Brazilian corvette Inhaúma
Inhaúma-class corvettes
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Inhaúma (V30) was the lead ship of the Inhaúma-class corvette of the Brazilian Navy.[1]
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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: V30 |
| Fate | Sunk as target, 2019 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Inhaúma-class corvette |
| Displacement | |
| 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 |
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| 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 & processing systems |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | Westland Super Lynx Mk.21B helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | Helicopter pad |
Construction and career
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]
