Category: Brazilian Navy

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: September 25, 2024
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Marcilio Dias class destroyers (1940)

Marinha do Brasil: 3 Destroyers built 1937-43, service until 1972 The Marcilio Dias or “M class” were the first modern…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: April 20, 2024
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Bahia class cruisers (1909)

Bahia, Rio Grande do Sul (1911) service 1911-1945 The Bahia class were scout cruisers built for Brazil by British yard…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: March 19, 2020
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Riachuelo (1883)

Marinha do Brasil: Riachuelo, Aquidabã The first Brazilian modern Battleship: The ironclad Riachuelo was one of the main reasons which…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: November 7, 2019
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Almirante Tamandaré (1890)

Almirante Tamandaré (1890) Brazil (1890) The first modern Brazilian Cruiser – The Almirante Tamandare is certainly not world famous not…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: June 27, 2019
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Minas Geraes class battleships

Minas Geraes, São Paulo (1911) The first South American dreadnought – The Minas Geraes class caused an immense sensation when…