Brazilian corvette Caboclo (V19)
Cv Caboclo (V19) is a Imperial Marinheiro-class corvette of the Brazilian Navy. Caboclo was the fifth of the Imperial Marinheiro-class corvettes ordered by the Brazilian Navy in 1953. Caboclo was launched on 19 August 1954, and commissioned on 16 July 1955.[1]
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| History | |
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| Name: | Caboclo |
| Namesake: | Caboclo |
| Operator: | Brazilian Navy |
| Builder: | Bodewes Scheepswerf |
| Launched: | 26 August 1954 |
| Christened: | 8 October 1953 |
| Commissioned: | 16 July 1955 |
| Identification: |
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| Nickname(s): | Chico Bento (Chuck Billy) |
| Status: | in active service |
| 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) |
| Ice class: | 1A |
| Propulsion: | 2 Sulzer 6TD36 1,080 hp |
| Speed: | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Range: | 19,000 nmi (35,000 km; 22,000 mi) |
| Crew: | 64 |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Navigation Radar |
| Armament: | |
History
The Cv Caboclo (V19) are the fourth ship to bear this name in the Brazilian Navy.[1]
In June 2009, Caboclo participated in the recovery mission of the wreckage of Air France Flight 447.
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