Humaitá-class gunboat

	ARP Humaitá shortly after being launched in Italy (1931)
Class overview
Name	Humaitá class
Builders	Cantieri Odero, Genoa
Operators	Paraguayan Navy
Cost	£300,000 total
In commission	1931–1992
Planned	2
Completed	2
Preserved	2
General characteristics
Type	Gunboat
Displacement	856 tn
Length	70 m (229.7 ft)
Beam	10.7 m (35.1 ft)
Draught	1.7 m (5.6 ft)
Propulsion	2 Parsons geared steam turbines; 2 shafts; 3,800 shp (2,800 kW);
Speed	18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h)
Range	1,700 nmi (3,100 km) at 16 kn (30 km/h)
Complement	86
Armament	4 × 4.7-inch (119 mm); 3 × 3-inch (76 mm); 2 × 40-millimetre (2 in) autocannon; 6 mines;
Armour	Belt: 0.5 in (13 mm); Deck: 0.3 in (8 mm); Turrets: 0.3 in (8 mm); Conning tower: 0.76 in (19 mm);

The Humaitá-class gunboat is a two-unit class of riverine gunboats designed by Paraguayan naval engineer José Bozzano and built in Genoa, Italy, for the Paraguayan Navy from 1928 to 1931. The warships played a key role as fast armed transports during the Chaco War with Bolivia.

Class overview
ARP Humaitá shortly after being launched in Italy (1931)
Name	Humaitá class
Builders	Cantieri Odero, Genoa
Operators	Paraguayan Navy
Cost	£300,000 total
In commission	1931–1992
Planned	2
Completed	2
Preserved	2
General characteristics
Type	Gunboat
Displacement	856 tn
Length	70 m (229.7 ft)
Beam	10.7 m (35.1 ft)
Draught	1.7 m (5.6 ft)
Propulsion	2 Parsons geared steam turbines 2 shafts 3,800 shp (2,800 kW)
Speed	18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h)
Range	1,700 nmi (3,100 km) at 16 kn (30 km/h)
Complement	86
Armament	4 × 4.7-inch (119 mm) 3 × 3-inch (76 mm) 2 × 40-millimetre (2 in) autocannon 6 mines
Armour	Belt: 0.5 in (13 mm) Deck: 0.3 in (8 mm) Turrets: 0.3 in (8 mm) Conning tower: 0.76 in (19 mm)