''Voador'' was a

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launched in 1790 at Lisbon. In 1808–1809, she was one of the vessels in the small Anglo-Portuguese squadron thatcaptured French Guiana. In 1820, she was re-classed as a corvette. In 1823, she was transferred to the Brazilian Navy.

Career

In 1790, ''Voador'' was under the command of First Lieutenant Jaime Scarnichia and part of the Straits Squadron that crossed the Mediterranean. In 1791, ''Voador'' sailed in the squadron of Captain Paulo José da Silva Gama, convoying vessels to India. In 1792 ''Voador'' left on a diplomatic mission to Sardinia. In 1793, ''Voador'' was part of the squadron of Lieutenant General José Sanches de Brito that the

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provided to assist the British

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's Channel Fleet. In 1794, ''Voador'' served in the Straits Squadron under Commodore Pedro de Mariz de Sousa Sarmento. She sailed with the squadron to England. In 1795, ''Voador'' left for Gibraltar, in the Squadron of Commodore Joaquim Francisco de Melo e Póvoas. In 1797, ''Voador'' sailed to Brazil in the squadron Commodore António Januário do Vale with the mission of escorting a large convoy. In 1807, ''Voador'' was part of the fleet that carried the Royal Family to Brazil. In 1808–1809, as a brig of 22 guns, ''Voador'' was one of the vessels in the small Anglo-Portuguese squadron, which included ''Vingança'', all under Captain

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in HMS ''Confiance'', that captured French Guiana. In 1816, ''Voador'' left Lisbon for Rio de Janeiro. She was part of the squadron under Commodore Rodrigo José Ferreira Lobo, whose mission it was to escort the expedition of Lieutenant General Carlos Frederico Lecor. In 1820, ''Voador'' was reclassified as a corvette. In 1821, ''Voador'' left Rio de Janeiro for Portugal with squadron under Commodore D. João Manuel, Count of Viana, carried D. João VI, the Royal Family and many other official. In her career, ''Voador'' carried out a number of other missions, escorting vessels to the north of Portugal, visiting Tangier and Setúbal, and cruising the Portuguese coast.

Fate

In 1823, ''Voador'' left for Brazil, carrying the Count of Rio Maior and Councillor Francisco José Vieira. The Portuguese government transferred her to the new

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