Cabral-class ironclad
A drawing of Cabral | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cabral |
| Builders | J. and G. Rennie, Millwall, London |
| Preceded by | Mariz e Barros class |
| Succeeded by | Sete de Setembro |
| Built | 1864–1866 |
| In service | 1866–1885 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Scrapped | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Armored corvette |
| Displacement | 1,033 long tons (1,050 t) |
| Length | 160 ft (48.8 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft 6 in (10.8 m) |
| Draft | 11.75–12.1 ft (3.6–3.7 m) |
| Installed power | 750 ihp (560 kW) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 steam engines |
| Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) |
| Armament |
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| Armor | Belt: 3–4.5 in (76–114 mm) |
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The Cabral-class ironclads were a pair of iron-hulled, armored corvettes originally ordered by Paraguay in 1864, but were sold to Brazil when Paraguay defaulted on the payments. Configured as central-battery ironclads, they served during the 1864–1870 Paraguayan War between Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay against Paraguay.