COLOMBO (Brazil)

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D. v. Nieuwenhuijzen
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COLOMBO (Brazil)

Post by D. v. Nieuwenhuijzen » Sun Feb 26, 2017 7:21 pm

Built in 1865-'66 by A.C. Rennie, Greenwich for the Brazilian Navy.
Ironclad Warship, displacement:858 tons, L:50.29m. B:10.66m. Depth:4.57m. Draft:2.43m. steam engine:240 hp. 2 shafts, 10.5 kn. Armament:8-70 mm. Whithworth cannons.
Participation in the Paraguayan war and bombarded fort Huamaitá in 1867.
1880 out of service.

(Gambia 2001, 10 D. StG.?)
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