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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Silvado class |
| Operators |  Imperial Brazilian Navy |
| Preceded by | Brasil |
| Succeeded by | Barroso |
| Built | 1864–1866 |
| In commission | 1866–1880 |
| Completed | 1 |
| Scrapped | 1 |
| History | |
 Empire of Brazil | |
| Name | Silvado |
| Namesake | Captain Americo Brasilio Silvado |
| Builder | Arman Brothers, Bordeaux |
| Laid down | 1864 |
| Launched | 1865 |
| Completed | 15 September 1866 |
| Stricken | 3 June 1880 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ironclad turret ship |
| Displacement | 1,350 metric tons (1,330 long tons) |
| Length | 66 m (216 ft 6 in) (p.p.) |
| Beam | 11.6 m (38 ft 1 in) |
| Draft | 3.9 m (13 ft) |
| Installed power | 950 ihp (710 kW) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 trunk steam engines |
| Sail plan | Barque-rigged |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 170 officers and men |
| Armament | 2 × twin 70-pounder Whitworth rifled muzzle loader guns |
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The Brazilian ironclad Silvado was originally ordered by Paraguay in 1864 with the name Nemesis, but was sold to Brazil when Paraguay could not make the final payments. She participated in the 1864–70 War of the Triple Alliance between Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay against Paraguay.