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Thursday 14 May 2015

Brazilian steam paddle gunboat Ipiranga 1854-1880

Launched at the Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro on 23 September 1854, commissioned on 19 October 1854 and stationed at Pernambuco in 1880. Displacement 350 tons and as dimensions 39,04 x 5,52 x 2,76 x 2,63 metres. Horsepower 70 hp. Speed 9 knots.