NS Lt Gen Dimo Hamaambo

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History
Flag of Brazil.svgBrazil
NamePurus
BuilderBodewes Scheepswerf
Launched6 November 1954
Commissioned4 July 1955
Decommissioned18 October 2002
FateTransferred to Namibia
Flag of the Namibian Navy.svgNamibia
NameLt Gen Dimo Hamaambo
Namesake Dimo Hamaambo
Acquired5 June 2003
Recommissioned25 June 2004
Decommissioned12 August 2012
FateScrapped 2012
General characteristics
Class and type Imperial Marinheiro-class corvette
Displacement911 tons standard, 1,025 tons full load
Length55.72 m (182 ft 10 in)
Beam9.55 m (31 ft 4 in)
Draught3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)
Ice class1A
Propulsion2 Sulzer 6TD36 1,080 hp (810 kW)
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range19,000 nmi (35,000 km; 22,000 mi)
Complement64
Armament

NS Lt Gen Dimo Hamaambo (C11) was an Imperial Marinheiro-class corvette of the Namibian Navy. Originally built for the Brazilian Navy as Purus. Purus was part of ten ships of the class ordered by the Brazilian Navy in 1953. Purus was laid down on 20 November 1953, launched on 6 November 1954, and commissioned on 4 July 1955.

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Brazilian service

It spent 48 years in service with the Brazilian Navy before it was decommissioned on 18 October 2002. During this time it spent 2,092 days at sea and sailed 49,4318.4 miles. [1] On 5 June 2003 its transfer to Namibia [2] was authorized by Law No. 10,685 (DOU 06/06/2003).

Namibian service

On 25 June 2004, the transfer ceremony of the corvette Purus to the Namibian Navy took place in the city of Salvador, Brazil. Namibia was represented by Minister of Defence Erkki Nghimtina and Navy Commander Peter Vilho and Brazil was represented by Jose Viegas Filho, Minister of Defence. [1] The ship was rechristened as Lt Gen Dimo Hamaambo at the ceremony, named after Lieutenant General Dimo Hamaambo the First Namibian Chief of Defence Force. General Hamaambo was Chief of Defence between 1990 and 2000, a period in which the formative steps were taken to establish the Maritime wing of the Namibian Military. At the Aratu Naval Base, the ship was then refurbished focusing on accommodation, machinery, electronic and communication equipment.

The Namibian crew led by its commanding officer Commander Alweendo Amungulu first embarked on 15 June 2004 sailing out to sea the same afternoon. On 6 August 2004, the ship set sail for Walvis Bay. On 10 August the ship suffered a fire in the funnel which was promptly put out. Lt Gen Dimo Hamaambo arrived on 25 August after a 19-day voyage. In Namibian service, it was utilized in the coastal patrol role. The ship was decommissioned 12 August 2012 By President Hifikepunye Pohamba. [3] It was revealed during the decommissioning ceremony that it was intended to be at sea for only two years before mid life upgrades for the hull structure, piping and wiring system and to the main and auxiliary engines had to be undertaken which could not happen due to financial constraints. During it service with Namibia the corvette spent 24 days at sea covering 5,127 miles. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "NGB - Corveta N.S. LT. Gen. Dimo Hamaambo - C 11".
  2. ↑ Seabra, Pedro (2014). The missing link: defense cooperation in Brazilian-African relations (2003-2013) (PDF). ISA – FLACSO Conference "Global and Regional Powers in a Changing World". p. 15. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Namibia Navy to auction long-serving warship". 19 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Lt-Gen Dimo Hamaambo vessel service terminated | Africa News Wire".
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