Brazilian submarine Riachuelo (S22)
22°54′1.5″S 43°10′28.5″W / 22.900417°S 43.174583°W
 Riachuelo (S22)
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| History | |
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 Brazil | |
| Name | Riachuelo |
| Namesake | Battle of the Riachuelo |
| Ordered | 1972 |
| Builder | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, Barrow, England |
| Launched | 6 September 1975 |
| Commissioned | March 1977 |
| Decommissioned | 1997 |
| Status | Museum ship |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Oberon-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 295.2 ft (90.0 m) |
| Beam | 26.5 ft (8.1 m) |
| Draught | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
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| Speed |
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| Range | 9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced |
| Complement | 6 officers, 64 ratings |
| Armament | 8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (6 bow, 2 stern) |
| Notes | given a mid-life modernisation in 1995 by the company HDW/FERROSTAL[dubious – discuss] |
Riachuelo (S22) was an Oberon-class submarine in the Brazilian Navy.
Design and construction
[edit]Riachuelo was ordered in 1972, separately from her two sister boats.[1] The submarine, built by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering at their shipyard in Barrow, was laid down on 26 May 1973, and launched on 6 September 1975.[1] She was commissioned into the Brazilian Navy in early 1977.[1]
Operational history
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Decommissioning and fate
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Riachuelo was decommissioned in 1997.[2] She is now displayed at the Navy Cultural Centre in Rio de Janeiro.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Moore, John, ed. (1977). Jane's Fighting Ships 1977-78. Jane's Fighting Ships (80th ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks. p. 44. ISBN 0531032779. OCLC 18207174.
- ^ Sharpe, Richard, ed. (1998). Jane's Fighting Ships 1998-99. Jane's Fighting Ships (101st ed.). Coulsdon, Surrey: Jane's Information Group. p. 57. ISBN 071061795X. OCLC 39372676.