Brazilian submarine Tonelero (S21)

The brazilian submarine Tonelero in foreground
History
Brazil
Name: Tonelero
Builder: Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, Barrow, England
Laid down: 18 November 1971
Launched: 22 November 1972
Commissioned: 10 December 1977
Refit: Given a mid-life modernisation in 1995 by the company HDW/FERROSTAL
General characteristics
Class & type: Oberon-class submarine
Displacement:
  • 2,030 long tons (2,060 t) surfaced
  • 2,410 long tons (2,450 t) submerged
Length: 295 ft 3 in (89.99 m)
Beam: 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
Draught: 18 ft (5.5 m)
Installed power: 2 × electric generators, 2560 kW
Propulsion:
  • 2 × Admiralty Standard Range 16WS-ASR diesels, 3,680 bhp
  • 2 × electric motors, 6,000 shp
  • 2 shafts
Speed:
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
  • 17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) submerged
Range: 9,000 nautical miles (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
Complement: 6 officers, 64 ratings
Armament: 8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (6 bow, 2 stern)

Tonelero (S21) was an Oberon-class submarine in the Brazilian Navy.

Design and construction

The submarine, built by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering at their shipyard in Barrow, was laid down on 18 November 1971, and launched on 22 November 1972.[1] During construction, a fire seriously damaged the submarine.[1] The submarine was towed to Chatham Dockyard, where the 60-foot (18 m) central section was cut out and replaced.[1] The fire was found to have originated in the cabling, and prompted the recabling of all under-construction Oberons.[2] She was commissioned into the Brazilian Navy on 10 December 1977.[2]

Decommissioning and fate

Tonelero was listed as active in the 1998-99 edition of Jane's Fighting Ships.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Moore, John, ed. (1977). Jane's Fighting Ships 1977-78. Jane's Fighting Ships (80th ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks. p. 44. ISBN 0531032779. OCLC 18207174.
  2. 1 2 3 Sharpe, Richard, ed. (1998). Jane's Fighting Ships 1998-99. Jane's Fighting Ships (101st ed.). Coulsdon, Surrey: Jane's Information Group. p. 58. ISBN 071061795X. OCLC 39372676.

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