Brazilian cruiser Tymbira
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 Tymbira | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Brazil | |
| Name | Tymbira |
| Namesake | Timbira people |
| Owner | Brazilian Navy |
| Builder | AG Vulcan Stettin |
| Launched | 1 April 1896 |
| Commissioned | 26 January 1896 |
| Decommissioned | 30 November 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Tupi-class torpedo cruiser |
| Displacement | 1,190 tonnes (1,170 long tons; 1,310 short tons) |
| Length | 79.35 m (260 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 9.40 m (31 ft) |
| Draft | 2.97 m (9 ft 9 in) |
| Installed power | 7,693 ihp (5,737 kW) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph) |
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Tymbira was a torpedo cruiser operated by the Brazilian Navy, belonging to the Tupi-class along with Tamoio and Tupi. During the First World War it patrolled the Brazilian coast. It was dismissed from service on 30 November 1917.
Tymbira was built by the Stettin shipyard, in Kiel, Germany, and was launched on 1 April 1896. Its name is a tribute to the Timbiras, a Brazilian indigenous people who inhabited the current territory of the state of Maranhão. It was the first Tupi class torpedo cruiser commissioned in the Brazilian navy. The incorporation took place on 26 January 1896. The ship was built with a maximum displacement of 1,190 tons, 79.35 m in length, 9.40 m in beam, 5 m in depth and 2.97 m in draft. Its propulsion system consisted of two steam engines that generated 7,693 hp of power and propelled the vessel up to 22.5 knots. It was armed with two 101mm Armstrong guns, six 57mm Nordenfelt guns, two 37mm Maxim guns, two 7mm Maxim machine guns and two 452mm torpedo tubes.[1]