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]
 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 | |
|---|---|
 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 |
History
editThe ship took part in the naval battle off Salvador, where she sailed under the English-born Frigate Captain John Taylor and became notorious for chasing the fleeing Portuguese fleet across the Atlantic to the mouth of the river Tagus.[3] Later, the vessel sailed under Captain of Sea-and-War James Norton in the Cisplatine War, being Norton's flagship in the battle of Lara-Quilmes, where she took William Brown's frigate 25 de Mayo out of action, which eventually led to its sinking.[3]
The vessel was officially decommissioned in 1836, after years of serving as a structure in the port of Rio de Janeiro.[3]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Silva, Jorge Manuel Moreira (2009). A MARINHA DE GUERRA PORTUGUESA, DESDE O REGRESSO DE D. JOÃO VI A PORTUGAL E O INÍCIO DA REGENERAÇÃO (1821-1851) (PDF) (in Portuguese). University of Lisbon. p. 64. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ^ Pereira, Jorge Manuel Malhão (2012). NAVIOS, MARINHEIROS E ARTE DE NAVEGAR 1669-1823 (PDF) (in Portuguese). Portuguese Navy Academy. p. 79. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ^ a b c "Fragata Nichteroy" (in Portuguese). Poder Naval. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2023.