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Monday, 7 October 2019

Mexican gunboat Morales 1903-1924

Library of Congress. Hudson-Fulton celebration in 1909. Original link

Nicholas Bravo-class with as sister ship Nicolas Bravo. Launched at Odero, Sestri Ponente, Italy in 1903, completed in 1904 and stricken around 19245. With a displacement of 1.227 tons and as dimensions 73,76 x 10,36 x 2.97 metres or 242 x 34 x 9.9 feet. Steel hulled. Fuel bunker capacity 200 tons coals. Armament consisted of 3x1-4” guns, 6x1-6pd guns and 1-14” surfaced torpedo tube. Crew numbered 116 men. Horsepower 2.565 ihp allowing a speed of 17 knots. With a ram bow and raised poop and stern.