Brazilian corvette Inhaúma explained

Cv Inhaúma (V-30) was the lead ship of the of the Brazilian Navy.^[1]

Construction and career

The ship was built at Naval Arsenal Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro and was launched on 13 December 1986 and commissioned on 12 December 1989.

She was decommissioned on 25 November 2016.^[2]

On June 18, 2019, Inhaúma was sunk as target during a Brazilian Navy missile test exercise, having been hit by an AGM-119 Penguin anti-ship missile launched from an SH-helicopter. 16 Seahawk, as well as other bombs used against it during this exercise.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Gardiner, Robert. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Chumbley. Stephen. Budzbon. Przemysław. Naval Institute Press. 1995. 1-55750-132-7. Annapolis, Maryland.
2. Web site: 2016-11-22. Marinha do Brasil desativa mais dois navios: corveta 'Inhaúma' e navio-varredor 'Anhatomirim'. 2021-08-10. Poder Naval - A informação naval comentada e discutida. pt-BR.
3. Web site: Brazilian Navy test-fires final MANSUP prototype. 2021-08-10. Janes.com. en.