Brazilian frigate Nichteroy (1823)

For the 1974 Nitéroi-class frigate, see Brazilian frigate Niterói (F-40).

Nichteroy^[a] was a fifth-rate frigate of the Imperial Brazilian Navy, having been built as a British vessel,^[2] acquired by Portugal and later joining the Brazilian cause during the Brazilian War of Independence.^[1]

The Niterói (center) attacks the 25 de Mayo (left), by Trajano Augusto de Carvalho in Nossa Marinha: Seus Feitos e Glórias (1822–1940)
History
U.K. of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
Name	Sucesso
Namesake	Success
Acquired	1818
Fate	Joined Brazil, 1823[1]
Empire of Brazil
Name	Nichteroy
Namesake	Niterói
Commissioned	1823
Decommissioned	1836
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Type	Fifth-rate frigate
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	400
Armament	36 cannons

History

The ship took part in the naval battle off Salvador, where she sailed under the English-born Frigate Captain John Taylor and became notorious for chasing the fleeing Portuguese fleet across the Atlantic to the mouth of the river Tagus.^[3] Later, the vessel sailed under Captain of Sea-and-War James Norton in the Cisplatine War, being Norton's flagship in the battle of Lara-Quilmes, where she took William Brown's frigate 25 de Mayo out of action, which eventually led to its sinking.^[3]

The vessel was officially decommissioned in 1836, after years of serving as a structure in the port of Rio de Janeiro.^[3]

Notes

1. The old spelling of Niterói was Nictheroy, but sources point to the ship's name being spelled as Nichteroy instead.

References

1. Silva, Jorge Manuel Moreira (2009). A MARINHA DE GUERRA PORTUGUESA, DESDE O REGRESSO DE D. JOÃO VI A PORTUGAL E O INÍCIO DA REGENERAÇÃO (1821-1851) (PDF) (in Portuguese). University of Lisbon. p. 64. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
2. Pereira, Jorge Manuel Malhão (2012). NAVIOS, MARINHEIROS E ARTE DE NAVEGAR 1669-1823 (PDF) (in Portuguese). Portuguese Navy Academy. p. 79. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
3. "Fragata Nichteroy" (in Portuguese). Poder Naval. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2023.