Brazilian ironclad Tamandaré
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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 Paraguayan capital of Asunción once. The ship was assigned to the Mato Grosso Flotilla after the war. Tamandaré was decommissioned in 1879 and scrapped afterwards.
Launch of Tamandaré in 1865 | |
Class overview | |
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Operators | Imperial Brazilian Navy |
Preceded by | Barroso |
Succeeded by | Rio de Janeiro |
Built | 1865 |
In commission | 1865–1879 |
Completed | 1 |
Scrapped | 1 |
History | |
Empire of Brazil | |
Name | Tamandaré |
Namesake | Marquis of Tamandaré |
Builder | Arsenal de Marinha da Corte, Rio de Janeiro |
Cost | £40,506 |
Laid down | 31 May 1865 |
Launched | 21 June 1865 |
Completed | 16 September 1865 |
Decommissioned | 18 April 1879 |
Fate | Scrapped after decommissioning |
General characteristics | |
Type | Armored gunboat |
Displacement |
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Length | 51.36 m (168 ft 6 in) |
Beam | 9.19 m (30 ft 2 in) |
Draft | 2.44 m (8.0 ft) (mean) |
Installed power | 273 ihp (204 kW) |
Propulsion | 1 shaft, 1 steam engine, 2 boilers |
Sail plan | Schooner-rigged |
Speed | 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) |
Complement | 120 officers and men |
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