Brazilian ironclad Tamandaré

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.

For other ships with the same name, see Brazilian ship Tamandaré.

Launch of Tamandaré in 1865
Class overview
Operators Imperial Brazilian Navy
Preceded byBarroso
Succeeded byRio de Janeiro
Built1865
In commission1865–1879
Completed1
Scrapped1
History
Empire of Brazil
NameTamandaré
NamesakeMarquis of Tamandaré
BuilderArsenal de Marinha da Corte, Rio de Janeiro
Cost£40,506
Laid down31 May 1865
Launched21 June 1865
Completed16 September 1865
Decommissioned18 April 1879
FateScrapped after decommissioning
General characteristics
TypeArmored gunboat
Displacement
  • 754 metric tons (742 long tons) (normal)
  • 845 metric tons (832 long tons) (deep load)
Length51.36 m (168 ft 6 in)
Beam9.19 m (30 ft 2 in)
Draft2.44 m (8.0 ft) (mean)
Installed power273 ihp (204 kW)
Propulsion1 shaft, 1 steam engine, 2 boilers
Sail planSchooner-rigged
Speed8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Complement120 officers and men
Armament
Armor
  • Belt: 51–102 mm (2.0–4.0 in)
  • Casemate: 102 mm (4.0 in)
  • Deck: 12.7 mm (0.50 in)
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