Английская Википедия:Brazilian ironclad Herval

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The Brazilian ironclad Herval was a Шаблон:Sclass ironclad corvette operated by the Imperial Brazilian Navy from 1866 to 1879. It participated in the battles of the Paraguayan War.

Design and description

Herval was an iron-hulled, fully rigged central battery ship. It was Шаблон:Convert long. The ship had a beam of Шаблон:Convert and a maximum draft of Шаблон:Convert. Herval displaced Шаблон:Convert. Its crew consisted of 125 men. The engines produced a total of Шаблон:Convert and gave Herval a maximum speed of Шаблон:Convert. Herval was armed with four 70-pounder Whitworth rifled muzzle-loading guns. The ship was protected by a Шаблон:Convert iron belt and Шаблон:Convert at the casemate.Шаблон:Sfn

Construction

Herval was built at the shipyards in Plymouth, England. It was the second ship to bear the name Herval, in honor of general Manuel Luís Osório, Marquis of Erval. The ship was originally ordered by Paraguay, who named it Medusa, but it was sold to Brazil as the Paraguayans, in financial difficulties due to the ongoing Paraguayan War, were unable to pay for it. It belongs to the same class as the armored corvette Mariz e Barros. The ship arrived in Brazil on 30 May 1866 and on 19 July of the same year it was officially named Herval, being incorporated into the navy also in the same year under the command of first lieutenant Tomás Pedro de Bittencourt Cotrim.[1]

Service

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The ironclads Silvado, Brasil, Mariz e Barros and Herval repelling the Paraguayan boarding attempt on 2 March 1868

Its main actions took place during the Paraguayan War. On 2 February 1867, Herval participated in the bombing of Curupayty. On 2 March 1868, together with the ironclad Brasil, it went to the aid of the ironclads Lima Barros and Cabral, repelling a Paraguayan attempt to board the ships. Also in 1868, it took part in operations in Curupayty, Humaitá and Angostura.[1]

After the war, it underwent renovation in 1875 in Rio de Janeiro. It was decommissioned in 1879, with its machines being removed to be used in the corvette Primeiro de Março.[1]

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Citations

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Bibliography

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