Brazilian ironclad Rio de Janeiro
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brazilian-ironclad-rio-de-janeiro-277-7367864
title:
Brazilian ironclad Rio de Janeiro
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The Brazilian ironclad Rio de Janeiro was an armored gunboat built for the Brazilian Navy during the Paraguayan War in the mid-1860s. Like the other two gunboats she was built in Brazil and was designed as a casemate ironclad. Commissioned in April 1866, the ship did not enter combat until September, when she bombarded Paraguayan fortifications at Curuzu. Rio de Janeiro hit two mines on 2 September and rapidly sank, taking 53 of her crew with her.
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Imperial Brazilian Navy's armored gunboat
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_ironclad_Rio_de_Janeiro
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2023-07-25T15:43:29Z
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