Ironclad Brasil

The first ironclad of the imperial Navy.

Origin

La Seyne, France; in service from 1865

Displacement and length

1,518 t; 63.4 m

Armor

114 mm iron belt and central casemate

Armament

4 Whitworth 70-pounders and 4 smoothbore 68-pounders

Machinery

One screw, about 11 knots; three masts

An armored central-battery corvette, paid for largely by public subscription in Brazil. She bombarded Curuzú in September 1866 and was part of the squadron of ten ironclads that forced the passage of Curupayty on 15 August 1867.

Sources: “Brazilian ironclad Brasil” and “Passage of Curupayty”, English Wikipedia; DPHDM, Brazilian Navy.

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