Rio De Janeiro
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Rio
De Janeiro was an armored ironclad laid down by Arsenal de
Marinha da Corte in Brasil in June 1865, and was launched
in February 1866. She was commissioned one month later.
She had one steam engine giving her 420 hp, and was armed
with two Whitworth rifled muzzle cannons and two
smoothbore guns. Under the war between Paraguay and
Argentine who allied with Brazil, she saw action in May
1866 at Curuzu together with other naval units. She
bombarded Paraguayan fortifications at Curuzu, and was hit
by at least one shell who killed four of her crew and
wounding several others. 2. September 1866 she hit two
mines in River Paraguay and went down in less than two
minutes, killing 53 men of her crew. The wreck rest today
buried in the mud on a depth of 15 to 20 meter.
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 Painting: Rio De Janeiro sinking By Adolfo Methfessel Last updated: January 2011 |
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