Imperial Marinheiro-class corvette

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|Builders=See table

|Operators=*{{navy|Brazil}}

  • {{navy|Namibia}}

|Class before={{sclass|Carioca|corvette|0}}

|Class after={{sclass|Inhaúma|corvette|0}}

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|Built range=1955

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|Total ships planned=

|Total ships on order=

|Total ships building=

|Total ships completed=10

|Total ships cancelled=

|Total ships active=1

|Total ships laid up=

|Total ships lost=1

|Total ships retired=

|Total ships scrapped=

|Total ships preserved=2

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|Ship type=Corvette

|Ship displacement=*{{convert|911|t|abbr=on}} (standard)

  • {{convert|1025|t|abbr=on}} (full load)

|Ship length={{convert|55.72|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|Ship beam={{convert|9.55|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|Ship draught=

|Ship draft={{convert|3.6|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|Ship propulsion=2 Sulzer 6TD36 diesel engines, 6 cylinders each, directly coupled to 2 shafts with fixed pitch propellers

|Ship power={{convert|1080|hp|kW|abbr=on}}

|Ship speed={{convert|16|kn|km/h mph|abbr=on}}

|Ship range={{convert|15000|nm|km mi|abbr=on}}

|Ship complement=

|Ship crew=64, including 6 officers

|Ship sensors=

|Ship EW=

|Ship 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

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The Imperial Marinheiro class is a class of corvettes of the Brazilian Navy, consisting of ten vessels.{{cite book |last1=Cowin |first1=Hugh W. |title=Conway's Directory of Modern Naval Power, 1986 |date=1985 |publisher=Conway Maritime Press |isbn=978-0-85177-362-9 |page=121 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pJ7fAAAAMAAJ |language=en}}

Ships in the class

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!Name

!Pennant number

!Builder

!Commissioned

!Decommissioned

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{{ship|Brazilian corvette|Imperial Marinheiro2}}

|V-15

|C.C. Scheepsbouwer & Gashouder Bedrijf Jonker & Stans

|1955

|2014

|Preserved as a museum ship in Rio Grande

{{ship|Brazilian corvette|Iguatemi2}}

|V-16

|Zaandamsche Scheepsbouwer Mig N.V.

|1955

|1995

|In reserve

{{ship|Brazilian corvette|Ipiranga2}}

|V-17

|Scheepswerf Jonker & Stans

|1955

|1983

|Wrecked off Point Sapata, Fernando de Noronha{{Cite web|url=https://www.naufragiosdobrasil.com.br/naufcorveta.htm|title=Naufrágio Corveta Ipiranga|access-date=3 January 2025|website=www.naufragiosdobrasil.com.br |language=pt |trans-title=Corvette Ipiranga sinking}}

{{ship|Brazilian corvette|Forte de Coimbra2}}

|V-18

|Haan & Oerlemans N.V.

|1955

|1997

|Stranded at the Port of Natal{{cite web|url=http://www.naval.com.br/ngb/F/F026/F026-txt1.htm|title=Muito Obrigado Corveta Forte de Coimbra |trans-title=Thank you very much Corvette Forte of Coimbra |date=|access-date=3 January 2025|publisher=|author=Revista Marítima Brasileira |language=pt}}

{{ship|Brazilian corvette|Caboclo2}}

|V-19

|Bodewes Scheepswerf

|1955

|

|

{{ship|Brazilian corvette|Angostura2}}

|V-20

|Gusto Shipyard

|1955

|2004

|In reserve

{{ship|Brazilian corvette|Bahiana2}}

|V-21

|Scheepswerf Van Der Waal

|1955

|2002

|In reserve

{{ship|Brazilian ship|Mearim2}}

|V-22

|Scheepswerven v.h. H.H. Bodewes

|1955

|1998

|

{{ship|Brazilian corvette|Purus2}}

|V-23

|Scheepswerf & Machinefabriek

|1955

|2002

|Transferred to the Namibian Navy{{cite web|url=https://www.defesa.gov.br/imprensa/mostra_materia.php?ID_MATERIA=1430|title=Ministro da Defesa da Namíbia visita o Brasil esta semana em Missão Naval|date=|access-date=3 January 2025 |language=pt |trans-title=Namibian Defense Minister visits Brazil this week on Naval Mission|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060518222104/https://www.defesa.gov.br/imprensa/mostra_materia.php?ID_MATERIA=1430 |archive-date=18 May 2006|publisher=|author=Assessoria de Comunicação Ministério da Defesa}}

{{ship|Brazilian corvette|Solimões2}}

|V-24

|Gusto Shipyard

|1955

|2003

|Preserved as a museum ship in Belém{{cite web|url=http://www.orm.com.br/plantao/noticia/default.asp?id_noticia=156016|title=Belém ganha o projeto 'Conheça os Museus da Secult'|date=27 April 2006 |access-date=3 January 2025|publisher=|author=Portal ORM |language=pt |trans-title=Belém wins the project 'Discover the Secult Museums' |archive-date=9 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061009103052/http://www.orm.com.br/plantao/noticia/default.asp?id_noticia=156016}}{{cite web|url=http://ondequando.com/event/48684/Exposi%C3%A7%C3%A3o-Regular---Corveta-Museu-Solim%C3%B5es-(Corveta)/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123191145/http://ondequando.com/event/48684/Exposi%C3%A7%C3%A3o-Regular---Corveta-Museu-Solim%C3%B5es-(Corveta)/|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 January 2015|title=Exposição regular - Corveta Museu Solimões (CORVETA)|date=|access-date=16 July 2010|publisher=|author=Onde e quando |language=pt |trans-title=Regular exhibition - Corvette Museum Solimões (CORVETA)}}

References

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Category:Corvette classes

Category:Corvettes of the Brazilian Navy

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