NRP Bartolomeu Dias (1934)

For other ships with the same name, see NRP Bartolomeu Dias.

NRP Bartolomeu Dias was a sloop of the Portuguese Navy. The ship was the second of the Afonso de Albuquerque-class, which also included the lead ship of the class, the NRP Afonso de Albuquerque. These ships were classified, by the Portuguese Navy, as avisos coloniais de 1ª classe (colonial aviso 1st class) and were designed for colonial service in the Overseas territories of Portugal.

History
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Name	NRP Bartolomeu Dias
Namesake	Bartolomeu Dias
Builder	Hawthorn-Leslie
Launched	10 October 1934
Fate	Hulked in 1965
General characteristics
Class and type	Afonso de Albuquerque class
Displacement	1,811 tons standard, 2,100 tons normal load, 2,435 tons full load
Length	99.6 m (327 ft)
Beam	13.49 m (44.3 ft)
Draught	3.81 m (12.5 ft)
Propulsion	2 Parsons geared turbines; 4 Yarrow boilers, 8,000 shp Oil fuel: 600 tons
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h)
Range	8.000 mi (12.875 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Complement	191
Armament	4 × 120 mm guns, 2 × 76 mm guns, 4 × 40 mm anti-aircraft guns, 2 × throwers for depth charges, Fitted to carry 40 mines
Aircraft carried	1 (design, not carried in service)

Following the failed 1936 Naval Revolt, an investigation was opened into discipline aboard the ship.

References

• http://areamilitar.org/DIRECTORIO/NAV.aspx?NN=128