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Riachuelo (S22) was an Oberon-class submarine in the Brazilian Navy.
Design and construction
Riachuelo was ordered in 1972, separately from her two sister boats.[1] The submarine, built by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering at their shipyard in Barrow, was laid down on 26 May 1973, and launched on 6 September 1975.[1] She was commissioned into the Brazilian Navy in early 1977.[1]
Operational history
Decommissioning and fate
Riachuelo was decommissioned in 1997.[2] She is now displayed at the Navy Cultural Centre in Rio de Janeiro.
References
- ^ a b c Moore, John, ed. (1977). Jane's Fighting Ships 1977-78. Jane's Fighting Ships (80th ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks. p. 44. ISBN 0531032779. OCLC 18207174.
- ^ Sharpe, Richard, ed. (1998). Jane's Fighting Ships 1998-99. Jane's Fighting Ships (101st ed.). Coulsdon, Surrey: Jane's Information Group. p. 57. ISBN 071061795X. OCLC 39372676.
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