Name Cabo de Hornos Laid down 2009 Type Research vessel Launched 2013 Weight 1.392 tons Beam 17 m | Namesake Cape Horn Status in active service Construction started 2009 Length 74 m Draft 5.4 m Builder Talcahuano | |
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Identification Hull number AGS 61
MMSI number 725019072
Call sign CCCH | ||
Cabo de Hornos is a scientific research ship used by the Chilean Navy.
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Built for oceanographic research. The ship is 74.1 meters long, 19.14 meters wide, and a gross tonnage of 3068. The ship can carry a complement of 68 people and cruise at 14.6 knots (27.0 km/h; 16.8 mph).
Design
She was designed by the Norwegian ship designer Skipsteknisk, designated as ST-367.
Construction and launch
Cabo de Hornos ship began construction in November 2008. The ship was scheduled for launch on 27 February 2010. She was beached by the tsunami which followed the 2010 Chile earthquake early in the morning of the same day, before the launch was scheduled to occur. Following a complicated and involved salvage operation, she was launched in January 2011. Repairs were made in the shipyard of her construction and the ship was finally delivered to the Navy of Chile in April 2013.
