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Imperial Marinheiro-class corvette

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Imperial Marinheiro-class corvette
Caboclo (right)
Class overview
BuildersSee table
Operators
Preceded byCarioca-class
Succeeded byInhaúma-class
Built1955
Completed10
Active1
Lost1
Preserved2
General characteristics
TypeCorvette
Displacement
  • 911 t (897 long tons; 1,004 short tons) (standard)
  • 1,025 t (1,009 long tons; 1,130 short tons) (full load)
Length55.72 m (182 ft 10 in)
Beam9.55 m (31 ft 4 in)
Draft3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)
Installed power1,080 hp (810 kW)
Propulsion2 Sulzer 6TD36 diesel engines, 6 cylinders each, directly coupled to 2 shafts with fixed pitch propellers
Speed16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range15,000 nm (1.5×10−8 km; 9.3×10−9 mi)
Crew64, including 6 officers
Armament
  • 1 x 76.5 mm (3.01 in) Mk 25 cal. 50 cannon
  • 4 x 20 mm (0.787 in) Oerlikon
  • Mk 10 cal. 70 single mount machine guns

The Imperial Marinheiro class is a class of corvettes of the Brazilian Navy, consisting of ten vessels.[1]

Ships in the class

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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

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  1. ^ Cowin, Hugh W. (1985). Conway's Directory of Modern Naval Power, 1986. Conway Maritime Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-85177-362-9.
  2. ^ "Naufrágio Corveta Ipiranga" [Corvette Ipiranga sinking]. www.naufragiosdobrasil.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  3. ^ Revista Marítima Brasileira. "Muito Obrigado Corveta Forte de Coimbra" [Thank you very much Corvette Forte of Coimbra] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Onde e quando. "Exposição regular - Corveta Museu Solimões (CORVETA)" [Regular exhibition - Corvette Museum Solimões (CORVETA)] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2010.[permanent dead link]