Brazilian corvette Inhaúma

	Cv Inhaúma
History
Brazil
Name	Inhaúma
Namesake	Inhaúma
Builder	Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro
Launched	13 December 1986
Commissioned	12 December 1989
Decommissioned	25 November 2016
Refit	2008
Identification	Pennant number: V-30
Fate	Sunk as target, 2019
General characteristics
Class and type	Inhaúma-class corvette
Displacement	1,700 t (1,670 long tons) standard; 2,000 t (1,970 long tons) full load;
Length	95.8 m (314 ft 4 in)
Beam	11.4 m (37 ft 5 in)
Draught	5.5 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);
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	145
Sensors and ; processing systems	Radar: Plessey AWS-4, Kelvin Hughes Type 1007, Selenia Orion RTN 10X; Sonar: Krupp Atlas ASO4 Mod 2;
Armament	1 × single 4.5-inch Mark 8 naval guns; 2 × single Bofors 40 mm guns; 4 × Exocet SSMs ; 2 × triple Mark 32 324 mm (13 in) torpedo tubes;
Aircraft carried	1 × Westland Super Lynx
Aviation facilities	Helipad and hangar

Cv Inhaúma (V-30) was the lead ship of the Inhaúma-class corvette of the Brazilian Navy.^[1]

Construction and career[edit]

The ship was built at Naval Arsenal Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro and was launched on 13 December 1986 and commissioned on 12 December 1989.

She was decommissioned on 25 November 2016.^[2]

On June 18, 2019, Inhaúma was sunk as target during a Brazilian Navy missile test exercise, having been hit by an AGM-119 Penguin anti-ship missile launched from an SH-helicopter. 16 Seahawk, as well as other bombs used against it during this exercise.^[3]

Gallery[edit]

Cv Inhaúma on 31 March 2007
Cv Jaceguai and Cv Inhaúma on 8 January 2015
Cv Jaceguai and Cv Inhaúma on 13 October 2017

References[edit]

^ 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.
^ "Marinha do Brasil desativa mais dois navios: corveta 'Inhaúma' e navio-varredor 'Anhatomirim'". Poder Naval - A informação naval comentada e discutida (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
^ "Brazilian Navy test-fires final MANSUP prototype". Janes.com. Retrieved 2021-08-10.

External links[edit]

Media related to Cv Inhuama (V30) at Wikimedia Commons

[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] "Marinha do Brasil desativa mais dois navios: corveta 'Inhaúma' e navio-varredor 'Anhatomirim'". Poder Naval - A informação naval comentada e discutida (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2021-08-10.

[3] "Brazilian Navy test-fires final MANSUP prototype". Janes.com. Retrieved 2021-08-10.

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v t e Inhaúma-class corvettes
Inhaúma Jaceguai Júlio de Noronha Frontin Barroso
Preceded by: Imperial Marinheiro class Followed by: Amazonas class
List of ships of the Brazilian Navy