NT Almirante Gastão Motta (G23) |
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| Career (Brazil) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Almirante Gastão Motta (G23) |
| Namesake: | Almirante Gastão Motta |
| Operator: | Brazilian Navy |
| Builder: | Ishikawajima do Brasil S/A |
| Launched: | 1 July 1990 |
| Christened: | 11 December 1989 |
| Commissioned: | 26 November 1991 |
| Homeport: | Rio de Janeiro |
| Motto: | Nós fazemos a Esquadra ir mais longe (We take the Fleet farther) |
| Nickname: | São Bernardo (Saint Bernard) |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2012[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Alte. Gastão Motta |
| Displacement: | 6,000 tons standard, 10,300 tons full load |
| Length: | 135 m |
| Beam: | 19 m |
| Draught: | 7.5 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 diesel Wärtsilä Vasa 11,700 hp |
| Speed: | 20.5 knots |
| Range: | 10,000 nm at 15 knots |
| Capacity: | 4,400 tons (fuel) |
| Crew: | 121 |
The NT Almirante Gastão Motta (G23) is an Alte. Gastão Motta class replenishment oiler of the Brazilian Navy. The Almirante Gastão Motta was ordered by the Brazilian Navy on 15 December 1987. The ship was launched on 1 July 1990, and was commissioned on 26 November 1991.[1]
In June 2009, the NT Almirante Gastão Motta (G23) participated in the recovery mission for the wreckage of Air France Flight 447.