Brazilian tanker Almirante Gastão Motta

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History
NT Almirante Gastão Motta
Brazil
Name	Almirante Gastão Motta
Namesake	Almirante Gastão Motta
Operator	Brazilian Navy
Builder	Ishikawajima do Brasil Estaleiros
Launched	1 July 1990
Christened	11 December 1989
Commissioned	26 November 1991
Homeport	Rio de Janeiro
Identification	IMO number: 8715558 MMSI number: 710416000 Callsign: PWGM Pennant number: G23
Motto	Nós fazemos a Esquadra ir mais longe (We take the fleet farther)
Nickname(s)	São Bernardo (The Saint Bernard)
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and 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.

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 Archived March 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Navios de Guerra Brasileiros. Retrieved on June 04 2009.

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v t e Ship classes of the Brazilian Navy
submarines	Tupi class Riachuelo class
helicopter carrier	Atlântico
frigates	Broadsword class Niterói class Tamandaré class
corvettes	Inhaúma class
landing platform docks	Foudre class Round Table class
patrol boats	Amazonas class Macaé class Bracuí class Grajaú class NPa-500MB
minesweepers	Aratu class
replenishment tanker	Almirante Gastão Motta
submarine rescue ship	Guillobel
Icebreakers	Almirante Maximiano Ary Rongel Almirante Saldanha
research ships	Vital de Oliveira Cruzeiro do Sul Antares Sirius
training ships	Brasil Cisne Branco Aspirante Nascimento class
tugboats	Almirante Guilhem class Mearim class Triunfo class Aspirante Moura Aspirante Hess
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