TRINIDADE (R-26) class

 1 TRINIDADE-class MISCELLANEOUS AUXILIARY (AG)

 Name         Pendant No.   Launched    Commissioned     Status

 TRINIDADE    R-26          1968        Jan. 31, 1990    Active
   (ex-Brazilian Pendant No. U-16, ex-R-26; ex-Panamanian M/V NOBISTOR)

Employed as a target towing and recovering aerial targets. This former Panamanian-registry oilfield supply tug was seized by Brazilian authorities for smuggling. Converted for naval use at Rio de Janeiro Naval Arsenal 1989/1990.

Active.

 J.G. Hitzler, Lauemburg, Germany

 Displacement:       approx. 1,400 tons full load
 Dimensions:
     length          176 ft 1 in (53.7 m) overall
     beam             36 ft 1 in (11.0 m)
     draft            11 ft 7 in ( 3.6 m) maximum
 Propulsion:         2 MWM diesels; 2,740 total bhp;
                       2 shafts
 Performance:
     speed           12.5 knots
     range           8,700 nm at 12.5 kts.
 Manning:            22 total (2 Off. + 20 Enl.)
 Combat Systems
     guns            2 12.7-mm machine guns
     radars          1 Furuno 1830 navigation

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