Cisne Branco
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History | |
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Brazil | |
Name | Cisne Branco |
Namesake | English: "White Swan" |
Operator | Brazilian Navy |
Builder | Damen Shipyard |
Laid down | 1998 |
Launched | 4 August 1999 |
Homeport | Rio de Janeiro |
Identification |
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Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Type | Training tall ship |
Length | 76 m (249 ft 4 in) |
Beam | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
Height | 46 m (150 ft 11 in) |
Draught | 4 m (13 ft 1 in) |
Speed |
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Crew | 72 |
Cisne Branco is a tall ship of the Brazilian Navy based at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to diplomatic operations worldwide. The name means "white swan." It is a full-rigged ship built in Amsterdam, Netherlands by Damen Shipyard. Her keel was laid on 9 November 1998, and she was christened and launched on 4 August 1999, delivered to the Brazilian Navy on 4 February 2000. The vessel was commissioned as a Brazilian naval vessel on 9 March 2000. Its sister ship is Stad Amsterdam.