Name Caboclo Operator Brazilian Navy Commissioned 16 July 1955 Length 56 m Builder Bodewes Scheepswerf | Namesake Caboclo Christened 8 October 1953 Launched 19 August 1954 Draft 3.6 m | |
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Nickname(s) Chico Bento (Chuck Billy) | ||
Cv Caboclo (V19) is an Imperial Marinheiro-class corvette of the Brazilian Navy. Caboclo was the fifth of ten of the class ordered by the Brazilian Navy in 1953. Caboclo was launched on 19 August 1954, and commissioned on 16 July 1955.
History
In June 2009, Caboclo participated in the recovery mission of the wreckage of Air France Flight 447.
References
Brazilian corvette Caboclo (V19) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA