Imperial Marinheiro-class corvette
.jpg) Caboclo (right) | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | See table |
| Operators | |
| Preceded by | Carioca-class |
| Succeeded by | Inhaúma-class |
| Built | 1955 |
| Completed | 10 |
| Active | 1 |
| Lost | 1 |
| Preserved | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Corvette |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 55.72 m (182 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 9.55 m (31 ft 4 in) |
| Draft | 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power | 1,080 hp (810 kW) |
| Propulsion | 2 Sulzer 6TD36 diesel engines, 6 cylinders each, directly coupled to 2 shafts with fixed pitch propellers |
| Speed | 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Range | 15,000 nm (1.5×10−8 km; 9.3×10−9 mi) |
| Crew | 64, including 6 officers |
| Armament |
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The Imperial Marinheiro class is a class of corvettes of the Brazilian Navy, consisting of ten vessels.[1]
Ships in the class
| Name | Pennant number | Builder | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Marinheiro | V-15 | C.C. Scheepsbouwer & Gashouder Bedrijf Jonker & Stans | 1955 | 2014 | Preserved as a museum ship in Rio Grande |
| Iguatemi | V-16 | Zaandamsche Scheepsbouwer Mig N.V. | 1955 | 1995 | In reserve |
| Ipiranga | V-17 | Scheepswerf Jonker & Stans | 1955 | 1983 | Wrecked off Point Sapata, Fernando de Noronha[2] |
| Forte de Coimbra | V-18 | Haan & Oerlemans N.V. | 1955 | 1997 | Stranded at the Port of Natal[3] |
| Caboclo | V-19 | Bodewes Scheepswerf | 1955 | ||
| Angostura | V-20 | Gusto Shipyard | 1955 | 2004 | In reserve |
| Bahiana | V-21 | Scheepswerf Van Der Waal | 1955 | 2002 | In reserve |
| Mearim | V-22 | Scheepswerven v.h. H.H. Bodewes | 1955 | 1998 | |
| Purus | V-23 | Scheepswerf & Machinefabriek | 1955 | 2002 | Transferred to the Namibian Navy[4] |
| Solimões | V-24 | Gusto Shipyard | 1955 | 2003 | Preserved as a museum ship in Belém[5][6] |
References
- ^ Cowin, Hugh W. (1985). Conway's Directory of Modern Naval Power, 1986. Conway Maritime Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-85177-362-9.
- ^ "Naufrágio Corveta Ipiranga" [Corvette Ipiranga sinking]. www.naufragiosdobrasil.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ Revista Marítima Brasileira. "Muito Obrigado Corveta Forte de Coimbra" [Thank you very much Corvette Forte of Coimbra] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ Assessoria de Comunicação Ministério da Defesa. "Ministro da Defesa da Namíbia visita o Brasil esta semana em Missão Naval" [Namibian Defense Minister visits Brazil this week on Naval Mission] (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 18 May 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ Portal ORM (27 April 2006). "Belém ganha o projeto 'Conheça os Museus da Secult'" [Belém wins the project 'Discover the Secult Museums'] (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 9 October 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ Onde e quando. "Exposição regular - Corveta Museu Solimões (CORVETA)" [Regular exhibition - Corvette Museum Solimões (CORVETA)] (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2010.