The Niterói (center) attacks the 25 de Mayo (left), by Trajano Augusto de Carvalho in Nossa Marinha: Seus Feitos e Glórias (1822–1940)
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History | |
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U.K. of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves | |
Name | Sucesso |
Namesake | Success |
Acquired | 1818 |
Fate | Joined Brazil, 1823[1] |
Empire of Brazil | |
Name | Nichteroy |
Namesake | Niterói |
Commissioned | 1823 |
Decommissioned | 1836 |
Fate | Scrapped |
General characteristics | |
Type | Fifth-rate frigate |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 400 |
Armament | 36 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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