NRP Bartolomeu Dias (1934)

NRP Bartolomeu Dias was a sloop of the Portuguese Navy. The ship was the second of the Afonso de Albuquerque class, which also included the lead ship of the class, NRP Afonso de Albuquerque. These ships were classified, by the Portuguese Navy, as avisos coloniais de 1ª classe (colonial aviso 1st class) and were designed for colonial service in the Overseas territories of Portugal.

History
Portugal
NameNRP Bartolomeu Dias
NamesakeBartolomeu Dias
BuilderHawthorn-Leslie
Launched10 October 1934
FateHulked in 1965
General characteristics
Class and typeAfonso de Albuquerque-class sloop
Displacement
  • 1,811 tons standard,
  • 2,100 tons normal load,
  • 2,435 tons full load
Length99.6 m (326 ft 9 in)
Beam13.49 m (44 ft 3 in)
Draught3.81 m (12 ft 6 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 Parsons geared turbines; 4 Yarrow boilers, 8,000 shp (6,000 kW)
  • Oil fuel: 600 tons
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement191
Armament
  • 4 × 120 mm guns,
  • 2 × 76 mm guns,
  • 4 × 40 mm anti-aircraft guns,
  • 2 × throwers for depth charges,
  • Fitted to carry 40 naval mines
Aircraft carried1 (design, not carried in service)

Following the failed 1936 Naval Revolt, an investigation was opened into discipline aboard the ship.[1]

Citations

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  1. ^ "Portuguese Naval Revolt". The Advertiser. Adelaide, South Australia. 10 September 1936. Retrieved 12 July 2016.

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