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Limpopo (gunboat)

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History
Portugal
NameLimpopo
Commissioned1890
Decommissioned1943
General characteristics
TypeGunboat

Limpopo was a gunboat built for the Portuguese Navy in England in 1890. It was in service in Ajuda, São Tomé, and Cape Verde. In 1904, the boat was used in a battle against a Russian squadron in Tigres Bay. For a time it was commanded by famous Portuguese geographer Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho.[1]

It was taken out of active use in 1939 and decommissioned in 1943.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Gago Coutinho Biography (Portuguese)
  2. ^ Catálogo Dos Navios Brigantinos (1640-1910) (PDF)