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BRAZILIAN NAVY NORTHEAST NAVAL FORCE * - 7 CORVETTES 2 CRUISERS 2 BATTLESHIPS

10)CV CANANEIA C2



Photo. http://www.naval.com.br/ngb/C/C040/C040-f03.jpg


Laid down 06/Nov/1937


Completed  22/Oct/1938


Incorporated  16/Sep/1939


Tonnage  550 ton


Length: 57 m


Beam: 7.80 m


Draught: 2.50 m.


Propulsion: 2 boilers and 2 standby engines with 1.300 hp.


Fuel: 85 tons.


Speed: Max.  15 knots.


Range: 2.500 NM.


Armament: 1 4 in. Gun (102 mm/28), 2 Oerlikon machineguns Mk 10 with 20 mm/70 single mounting, 44 mines.


Complement: 70.


Decommissioned 07 Jul 1960.


Cananeia's first commander was Lieutenant Captain Raul Reis Gonçalves de Sousa.Corvette Cananeia C-2 initially served under Southern Naval Force, Headquarters Rio de Janeiro. On 24/Apr/1944 she received orders to join Northeast Naval Force at Recife Camp Ingram. There she played an active role in patrolling and escorting duties in the south Atlantic.


Cananeia also convoyed the American Merchant Eagle which was torpedoed off Cabo Frio on 25/Jun/43 by U-513 on pos. 23º.07"S, 41º.53"W. Eagle managed to reach port where temporary repairs were made. Later the merchant sailed for Aruba and then to an US port where permanent repairs were made in Feb/1944.



Cananeia seen above as a minelayer before being converted as a Corvette.


 

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