Portuguese gunboat Diu
_(1889-1913)_em_1910.jpg) The Diu in Lourenço Marques, nowadays Maputo, in 1912. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Diu |
| Builder | Portuguese Navy |
| Laid down | 6 June 1887 |
| Launched | 27 August 1899 |
| Decommissioned | 1913 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Gunboat |
| Displacement | 706 tons |
| Length | 43 m |
| Beam | 8.4 m |
| Installed power | 700 h.p |
| Armament | 6 guns |
Diu was a Beira-class Portuguese steam and sail gunboat in service with the Portuguese Navy between 1889 and 1913. It displaced 706 tons when loaded, had 6 guns, and a 700hp engine.[1] It was laid down on the 6 of June 1887 at Arsenal da Marinha in Lisbon and launched on the 27 of August 1899 before a crowd that included the minister of the navy Ressano Garcia and Crown prince Dom Afonso.[2]
It was 43 meters long, 8,40m beam, a draft of 5,60m, and weighted 640 tons.[2] It was built out of oak, teak and steel.[2] It was calculated to reach a speed of 12 knots and its crew was 108.[2][3] It was equipped with 6 Krupp guns, one 5.9 in., two 4.7 in, and 3 smaller.[4][2][3]
The Diu saw service around the world. Posted to Macau and participated in a coastal bombardment action in Timor.
See also
References
- ↑ The Directory & Chronicle for China, Japan, Corea, Indo-China, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Netherlands India, Borneo, the Philippines, &c: With which are Incorporated "The China Directory" and "The Hongkong Directory and Hong List for the Far East" ... Hongkong Daily Press Office. 1894. p. 272.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Canhoneira Diu" in O Occidente, volume XII, nº 385, 1 September 1900, p. 200.
- 1 2 The Navy League Annual. 1910. p. 298.
- ↑ Lista dos navios de guerra e mercantes da marinha portugueza: referida ao 1. de janeiro de ... com as respectivas designações para uso do Codigo Internacional de Signaes. 1894 (in European Portuguese). Imprensa Nacional. 1894. p. 3.