.
Modernizations: 1930s: boilers were converted to oil burning; - 1 x 1 - 47/40; + 2 x 1 - 65/50 Schneider, 2 x 1 - 20/60 Madsen?
1960s: - 2 x 1 - 65/50, 3 x 1 - 47/40, 2 x 1 - 20/60; + 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4
Naval service: In 1984 América was stricken and preserved as museum in Iquitos.
América 1935
América after WWII
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