Thala Dan
| History | |
|---|---|
 Brazil | |
| Name | Barão de Teffé |
| Namesake | Antônio Luís von Hoonholtz (the Baron of Tefé) |
| Operator | Brazilian Navy |
| Builder | Aalborg Vaerft |
| Launched | 8 May 1957 |
| Commissioned | 28 September 1982 |
| Decommissioned | 23 July 2002 |
| Homeport | Rio de Janeiro |
| Fate | scrapped in 2007 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Icebreaker |
| Displacement | 2,183 tons standard, 5,500 tons full load |
| Length | 82.11 m (269.4 ft) |
| Beam | 13.72 m (45.0 ft) |
| Draught | 6.30 m (20.7 ft) |
| Speed | 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) |
| Endurance | 60 days |
| Crew | 84 |
| Aircraft carried | 2 Helibrás Esquilo (locally designated as UH-12/13) |
| Aviation facilities | Helipad and hangar |
| Notes | NGB[1] |
Barão de Teffé (H-42) was an oceanographic research ship of the Brazilian Navy. She was the first Brazilian Navy ship to bear this name in honor of Admiral Antonio Luis von Hoonholtz. Built as a freighter named Thala Dan at the end of the 1950s in Denmark, she was launched in 1957 and discharged from military service on 23 July 2002.[2]
In 1982 she was acquired by the Brazilian Navy to be adapted and take part in the Operation Antarctica (OPERANTAR 1) of the Brazilian Antarctic Program (PROANTAR),[3] being one of the pioneers of Brazilian missions to Antarctica.
In 2007, Barão de Teffé was reported awaiting wrecking in Rio de Janeiro.[4] After failed Australian attempts to purchase and turn her into a museum ship, she was scrapped in Rio de Janeiro in October 2007.[5]
References
- ^ NApOc/NF Barão de Teffé - H 42 Navios de Guerra Brasileiros. Retrieved on 2012-02-28. Template:Pt icon.
- ^ Shipspotting. "BARAO DE TEFFE H42 - IMO 5357680". Shipspotting.com. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ Shipstamps. "Thala Dan". Shipstamps.co.uk. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ Berg, Jorgen (2007). "CV for Captain Jorgen Berg". bergshippingconsultancy. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
- ^ "Newsletter #15" (pdf). Maritime Heritage Association of Victoria Inc. October 2007. p. 5. Retrieved 23 March 2008.