Cisne Branco

Cisne Branco
History
Brazil
NameCisne Branco
NamesakeEnglish: "White Swan"
OperatorBrazilian Navy
BuilderDamen Shipyard
Laid down1998
Launched4 August 1999
HomeportRio de Janeiro
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
TypeTraining tall ship
Length76 m (249 ft 4 in)
Beam10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Height46 m (150 ft 11 in)
Draught4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Speed
  • 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) max on engine
  • 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph) sail
Crew72

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.