Limpopo (gunboat) explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://cvc.instituto-camoes.pt/ciencia/p25.html Gago Coutinho Biography (Portuguese)