Cabo de Hornos (ship)

Cabo de Hornos is a scientific research ship used by the Chilean Navy.

Built for oceanographic research. The ship is 74.1 meters long, 19.14 meters wide, and a gross tonnage of 3068. The ship can carry a crew of 68 people and cruise at 14.6 knots (27.0 km/h; 16.8 mph).

History

Cabo de Hornos ship began construction in November 2008. The ship was scheduled for launch on 27 February 2010. She was beached by the tsunami which followed the 2010 Chile earthquake early in the morning of the same day, before the launch was scheduled to occur. Following a complicated and involved salvage operation, she was launched in January 2011. Repairs were made in the shipyard of her construction and the ship was finally delivered to the Navy of Chile in April 2013.[1][2]

She was designed by the Norwegian ship designer Skipsteknisk, designated as ST-367.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "R/V Cabo de Hornos, Chile". ship-technology.com. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Chile Will Have the AGS 61 Cabo de Hornos Scientific Ship in 2013". Dialogo. 2011-07-21. Retrieved 28 March 2015.

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