Brazilian cruiser Tamoio
Tamoio before 1900 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Brazil | |
| Name | Tamoio |
| Namesake | Tamoio people |
| Owner | Brazilian Navy |
| Builder | AG Vulcan Stettin |
| Launched | 1895 |
| Commissioned | November 1896 |
| Decommissioned | 1916 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Tupi-class torpedo cruiser |
| Displacement | 1,080 tonnes (1,060 long tons; 1,190 short tons) |
| Length | 86.04 m (282 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 8.40 m (28 ft) |
| Draft | 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) |
| Installed power | 7,500 ihp (5,600 kW) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
| Complement | 155 |
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Tamoio was a torpedo cruiser operated by the Brazilian Navy, belonging to the Tupi class along with Tupi and Tymbira. The vessel was one of three from the so-called "White Division", on a mission to transport Brazilian president Campos Sales to Argentina in 1900. The ship was decommissioned in 1916.