Brazilian frigate Nichteroy (1823)
Nichteroy was a fifth-rate frigate of the Imperial Brazilian Navy, having been built as a British vessel, acquired by Portugal and later joining the Brazilian cause during the Brazilian War of Independence.
Nichteroy by Trajano Augusto de Carvalho | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| U.K. of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves | |
| Name | Sucesso |
| Namesake | Success |
| Acquired | 1818 |
| Fate | Joined Brazil, 1823 |
| Empire of Brazil | |
| Name | Nichteroy |
| Namesake | Niterói |
| Commissioned | 1823 |
| Decommissioned | 1836 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Fifth-rate frigate |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 400 |
| Armament | 36 cannons |
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