Brazilian tanker Almirante Gastão Motta (G23)
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| Name: | Almirante Gastão Motta |
| Namesake: | Almirante Gastão Motta |
| Operator: | Brazilian Navy |
| Builder: | Ishikawajima do Brasil S/A |
| Launched: | 1 July 1990 |
| Christened: | 11 December 1989 |
| Commissioned: | 26 November 1991 |
| Homeport: | Rio de Janeiro |
| Identification: | Pennant number: G23 |
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| Nickname(s): | São Bernardo (The Saint Bernard) |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2016 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Almirante Gastão Motta-class tanker |
| Displacement: | 6,000 tons standard, 10,300 tons full load |
| Length: | 135 m (443 ft) |
| Beam: | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Draught: | 7.5 m (25 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 Wärtsilä Vasa marine diesel engines 11,700 hp |
| Speed: | 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph) |
| Range: | 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Capacity: | 4,400 tons (fuel) |
| Crew: | 121 |
NT Almirante Gastão Motta is an Almirante Gastão Motta-class replenishment oiler of the Brazilian Navy. The Almirante Gastão Motta was ordered by the Brazilian Navy on 15 December 1987. The ship was launched on 1 July 1990, and was commissioned on 26 November 1991.[1]
History
In June 2009, Almirante Gastão Motta participated in the recovery mission for the wreckage of Air France Flight 447.
References
- ↑ NT Almirante Gastão Motta - G 23 Navios de Guerra Brasileiros. Retrieved on June 04 2009.
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