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Tejo, c. 1911–1915
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History | |
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Portugal | |
Name | Tejo |
Laid down | 1901 |
Launched | 1904 |
Fate | Scrapped in 1927 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Tejo-class destroyer |
Displacement | 522 tons |
Length | 70 m (230 ft) |
Beam | 6.96 m (22.8 ft) |
Draught | 2.51 m (8 ft 3 in) |
Propulsion | 7000 hp |
Speed | 25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
Complement | 85 |
Tejo was Portugal's first destroyer, and the first destroyer to be built in Portugal. It was the only ship of its class to be built. Launching in 1904, it served with the Portuguese Navy until 1927.