Portuguese 2nd class sloop GONÇALVES ZARCO, imo 6109344/ 81,55m/ 1.435dt/ 18kn/ 2.000hp/ complement 147; 01/1933 completed by Hawthorn Leslie & Co, Newcastle, Armament: 3x120 guns, 2x40mm guns; 1946 she went to class frigate as NRP GONÇALVES ZARCO F476; 1959 armament increased 3x120mm guns, 2x40mm guns, 4 morteiros, 2xthrowers for depth charges; 1961 converted to hydrographic ship; 1964 decommissioned. They were designed to operate in the overseas territories of Portugal.
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