Brazilian corvette Caboclo (V19)
.jpg) Cv Caboclo (V19) | |
| Career (Brazil) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Caboclo |
| Namesake: | Caboclo |
| Operator: | Brazilian Navy |
| Builder: | Bodewes Scheepswerf |
| Launched: | 19 August 1954 |
| Christened: | 8 October 1953 |
| Commissioned: | 16 July 1955 |
| Nickname: | Chico Bento (Chuck Billy) |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2015 |
| 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) |
| Propulsion: | 2 Sulzer 6TD36 1,080 hp |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Range: | 15,000 nmi (28,000 km; 17,000 mi) |
| Crew: | 64 |
| Armament: | 1 3"/50 caliber gun; 4 Oerlikon 20 mm cannon |
Cv Caboclo (V19) is an Imperial Marinheiro-class corvette of the Brazilian Navy. Caboclo was the fifth of ten of the class ordered by the Brazilian Navy in 1953. Caboclo was launched on 19 August 1954, and commissioned on 16 July 1955.[1]
History
In June 2009, Caboclo participated in the recovery mission of the wreckage of Air France Flight 447.
References
- ↑ Cv Caboclo - V 19 Navios de Guerra Brasileiros. Retrieved on June 03 2009.