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Brazilian Ironclad Colombo
The Brazilian ironclad ''Colombo'' was a Cabral-class armored corvette-type ironclad operated by the Imperial Brazilian Navy between 1866 and 1875. The vessel was built in the shipyard in Greenwich, England, by the British company J. and G. Rennie, along with her sister ship '' Cabral''. It was launched in 1865 being commissioned on 4 July 1866. The battleship was entirely made of iron, displacing 1,069 tons. It had two steam engines that developed up to 750 HP of power, propelling the vessel at about 20 km/h. Its structure comprised a double casemate with eight gunports. The Brazilian navy had great difficulties with this ship, which was hard to navigate and, due to the casemate's model, had an unprotected section, which was vulnerable to diving projectiles. A few months after its arrival in Brazil, ''Colombo'' was sent to the front in the Paraguayan War. The first obstacle faced by the ship was the , which, together with several other ships of the imperial fleet, it bombed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabral-class Ironclad
The ''Cabral-class'' ironclads were a pair of iron-hulled, armored corvettes originally ordered by Paraguay in 1864, but were sold to Brazil when Paraguay defaulted on the payments. Configured as central-battery ironclads, they served during the 1864–70 Paraguayan War between Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay against Paraguay. Design and description The ships were long, had a beam of and drafts of . They displaced . The ''Cabral'' class had a pair of steam engines, each driving one propeller. The engines produced a total of and gave the ships a maximum speed of . Their crew consisted of 125 officers and enlisted men.Lyon, p. 406 ''Cabral'' was armed with two 70-pounder Whitworth rifled muzzle-loading guns and two smoothbore 68-pounder guns, while ''Colombo'' had four 120-pounder Whitworth guns. The ships had a complete waterline belt of wrought iron that ranged in thickness from amidships to at the ends of the ship. Ships See also * List of ironclads The list of iro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio Grande Do Norte
Rio Grande do Norte (, , ) is one of the states of Brazil. It is located in the northeastern region of the country, forming the northeasternmost tip of the South American continent. The name literally translates as "Great Northern River", referring to the mouth of the Potengi River. The capital and largest city is Natal. The state has 410 km (254 mi) of sandy beaches and contains Rocas Atoll, the only atoll the Atlantic Ocean. The main economic activity is tourism, followed by the extraction of petroleum (the second largest producer in the country), agriculture, fruit growing and extraction of minerals, including considerable production of seasalt, among other economic activities. The state is home to 1.7% of the Brazilian population and produces 1% of the country's GDP. In 2000-17 the murder rate rose by 655%, making Rio Grande do Norte the state with the highest murder rate in Brazil: 63.9 per 100,000. Tourist attractions in the state include the Cashew of Pirang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Monitor Alagoas
The Brazilian monitor ''Alagoas'' was the third ship of the river monitors built for the Imperial Brazilian Navy during the Paraguayan War in the late 1860s. ''Alagoas'' participated in the Passage of Humaitá on 19 February 1868 and provided fire support for the army for the rest of the war. The ship was assigned to the Upper Uruguay ( pt, Alto Uruguai) flotilla after the war. ''Alagoas'' was transferred to Rio de Janeiro in the 1890s and participated in the Navy Revolt of 1893–94. The ship was scrapped in 1900. Design and description The ''Pará''-class monitors were designed to meet the need of the Brazilian Navy for small, shallow-draft armored ships capable of withstanding heavy fire. The monitor configuration was chosen as a turreted design did not have the same problems engaging enemy ships and fortifications as did the casemate ironclads already in Brazilian service. The oblong gun turret sat on a circular platform that had a central pivot. It was rotated by four men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Ironclad Brasil
The Brazilian ironclad ''Brasil'' was an armored corvette built in France for the Brazilian Navy in the mid-1860s. Configured as a central-battery ironclad, she served during the 1864–70 War of the Triple Alliance between Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay against Paraguay. Design and description Concerned about the construction of ironclad warships in Europe and North America, the Imperial Brazilian Minister of the Navy, Rear Admiral Joaquim Raimundo de Lamare, sent a small mission to Europe to study the latest advances in armor and steam propulsion technology. Upon its return in March 1863, it brought back plans and estimates for a small armored corvette as well as river gunboats to be built in France. ''Brasil'' measured overall, and had a beam of . She had a maximum draft of and displaced . The ship had a simple single-expansion steam engine, rated at 250 nominal horsepower, that used steam generated by two boilers to drive a single four-bladed propeller. Designed for a sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Monitor Piauí
The Brazilian monitor ''Piauí'' was the fourth ship of the river monitors built for the Brazilian Navy during the Paraguayan War in the late 1860s. ''Piauí'' passed the fortifications at Humaitá in July 1868 and provided fire support for the army for the rest of the war. The ship was assigned to the Mato Grosso Flotilla after the war. ''Piauí'' was scrapped in 1893. Design and description The ''Pará''-class monitors were designed to meet the need of the Brazilian Navy for small, shallow-draft armored ships capable of withstanding heavy fire. The monitor configuration was chosen since a turreted design did not have the same problems engaging enemy ships and fortifications as did the central battery ironclads already in Brazilian service. The oblong gun turret sat on a circular platform that had a central pivot. It was rotated by four men via a system of gears; 2.25 minutes were required for a full 360° rotation. A bronze ram was fitted to these ships as well. The hull wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Ironclad Lima Barros
The Brazilian ironclad ''Lima Barros'' was originally ordered by Paraguay in 1864 with the name ''Belona'', but was sold to Brazil when Paraguay could not make the final payments. She participated in the 1864–70 Paraguayan War between Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay against Paraguay. Design and description ''Lima Barros'' was designed as an enlarged, twin- turret, version of the river monitor . The ship was long between perpendiculars, had a beam of and a maximum draft of . ''Lima Barros'' displaced and was fitted with a ram bow. Her crew consisted of 170 officers and enlisted men.Silverstone, p. 33 The ship had a pair of horizontal trunk steam engines, each driving one propeller shaft. The engines produced a total of and gave ''Lima Barros'' a maximum speed of . She was barque-rigged with three pole masts and a bowsprit.Lyon, p. 405 ''Lima Barros'' was armed with four 120-pounder Whitworth rifled, muzzle-loading guns mounted in two twin-gun turrets. She had a complete w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquim José Inácio, Viscount Of Inhaúma
Joaquim José Inácio, Viscount of Inhaúma (; 1 August 1808 – 8 March 1869), was a naval officer, politician and monarchist of the Empire of Brazil. He was born in the Kingdom of Portugal, and his family moved to Brazil two years later. After Brazilian independence in 1822, Inhaúma enlisted in the Brazilian navy. Early in his career during the latter half of the 1820s, he participated in the subduing of secessionist rebellions: first the Confederation of the Equator, and then the Cisplatine War, which precipitated a long international armed conflict with the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata. Throughout the chaos that characterized the years when Emperor Dom Pedro II was a minor, Inhaúma remained loyal to the government. He helped quell a military mutiny in 1831 and was involved in suppressing some of the other rebellions that erupted during that troubled period. He saw action in the Sabinada between 1837 and 1838, followed by the Ragamuffin War from 1840 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Ironclad Tamandaré
The Brazilian ironclad ''Tamandaré'' was an armored gunboat built for the Imperial Brazilian Navy during the Paraguayan War in the mid-1860s. She bombarded the Paraguayan fortifications blocking access up the Paraná and Paraguay Rivers as well as bombarding Paraguayan positions in support of the Imperial Brazilian Army. The ship participated in the Passage of Humaitá in February 1868 and was badly damaged. After ''Tamandaré'' was repaired she provided fire support for the army for the rest of the war, aside from bombarding Paraguyan capital of Asunción once. The ship was assigned to the Mato Grosso Flotilla after the war. ''Tamandaré'' was decommissioned in 1879 and scrapped afterwards. Design and description ''Tamandaré'' was designed to meet the need of the Brazilian Navy for a small, simple, shallow-draft armored ship capable of withstanding heavy fire. She was one of three armored gunboats, together with and , built to the same general plan, although each ship varied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Ironclad Silvado
The Brazilian ironclad ''Silvado'' was originally ordered by Paraguay in 1864 with the name ''Nemesis'', but was sold to Brazil when Paraguay could not make the final payments. She participated in the 1864–70 War of the Triple Alliance between Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay against Paraguay. Design and description ''Silvado'' was long between perpendiculars, had a beam of and a maximum draft of . ''Lima Barros'' displaced and was fitted with a ram bow. Her crew consisted of 170 officers and enlisted men.Silverstone, p. 33 The ship had a pair of horizontal trunk steam engines, each driving one propeller shaft. The engines produced a total of and gave ''Silvado'' a maximum speed of . She was barque-rigged with three pole masts and a bowsprit.Lyon, p. 406 ''Lima Barros'' was armed with four 70-pounder Whitworth rifled, muzzle-loading guns mounted in two twin-gun turrets. She had a complete waterline belt of wrought iron that ranged in thickness from amidships to at the en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Ironclad Herval
The Brazilian ironclad ''Herval'' was a ironclad corvette operated by the Imperial Brazilian Navy from 1866 to 1879. It participated in the battles of the Paraguayan War. Design and description ''Herval'' was an iron-hulled, fully rigged central battery ship. It was long. The ship had a beam of and a maximum draft of . ''Herval'' displaced . Its crew consisted of 125 men. The engines produced a total of and gave ''Herval'' a maximum speed of . ''Herval'' was armed with four 70-pounder Whitworth rifled muzzle-loading guns. The ship was protected by a iron belt and at the casemate. Construction ''Herval'' was built at the shipyards in Plymouth, England. It was the second ship to bear the name Herval, in honor of general Manuel Luís Osório, Marquis of Erval. The ship was originally ordered by Paraguay, who named it ''Medusa'', but it was sold to Brazil as the Paraguayans, in financial difficulties due to the ongoing Paraguayan War, were unable to pay for it. It belongs to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Ironclad Barroso
The Brazilian ironclad ''Barroso'' was an armoured gunboat built for the Brazilian Navy during the Paraguayan War in the mid-1860s. ''Barroso'' bombarded Paraguayan fortifications in 1866 and 1867 a number of times before she participated in the Passagem de Humaitá in February 1868. Afterwards the ship provided fire support for the army for the rest of the war. She was assigned to the Mato Grosso Flotilla after the war. ''Barroso'' was decommissioned in 1882, but was not scrapped until 1937. Design and description ''Barroso'' was designed to meet the need of the Brazilian Navy for a small, simple, shallow-draft armored ship capable of withstanding heavy fire. The ship is best characterized as a central battery design because the casemate did not extend the length of the ship. A bronze ram, long, was fitted. The hull was sheathed with Muntz metal to reduce biofouling. For sea passages the ship's free board could be increased to by use of removable bulwarks high. On river ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Monitor Bahia
The Brazilian monitor ''Bahia'' was originally ordered by Paraguay in 1864 with the name ''Minerva'', but was sold to Brazil when Paraguay defaulted on the payments. She participated in the 1864–70 War of the Triple Alliance between Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay against Paraguay, and took part in the Passage of Humaitá. Design and description ''Bahia'' was an iron-hulled, single-turret river monitor. She was long between perpendiculars. The ship had a beam of and a maximum draft of . ''Bahia'' displaced Silverstone, p. 33 and was fitted with a ram bow. Her crew consisted of 125 officers and enlisted men.Gardiner, p. 406 The ship had a pair of horizontal trunk steam engines, each driving one propeller, using steam from two boilers. The engines produced a total of and gave ''Bahia'' a maximum speed of . She was barque-rigged with three pole masts and a bowsprit. ''Bahia'' was armed with a pair of 120-pounder Whitworth rifled muzzle-loading guns. She had a complete waterl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
