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Brazilian monitor Santa Catharina
The Brazilian monitor ''Santa Catharina'' (in modern spelling, ''Santa Catarina'') was the sixth, and last, ship of the river monitors built for the Brazilian Navy during the Paraguayan War in the late 1860s. By the time she was completed the war was winding down and she only had one significant engagement against Paraguayan forces in 1869. The ship was assigned to the Mato Grosso Flotilla after the war. ''Santa Catharina'' sank at her moorings while under repair in 1882.
==Design and description==
The ''Pará''-class monitors were designed to meet the need of the Brazilian Navy for small, shallow-draft armored ships capable of withstanding heavy fire. The monitor configuration was chosen as a turreted design did not have the same problems engaging enemy ships and fortifications as did the central battery ironclads already in Brazilian service. The oblong gun turret sat on a circular platform that had a central pivot. It was rotated by four men via a system of gears; 2.25 minutes were required for a full 360° rotation. A bronze ram was fitted to these ships as well. The hull was sheathed with Muntz metal to reduce biofouling.〔Gratz, p. 153〕
The ships measured long overall, with a beam of . They had a draft between of and displaced .〔 With only of freeboard they had to be towed between Rio de Janeiro and their area of operations.〔 Their crew numbered 43 officers and men.〔Gratz, p. 154〕
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