''Tonelero'' (S21) was an
''Oberon''-class submarine
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in the
Brazilian Navy
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.
Design and construction
The submarine, built by
Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering
Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Limited (VSEL) was a shipbuilding company based at Barrow-in-Furness, England that built warships, civilian ships, submarines and armaments. The company was historically the Naval Construction Works of Vicke ...
at their shipyard in
Barrow, was laid down on 18 November 1971, and launched on 22 November 1972.
During construction, a fire seriously damaged the submarine.
[ The submarine was towed to ]Chatham Dockyard
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, where the central section was cut out and replaced.[ The fire was found to have originated in the cabling, and prompted the recabling of all under-construction ''Oberon''s.][
]
Operational history
Decommissioning and fate
''Tonelero'' was listed as active in the 1998-99 edition of ''Jane's Fighting Ships
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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.]
See also
* Ships of the Brazilian Navy
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References
External links
The Submarine Heritage Centre - Brazilian "O" Class
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Oberon-class submarines of the Brazilian Navy
Ships built in Barrow-in-Furness
1972 ships