Río Negro 1939
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Paysandú | A1, 1950s- PR1 | CNR, Ancona, Italy | 1935 | 2.1936 | stricken 7.1963 | ||
Salto | A2, 1950s- PR2, 1970s- GS24, 1976- 14 | CNR, Ancona, Italy | 1935 | 2.1936 | stricken 3.1999 | ||
Río Negro | A3, 1950s- PR3 | CNR, Ancona, Italy | 1935 | 2.1936 | stricken 11.1969 |
Displacement standard, t |
150 |
Displacement full, t |
180 |
Length, m |
41.9 |
Breadth, m |
5.80 |
Draught, m |
1.65 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 Germania diesels |
Power, h. p. |
1000 |
Max speed, kts |
17 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 18 |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
4000(10) |
Armament |
as designed and Paysandú as commissioned: 2 x 1 - 76/40 Ansaldo 1917, 2 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 2 x 1 - 6.5/80 Río Negro as commissioned: 1 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 1 x 1 - 6.5/80 Salto as commissioned: 2 x 1 - 20/65 Breda, 1 x 1 - 6.5/80 |
Complement |
51 |
Project history: Shallow-draught patrols for coastal and riverine service. They were built in Italy, the Uruguayan flag on all three was raised 10.9.1935, all arrived to Montevideo 9.2.1936. In practice armament varied.
Modernizations: by 1937, all: were armed with 2 x 1 - 76/40 Ansaldo 1917, 2 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 2 x 1 - 6.5/80
late 1960s, Salto: was armed with 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, radar
Naval service: Salto served more than 63 years.
Paysandú 1936 without armament
Río Negro 1939
Salto 1971
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