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Inhaúma-class corvettes
Jaceguai
History
BrazilBrazil
NameJaceguai
NamesakeArtur Silveira da Mota, Baron of Jaceguai
BuilderArsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro
Launched8 June 1987
Commissioned2 April 1991
Decommissioned18 September 2019
IdentificationPennant number: V31
FateSunk as target, 2021
General characteristics
Class and typeInhaúma-class corvette
Displacement
  • 1,700 t (1,670 long tons) standard
  • 2,000 t (1,970 long tons) full load
Length95.8 m (314 ft 4 in)
Beam11.4 m (37 ft 5 in)
Draught5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 shaft CODOG
  • 1 GE LM 2500 gas turbine - 20,500 kW (27,500 hp)
  • 2 MTU 16 V 396 TB 91 diesel engines 5,600 kW (7,500 hp)
Speed27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement145
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
Aircraft carriedWestland Super Lynx Mk.21B helicopter
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter pad

Jaceguai (V31) was the second ship of the Inhaúma-class corvette of the Brazilian Navy.

Construction and career

The ship was built at Naval Arsenal Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro and was launched on 8 June 1987 and commissioned on 2 April 1991.

She was decommissioned on 18 September 2019.

During MISSILEX on 24 June 2021, an AM-39 Exocet anti-ship missile was launched from an AH-15B helicopter against the former Jaceguai's hull which later sank.

References

  1. Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
  2. "Mostra de Desarmamento do NDCC 'Garcia D´Avila'". Defesa Aérea & Naval (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  3. Rivas, Santiago (10 September 2019). "Cost concerns force Brazilian Navy to decommission ships". janes.com. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  4. "MISSILEX 2021: Lançamento de míssil antinavio AM39 Exocet por helicóptero AH-15B contra o casco da ex-corveta Jaceguai". Poder Naval - A informação naval comentada e discutida (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  5. says, Koprowski (2021-01-12). "Aspirantex/2021: NAM 'Atlântico' realiza exercícios de preparação com os Aspirantes". Defesa Aérea & Naval (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-08-10.

External links

Media related to Cv Jaceguai (V-31) at Wikimedia Commons

Inhaúma-class corvettes
List of ships of the Brazilian Navy
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