Imperial Marinheiro-class corvette

Imperial Marinheiro-class corvette
Caboclo (right)
Class overview
BuildersSee table
Operators
Preceded byCarioca-class
Succeeded byInhaúma-class
Built1955
Completed10
Active1
Lost1
Preserved2
General characteristics
TypeCorvette
Displacement
  • 911 t (897 long tons; 1,004 short tons) (standard)
  • 1,025 t (1,009 long tons; 1,130 short tons) (full load)
Length55.72 m (182 ft 10 in)
Beam9.55 m (31 ft 4 in)
Draft3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)
Installed power1,080 hp (810 kW)
Propulsion2 Sulzer 6TD36 diesel engines, 6 cylinders each, directly coupled to 2 shafts with fixed pitch propellers
Speed16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range15,000 nm (1.5×10−8 km; 9.3×10−9 mi)
Crew64, including 6 officers
Armament
  • 1 x 76.5 mm (3.01 in) Mk 25 cal. 50 cannon
  • 4 x 20 mm (0.787 in) Oerlikon
  • Mk 10 cal. 70 single mount machine guns

The Imperial Marinheiro class is a class of corvettes of the Brazilian Navy, consisting of ten vessels.