Cisne Branco
 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 | |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Trainingtall 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, seeCisne Branco (march)
Cisne Brancois atall shipof theBrazilian Navybased atRio de Janeiro,Brazil,to diplomatic operations worldwide. The name means "white swan." It is afull-riggedship built inAmsterdam,NetherlandsbyDamen Shipyard.Herkeelwaslaidon 9 November 1998, and she was christened andlaunchedon 4 August 1999, delivered to the Brazilian Navy on 4 February 2000. The vessel wascommissionedas a Brazilian naval vessel on 9 March 2000. Itssister shipisStad Amsterdam.
Previous vessels of the same name
[edit]Cisne Brancois the third Brazilian Navy sail-training yacht to carry this famous name. The firstCisne Brancowas the classic 15-metre (49 ft) woodenyachtTritonia,which was designed by the legendary naval architectAlfred Mylne,and built byAlexander Robertson & Sonsin 1910. The yacht arrived in Brazil in 1978, and after extensive repairs undertook an extended 8-month voyage across the Atlantic. The secondCisne Branco(25 m, 83 ft), which had an aluminium hull, was used by the navy between 1980 and 1986 after which it was passed on to a naval college.
Career
[edit]Cisne Brancomade her maiden voyage across theAtlantic Oceanto Brazil, celebrating the 500th anniversary of the discovery of Brazil by thePortugueseAdmiralPedro Álvares Cabral.The ship's project is inspired by the design of the 19th centuryclippers.Cisne Brancois normally used in national and international representation activities to showcase the Brazilian Navy and Brazilian culture. As well, she is used as an instructional sailing ship by the cadets of theBrazilian Naval School,Academy ofMerchant Marine,and other naval schools.
In 2010 she participated inVelas Sudamerica 2010,a historicalLatin Americantour by eleven tall ships to celebrate thebicentennial of the first national governments of ArgentinaandChile.[1]
On 18 October 2021Cisne Brancocollided with and got stuck under a pedestrian bridge connectingGuayaquil,Ecuador toSantay Island,Ecuador while departing the city. The vessel was stuck while operating withtugboatassistance to pass thedrawbridge,being dragged by strong current. The river flux was understated by a localpilot,theforemastwas broken and one small tug sank.Cisne Brancowas freed a half hour later by tugs and returned to Guayaquil to be inspected for damage.[2]
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See also
[edit]- Benjamin Constant (Brazilian training ship),also known as theCisne Branco.
References
[edit]- ^"Velas Sudamerica 2010".Archived fromthe originalon 25 October 2012.
- ^"Tall ship Cisne Branco collided with bridge, capsized tug at Guayaquil Videos".Fleetmon.Retrieved18 October2021.
External links
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- Brazilian tall ship Cisne Branco at Tall Ships Nova Scotia 2009 Festival (photos).Archived12 December 2012 at theWayback Machine
- Navio Veleiro "Cisne Branco"
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