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.

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.

Using sonar imaging technology, the Brazilian Navy identified the Vital de Oliveira, a Brazilian World War II warship that was sunk 80 years ago by a German U-boat. Just before midnight on July 19 ...

Sonar image of the hull of Vital de Oliveira on the seafloor. Recommended Articles. Features May 1, 2011. The Story of YP-389 Read Article Features May 1, 2011.

The Vital de Oliveira had been lost to history for 81 years until a fisherman's net became tangled in one of the ship's guns. This incredible shipwreck was found some 40 miles off shore from the ...

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.

Using sonar imaging technology, the Brazilian Navy identified the Vital de Oliveira, a Brazilian World War II warship that was sunk 80 years ago by a German U-boat. Just before midnight on July 19 ...

By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — 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 ...