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Friday, 15 March 2013

Portuguese gunboat Save 1908-1931



Sister ship Lurio. Launched in 1908 at the Lisbon dockyard with a displacement of 305 tons and as dimensions 140.4 x 23.6 x 5.9 feet or 42,8 x 7,20 x 1,80 metres. The armament consisted of 2-3pd guns and a 3rd gun. The single engine and 2 cylindrical boilers supplied 500 hp allowing while driving 2 screws a speed of 12,5 knots. Coal bunker capacity 61 tons. Her crew numbered 51 men. Stricken 1931.