Principe Imperial, 62
Former |
Baltimore |
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Nationality |
Bought |
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Ordered |
1824-sep-13 |
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Started |
1825-jul-00 |
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Named |
1827-jan-22 |
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Launched |
1826-may-00 |
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Shipyard |
Baltimore (U.S.) |
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Plans |
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Constructor |
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Supplier |
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Decks |
1 |
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Rate |
Frigate |
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Crew |
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In Service |
1827-jan-05 |
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Out Service |
1841 |
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Fate |
Hulked |
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Units |
Length |
Keel |
Beam |
Depth |
Draught |
Weight |
Displacement |
Source |
Meters |
53.94 |
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13.71 |
9.14 |
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1.768 Tn. |
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Guns |
Date |
# |
lbs |
# |
lbs |
# |
lbs |
Fires |
Source |
62 |
1827 |
30 |
32 |
2 |
24 |
30c |
42 |
lbs (Kg.) |
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Commanders
1827-jan-05 |
yyyy-mmm-dd |
Captain James Thompson. |
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Service Record
1826-dec-25 |
Arrived to Rio de Janeiro from Baltimore. |
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1827-jan-05 |
Officialy handed to Brazilian Imperial Navy. |
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1827-jan-22 |
Renamed Principe Imperial. |
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1827-mm-00 |
Commissioned to actions of Cisplatin's war. |
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1828-apr-28 |
Captured an argentinian corsair Honor, former brazilian merchantmen Pojuca. |
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1838-mm-00 |
Sent to Bahia to operate against the "Sabines" as squadron flagship. |
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1841-mm-00 |
Served as headquarters for the Imperial Marines. |
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1828-apr-28 |
Action vs. Honor. |
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Notes
Ordered to built by Brazilian Navy at Baltimore, U.S.
Sources
http://www.naval.com.br/NGB/P/P117/P117.htm
Mendonça, Mário F. e Vasconcelos, Alberto. Repositório de Nomes dos Navios da Esquadra Brasileira. 3ª edição. Rio de Janeiro. SDGM. 1959. p.211, 214-215.
Andréa, Júlio. A Marinha Brasileira: florões de glórias e de epopéias memoráveis. Rio de Janeiro, SDGM, 1955.
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