Brazilian research ship Almirante Maximiano

Almirante Maximiano
History
Brazil
Name	Almirante Maximiano
Namesake	Admiral Maximiano Eduardo da Silva Fonseca
Builder	Todd Pacific Shipyards
Launched	13 February 1974
Commissioned	3 February 2009
Homeport	Rio de Janeiro
Identification	IMO number: 7391264 MMSI number: 710481000 Callsign: PWPM Pennant number: H41
Status	Ship in active service
General characteristics
Type	Research ship
Displacement	3,865 tons standard 5,450 tons full load
Length	93.4 m (306 ft)
Beam	13.4 m (44 ft)
Draught	6.59 m (21.6 ft)
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Range	20,000 mi (17,000 nmi; 32,000 km)
Endurance	90 days
Complement	106
Aircraft carried	2 Helibrás Esquilo (locally designated as UH-12/13)
Aviation facilities	Helipad and hangar
Notes	NGB

Almirante Maximiano (H-41) is an ice-strengthened oceanographic research ship of the Brazilian Navy. The ship bears this name in honor of Admiral Maximiano Eduardo da Silva Fonseca. It was built by the Todd Pacific Shipyards of Seattle, Washington, and was launched on 13 February 1974. It was acquired by the Brazilian Navy on 3 September 2008 for the Brazilian Antarctic Program. Prior to Brazilian service, the ship served commercial operations under the names Ocean Empress, Naeraberg, American Empress, Maureen Sea, Scotoil I and Theriot Offshore I.

Operational history

In November 2017 the ship actively participated in the search for the Argentine submarine ARA San Juan, which disappeared during on patrol along the Argentine coast. In 21 November, the vessel carried out an oceanic sweep operation in conjunction with ARA Puerto Deseado and ARA Austral of the Argentine Navy.