Brazilian corvette Caboclo
Appearance
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Cv Caboclo (V19)
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History | |
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Name | Caboclo |
Namesake | Caboclo |
Operator | Brazilian Navy |
Builder | Bodewes Scheepswerf |
Launched | 26 August 1954 |
Christened | 8 October 1953 |
Commissioned | 16 July 1955 |
Identification |
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Nickname(s) | Chico Bento (Chuck Billy) |
Status | in active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Imperial Marinheiro-class corvette |
Displacement | 911 tons standard, 1,025 tons full load |
Length | 55.72 m (182.8 ft) |
Beam | 9.55 m (31.3 ft) |
Draught | 3.6 m (12 ft) |
Ice class | 1A |
Propulsion | 2 Sulzer 6TD36 1,080 hp |
Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Range | 19,000 nmi (35,000 km; 22,000 mi) |
Crew | 64 |
Sensors and processing systems | Navigation Radar |
Armament |
Cv Caboclo (V19) is an Imperial Marinheiro-class corvette of the Brazilian Navy. Caboclo was the fifth of the Imperial Marinheiro-class corvettes ordered by the Brazilian Navy in 1953. Caboclo was launched on 19 August 1954, and commissioned on 16 July 1955.[1]
History
[edit]The corvette Caboclo (V19) is the fourth ship to bear this name in the Brazilian Navy.[1]
In June 2009, Caboclo participated in the recovery mission of the wreckage of Air France Flight 447.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "NGB - Corveta Caboclo - V 19". www.naval.com.br. Retrieved 25 November 2020.