Cisne Branco
Cisne Branco | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
- For the similarly named official march of the Brazilian Navy, see Cisne Branco (march)
Cisne Branco is a tall ship of the Brazilian Navy, based at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, used for diplomatic and public relations 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.