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Jequitinhonha

Jequitinhonha

Wrecked

Imperial Brazilian Navy

TypeCorvette
WarParaguayan War
Main guns6 32-caliber guns, 1 38-caliber gun

Ran aground under the Paraguayan guns at Riachuelo and was lost, Brazil's only ship loss in the battle.

O vapor Jequitinhonha, incendiado pelo guardião do Amazonas Pedro Tape. Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 6 32-caliber guns, 1 38-caliber gun
Displacement637 tonnes

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

11 June 1865

Ran aground and was lost