Vapor Marquês de Olinda

Vapor Marquês de Olinda was a Brazilian steamboat who was confiscated in 1864 by order of Francisco Solano López, who used it as a war ship during the Paraguayan War.[1]

Vapor Marquês de Olinda
Painting by unknown author of the Vapor Marquês de Olinda
History
Paraguay
Name: Vapor Marquês de Olinda
Owner: Brazil - until 1864 - Paraguayan Government (1864-1865)
Builder: Shipyard of Ponta da Areia
Launched: 1859
Acquired: Paraguayan Navy (booty)
Stricken: Battle of the Riachuelo
Status: Steam of passengers, reformed to War Ship
General characteristics
Class and type: steamboat
Displacement: 180 tons
Propulsion: steam engine
Armament: eight cannons

History

This steam was built in the shipyards of Ponta de Areia, Bahia, Brazil, and was named Marqués de Olinda in honor of Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda.[2] It was a ship of 180 tons of weight built in wood, with an engine of steam of 80 horses propelled by lateral wheels.[3]

Originally the ship made the trips between Montevideo - Buenos Aires and Corumbá with stops in several ports of the Littoral.[4] It was owned by the shipping companies Bernal & Cárrega and Matty & Company, owned by Guillermo Matti.[5]

His capture by the Paraguayan Navy unleashed the War of the Triple Alliance.[6] The Marquês de Olinda was equipped with eight cannons, and took part in the capture of several enemy ships. It also served as an escort of Francisco Solano López, towards the Fortress of Humaitá.[7]

The Vapor Marquês de Olinda was sunk in Argentine waters during the Battle of the Riachuelo on June 11, 1865.[8]

  • Map of the Riachuelo Naval Battle.
  • Battle of the Riachuelo, the Marquês de Olinda sunk by the Ship Araguary.
  • List of passengers of the Marquês de Olinda on March 2, 1860.

References
  1. La guerra del Paraguay: las operaciones de la guerra en terretorio argentino y brasileño, Volumen1. Establecimiento Gráfico Ferrari hnos., 1921.
  2. Mauá: Ireneu Evangelista de Souza, barão e visconde de Mauá , 1813-1889. Alberto de Faria.
  3. La navegación en la cuenca del Plata y sus propulsores: memorias personales : origen e historia de la más grande compañía de navegación fluvial y marítima privada. Impreco Gráfica, 1976.
  4. Historia del Paraguay: con notas de observaciones personales y reminiscencias de algunas dificultades diplomáticos, Volúmenes1-3. Impresos con tipos de propiedad de la Revista del Paraguay, 1892.
  5. Dicionario de Buenos Aires ó sea Guia de forasteros. Argentina. 1864. p. 347. vapor marques de olinda matti.
  6. La guerra del Paraguay. Joaquim Nabuco.
  7. Las fuerzas armadas paraguayas en sus distintas épocas: la Infantería paraguaya y su patrono. Luis Vittone.
  8. Carlos Antonio López, obrero máximo: labor administrativa y constructiva. Juan Francisco Pérez Acosta.
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