:::: Modern Warships - BRAZIL
MINAS GERAIS
Code - N822
£1.75
Class - 1
Date - 1981
Type - CVL
Description - MINAS GERAIS N822
Ex-British Colossus class carrier, purchased
by Brazil 1956 and refitted as model
in 1981. Displacement 15,890 tons
Dimensions 695’ x 80’ x 24.5’
Armament 10 x 40mm Bofors
Aircraft 6 x Grumman Trackers
Helicopters 4-6 Sea King, 3 Super Puma,
& 3 x UH-13 Ecureuil.
Speed 24 knots
