Ary Rongel (H-44)
Ary Rongel (H44) | |
History | |
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Brazil | |
Name: | Ary Rongel |
Namesake: | Admiral Ary dos Santos Rongel |
Operator: | Brazilian Navy |
Builder: | Georg Eide's Sønner |
Launched: | 22 January 1981 |
Commissioned: | 25 April 1994 |
Homeport: | Rio de Janeiro |
Identification: | IMO 7922142 |
Status: | in active service |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Icebreaker |
Displacement: | 1,982 tons standard, 3,600 tons full load |
Length: | 75.32 m (247.1 ft) |
Beam: | 13.06 m (42.8 ft) |
Draught: | 6.20 m (20.3 ft) |
Speed: | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) |
Range: | 17,000 mi (15,000 nmi; 27,000 km) |
Endurance: | 60 days |
Crew: | 70 |
Aircraft carried: | 2 Helibrás Esquilo (locally designated as UH-12/13) |
Aviation facilities: | Helipad and hangar |
Notes: | NGB[1] |
The Ary Rongel (H-44) is an icebreaker and oceanographic research ship of the Brazilian Navy. The ship bears this name in honor of Admiral Ary dos Santos Rongel. It was built by the Georg Eide's Sønner of Høylandsbygd, Norway, and was launched on 22 January 1981. It was acquired by the Brazilian Navy in 1993 for the Brazilian Antarctic Program.
References
- ↑ NApOc Ary Rongel - H44 Navios de Guerra Brasileiros. Retrieved on 2012-03-03. (Portuguese).
External links
- Media related to H44 Ary Rongel (ship, 1981) at Wikimedia Commons
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