The submarine, built by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering at their shipyard in Barrow, was laid down on 18 November 1971, and launched on 22 November 1972.[1] During construction, a fire seriously damaged the submarine.[1] The submarine was towed to Chatham Dockyard, where the 60-foot (18 m) central section was cut out and replaced.[1] The fire was found to have originated in the cabling, and prompted the recabling of all under-construction Oberons.[2] She was commissioned into the Brazilian Navy on 10 December 1977.[2]
Operational history
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Decommissioning and fate
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On 26 December 2000 the Tonelero sank at her mooring in the Rio de Janeiro navy yards due to crew error. All 9 crew members aboard escaped from the submarine.[3]
^"Brazil investigates sub sinking". news.bbc.co.uk. 26 December 2000. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
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brazilian, submarine, tonelero, tonelero, oberon, class, submarine, brazilian, navy, brazilian, submarine, tonelero, foregroundhistorybrazilnametonelerobuildervickers, shipbuilding, engineering, barrow, englandlaid, down18, november, 1971launched22, november, . Tonelero S21 was an Oberon class submarine in the Brazilian Navy The brazilian submarine Tonelero in foregroundHistoryBrazilNameToneleroBuilderVickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Barrow EnglandLaid down18 November 1971Launched22 November 1972Commissioned10 December 1977Decommissioned21 June 2001Refit1995FateScrapped in 2004General characteristicsClass and typeOberon class submarineDisplacement2 030 long tons 2 060 t surfaced 2 410 long tons 2 450 t submergedLength295 ft 3 in 89 99 m Beam26 ft 6 in 8 08 m Draught18 ft 5 5 m Installed power2 electric generators 2560 kWPropulsion2 Admiralty Standard Range 16WS ASR diesels 3 680 bhp 2 electric motors 6 000 shp 2 shaftsSpeed12 knots 22 km h 14 mph surfaced 17 kn 31 km h 20 mph submergedRange9 000 nautical miles 17 000 km 10 000 mi at 12 kn 22 km h 14 mph surfacedComplement6 officers 64 ratingsArmament8 21 in 533 mm torpedo tubes 6 bow 2 stern Contents 1 Design and construction 2 Operational history 3 Decommissioning and fate 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksDesign and construction EditMain article Oberon class submarine The submarine built by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering at their shipyard in Barrow was laid down on 18 November 1971 and launched on 22 November 1972 1 During construction a fire seriously damaged the submarine 1 The submarine was towed to Chatham Dockyard where the 60 foot 18 m central section was cut out and replaced 1 The fire was found to have originated in the cabling and prompted the recabling of all under construction Oberons 2 She was commissioned into the Brazilian Navy on 10 December 1977 2 Operational history EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it June 2015 Decommissioning and fate EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it June 2015 Tonelero was listed as active in the 1998 99 edition of Jane s Fighting Ships 2 On 26 December 2000 the Tonelero sank at her mooring in the Rio de Janeiro navy yards due to crew error All 9 crew members aboard escaped from the submarine 3 See also EditShips of the Brazilian NavyReferences Edit 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 a b c Sharpe Richard ed 1998 Jane s Fighting Ships 1998 99 Jane s Fighting Ships 101st ed Coulsdon Surrey Jane s Information Group p 58 ISBN 071061795X OCLC 39372676 Brazil investigates sub sinking news bbc co uk 26 December 2000 Retrieved 27 February 2020 External links EditThe Submarine Heritage Centre Brazilian O Class Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brazilian submarine Tonelero S21 amp oldid 1117509826, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
