Brazilian frigate Nichteroy (1823)

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The Niterói (center) attacks the 25 de Mayo (right), by Trajano Augusto de Carvalho in Nossa Marinha: Seus Feitos e Glórias (1822–1940)
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Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.svgU.K. of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
NameSucesso
Namesake Success
Acquired1818
FateJoined Brazil, 1823 [1]
Flag of Empire of Brazil (1822-1870).svgEmpire of Brazil
NameNichteroy
Namesake Niterói
Commissioned1823
Decommissioned1836
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Type Fifth-rate frigate
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Complement400
Armament36 cannons

Nichteroy [a] was a fifth-rate frigate of the Imperial Brazilian Navy, having been built as a British vessel, [2] acquired by Portugal and later joining the Brazilian cause during the Brazilian War of Independence. [1]

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History

The ship took part in the naval battle off Salvador, where she sailed under the English-born Frigate Captain John Taylor and became notorious for chasing the fleeing Portuguese fleet across the Atlantic to the mouth of the river Tagus. [3] Later, the vessel sailed under Captain of Sea-and-War James Norton in the Cisplatine War, being Norton's flagship in the battle of Lara-Quilmes, where she took William Brown's frigate 25 de Mayo out of action, which eventually led to its sinking. [3]

The vessel was officially decommissioned in 1836, after years of serving as a structure in the port of Rio de Janeiro. [3]

Notes

  1. ↑ The old spelling of Niterói was Nictheroy, but sources point to the ship's name being spelled as Nichteroy instead.

References

  1. 1 2 Silva, Jorge Manuel Moreira (2009). A MARINHA DE GUERRA PORTUGUESA, DESDE O REGRESSO DE D. JOÃO VI A PORTUGAL E O INÍCIO DA REGENERAÇÃO (1821-1851) (PDF) (in Portuguese). University of Lisbon. p. 64. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  2. ↑ Pereira, Jorge Manuel Malhão (2012). NAVIOS, MARINHEIROS E ARTE DE NAVEGAR 1669-1823 (PDF) (in Portuguese). Portuguese Navy Academy. p. 79. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  3. 1 2 3 "Fragata Nichteroy" (in Portuguese). Poder Naval. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
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