Photo: SDGM (Serviço de Documentação Geral da Marinha)
Built 1921
Displacement: 500 ton
Armament 2 x 47mm guns
Speed 11 knots
Acquired in France 1921
Fleet tug Heitor Perdigão along with AVP 3 Thrush, towed the Brazilian Merchant Comandante Lyra which was attacked by one Italian submarine off Natal. Comandante Lyra managed to make port at Fortaleza despite heavily damaged by shelling. This event marked the first time a Brazilian ship was attacked in territorial waters.
Photo: SDGM (Serviço de Documentação Geral da Marinha)