Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Limpopo | Thames Iron Works, Blackwall, UK | 1890 | 1890 | discarded 1943 |
Displacement normal, t |
288 |
Displacement full, t |
|
Length, m |
37.8 |
Breadth, m |
6.40 |
Draught, m |
2.00 |
No of shafts |
1 |
Machinery |
1 VC, 1 boiler |
Power, h. p. |
520 |
Max speed, kts |
11.3 |
Fuel, t |
coal |
Endurance, nm(kts) | |
Armament |
1 x 1 - 65/40 H(tr)65/43 |
Complement |
42 |
Project history: Colonial gunboat intended for service on Limpopo river in Africa. Iron hulled.
Modernizations: 1900s: - 1 x 1 - 65/40; + 2 x 1 - 47/40 H(tr)47/43
1920s: - 2 x 1 - 47/40; + 3 x 1 - 57/40 H(tr)57/43
Naval service: No significant events.
Limpopo 1932
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