Brazilian cruiser Trajano
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Trajano (also briefly called Toneleiros) was a cruiser-type warship belonging to the Imperial Brazilian Navy from 1873 to 1889 and later to the Brazilian Navy from 1889 to 1906.
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Trajano in Guanabara Bay | |
History | |
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Empire of Brazil | |
Name | Trajano |
Namesake | Trajano Augusto de Carvalho [pt] |
Builder | Arsenal de Marinha da Corte |
Laid down | 27 May 1872 |
Launched | 12 July 1873 |
Commissioned | 17 July 1873 |
Decommissioned | 11 April 1906 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cruiser |
Displacement | 1,392 tonnes (1,370 long tons) |
Length | 200 ft (61 m) |
Beam | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
Height | 19.5 ft (5.9 m) |
Draft | 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m) |
Installed power | 2,400 ihp (1,800 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Armament | 3 × 70-pounder Whitworth guns |
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