Brazilian submarine Tonelero (S21)
 The brazilian submarine Tonelero in foreground
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| History | |
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| Name | Tonelero |
| Builder | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, Barrow, England |
| Laid down | 18 November 1971 |
| Launched | 22 November 1972 |
| Commissioned | 10 December 1977 |
| Refit | 1995 |
| Status | Unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 295 ft 3 in (89.99 m) |
| Beam | 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) |
| Draught | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
| Installed power | 2 × electric generators, 2560 kW |
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| Speed |
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| Range | 9,000 nautical miles (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced |
| Complement | 6 officers, 64 ratings |
| Armament | 8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (6 bow, 2 stern) |
Tonelero (S21) was an Oberon-class submarine in the Brazilian Navy.
Design and construction
The submarine, built by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering at their shipyard in Barrow, was laid down on 18 November 1971, and launched on 22 November 1972.[1] During construction, a fire seriously damaged the submarine.[1] The submarine was towed to Chatham Dockyard, where the 60-foot (18 m) central section was cut out and replaced.[1] The fire was found to have originated in the cabling, and prompted the recabling of all under-construction Oberons.[2] She was commissioned into the Brazilian Navy on 10 December 1977.[2]
Operational history
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Decommissioning and fate
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Tonelero was listed as active in the 1998-99 edition of Jane's Fighting Ships.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Moore, John, ed. (1977). Jane's Fighting Ships 1977-78. Jane's Fighting Ships (80th ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks. p. 44. ISBN 0531032779. OCLC 18207174.
- ^ a b c Sharpe, Richard, ed. (1998). Jane's Fighting Ships 1998-99. Jane's Fighting Ships (101st ed.). Coulsdon, Surrey: Jane's Information Group. p. 58. ISBN 071061795X. OCLC 39372676.
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