NRP João de Lisboa

History
Portugal
Name: NRP João de Lisboa
Builder: Arsenal da Marinha - Lisboa
Launched: 1935
Fate: 1961 converted to hydrographic vessel
General characteristics
Class and type: Pedro Nunes class
Displacement:
  • 1,017 tons standard,
  • 1,217 tons full load
Length: 70.5 m (231 ft)
Beam: 10.0 m (32.8 ft)
Draught: 3.1 m (10 ft)
Propulsion: 2 MAN Diesels; 2,400 hp
Speed: 16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement: 140
Armament:
  • 2 × 120 mm guns,
  • 4 × 40 mm guns,
  • 2 × throwers for depth charges

NRP João de Lisboa was a 2nd class sloop (or aviso) of the Portuguese Navy. She was designed to operate in the Overseas territories of Portugal.

Its name was given in honor of the Portuguese explorer and cartographer João de Lisboa. It became a research vessel from 1961 until 1966. [1]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.hidrografico.pt/n.r.p.-joao-de-lisboa-a-5200-1961-1966.php
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