Brazilian submarine Tonelero (S21)
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Tonelero (S21) was an Oberon-class submarine in the Brazilian Navy.
Design and construction
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The submarine, built by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering at their shipyard in Barrow, was laid down on 18 November 1971, and launched on 22 November 1972.{{cite book |editor=Moore, John |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 1977-78 |edition=80th |year=1977 |series=Jane's Fighting Ships |publisher=Jane's Yearbooks |location=London |isbn=0531032779 |oclc=18207174 |page=44}} During construction, a fire seriously damaged the submarine. The submarine was towed to Chatham Dockyard, where the {{convert|60|ft|adj=on}} central section was cut out and replaced. The fire was found to have originated in the cabling, and prompted the recabling of all under-construction Oberons.{{cite book |editor=Sharpe, Richard |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 1998-99 |series=Jane's Fighting Ships |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surrey |date=1998 |edition=101st |isbn=071061795X |oclc=39372676 |page=58}} She was commissioned into the Brazilian Navy on 10 December 1977.
Operational history
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Decommissioning and fate
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Tonelero was listed as active in the 1998-99 edition of Jane's Fighting Ships.
On 26 December 2000 the Tonelero sank at her mooring in the Rio de Janeiro navy yards due to crew error. All 9 crew members aboard escaped from the submarine.{{cite news |title=Brazil investigates sub sinking |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1087798.stm |publisher=BBC News |date=26 December 2000 |accessdate=27 February 2020}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090105205557/http://www.submarineheritage.com/gallery_brazil.html The Submarine Heritage Centre - Brazilian "O" Class]
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Category:Oberon-class submarines of the Brazilian Navy