Beberibe, Belmonte, and Parnahyba, and the gunboats Araguary, Mearim, Iguatemy, and Jequitinhonha. For this mission, Ypiranga had 98 soldiers and 8 navy officers in its crew, as well as a detachment of 61 soldiers and 4 officers from the Rio de Janeiro police. On June 11, 1865, the Fleet engaged the enemy in the Battle of Riachuelo. The ship had one cabin boy killed and a few wounded in the encounter. Some material damages were easily repaired. Still in the war campaign, on June 18, 1865, Ypiranga supported the squadron during the fortified pass of Mercedes and, on August 12, she stopped in order to support the pass of Cuevas. In this combat, the ship, which closed the column due to its short march, was heavily attacked by enemy forces, leaving one dead and seven wounded. Her commander, Chief Lieutenant Álvaro Augusto de Carvalho, shot down due to typhoid fever, contrary to his commanders, was carried to the deck where he could command the actions of his men throughout the combat. On April 16, 1866, she took part in the actions at the Vitória pass, where the ship was responsible for protecting the landing of the army troops. In the same month, she participated in the bombardments against enemy positions at the Itapiru Fortress. On July 13, Chief lieutenant Antônio Maria do Couto and seven soldiers from a patrol boat were killed by a torpedo explosion. In September 1866, she participated in the bombardment of the Curuzú and Curupaiti Forts. With the end of fighting in the campaign of the Triple Alliance and the consequent declaration of peace, she returned to Rio de Janeiro. By Notice, of April 28, 1875, she became subordinate to the 2nd Naval District and, by another Notice, of July 10, 1877, she was made available. In September 1881, she sailed from Pernambuco to Rocas Atoll, taking aboard the military engineer Colonel Alvim to study the placement of a lighthouse at that point. The ship remained at that location from September 24 until October 27 of that same year. Representation in culture See also List of ships of the Brazilian Navy References Gunboats by country Ships of the Brazilian Navy 1854 ships