Brazilian monitor Parnaíba (U17)
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| History | |
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 Brazil
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| Name: | Parnaíba |
| Builder: | Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro |
| Laid down: | 11 June 1936 |
| Launched: | 2 September 1937 |
| Commissioned: | 9 March 1938 |
| Homeport: | Rio de Janeiro |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2016 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | River monitor |
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| Length: | 55 m (180.4 ft) |
| Beam: | 10.1 m (33.1 ft) |
| Draught: | 1.6 m (5.2 ft) |
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| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Range: | 1,350 mi (1,170 nmi; 2,170 km) (2500 km) 10 knots (19 km/h) |
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| Complement: | 74 |
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| Aviation facilities: | Helipad |
Parnaíba (U-17) is a river monitor of the Brazilian Navy.
She was built by the Navy in Rio de Janeiro and commissioned on 9 March 1938. She participated in the Second World War and is currently the oldest ship in commission in the Brazilian Navy, as well as the oldest warship in the world still in active service (though HMS Victory of the Royal Navy is the oldest naval ship still in commission and USS Constitution of the United States Navy is the oldest commissioned naval ship still floating). She is currently assigned to the Mato Grosso Flotilla.
Modernization
She underwent a modernization program at the Ladario Riverine Naval Base between January 1998 and 6 May 1999, which saw the replacement of her original reciprocating engine plant with diesel engines to increase her range and endurance. (One of her original engines was placed on display at the Sixth Naval District's Lieutenant Maximiano Memorial Hall.)[1] A helicopter platform has been fitted over the fantail, allowing her to operate the IH-6B Bell Jet Ranger III, replacing the UH-12 Squirrel Helibrás Monoturbina.
References
- Wertheim, Eric (2007). Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-955-X.
- ↑ "Diretoria de Engenharia Naval realiza VISITEC às OM do 6º Distrito Naval" [Naval Engineering Directorate conducts VISITEC to OM of the 6th Naval District]. Pantanal News. August 16, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2012. (Portuguese)
External links
- Brazilian Navy: Parnaíba U-71 (in Portuguese)