The Brazilian Navy has just signed a contract for the acquisition of a batch of 16 MANSUP anti-ship missiles with the ...

The Brazilian Navy has confirmed the location of the sunken warship Vital de Oliveira. The vessel transported troops during World War II and was sunk by a Nazi submarine on July 19, 1944, more ...

On July 19, 1944, a Nazi submarine torpedoed and sank the Vital de Oliveira, a Brazilian ship that transported troops during World War II. Now, more than 80 years later, the Brazilian Navy has ...

After more than 80 years hidden beneath the waves off Rio de Janeiro, the location of a Brazilian troop transport ship torpedoed and sunk by Nazi Germany was definitively confirmed by Brazil’s ...

After more than 80 years hidden beneath the waves off Rio de Janeiro, the location of a Brazilian troop transport ship torpedoed and sunk by Nazi Germany was definitively confirmed by Brazil’s ...

The Vital de Oliveira was the only Brazilian Navy ship taken down by enemy forces during the war, reports the Maritime Executive. Two other Brazilian Navy ships also sank, but they were lost due ...

- Courtesy Brazilian Navy The Vital de Oliveira was a civilian ship, built in 1910 and outfitted as an auxiliary naval craft when Brazil entered World War II on the side of the Allies.

Brazilian Navy The Vital de Oliveira was the only Brazilian Navy ship taken down by enemy forces during the war, reports the Maritime Executive.

Courtesy Brazilian Navy via CNN Newsource Sonar allowed underwater archaeologists from Brazil's navy to precisely locate the ship's wreck on the seafloor.