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'' ''Cisne Branco'' is a

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of the

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based at

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, to diplomatic operations worldwide. The name means "white swan." It is a

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ship built in

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. Her

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was laid on 9 November 1998, and she was christened and launched on 4 August 1999, delivered to the Brazilian Navy on 4 February 2000. The vessel was commissioned as a Brazilian naval vessel on 9 March 2000. Its

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is .

Previous vessels of the same name

''Cisne Branco'' is the third Brazilian Navy sail-training yacht to carry this famous name. The first ''Cisne Branco'' was the classic wooden

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''Tritonia'', which was designed by the legendary naval architect

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, and built by

Alexander Robertson & Sons Alexander Robertson & Sons was a boatyard in Sandbank, Argyll, Sandbank, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, from 1876 to 1980. The yard was located on the shore of the Holy Loch, not far from the Royal Clyde Yacht Club (RCYC) at Hunters Quay, in the bui ...

in 1910. The yacht arrived in Brazil in 1978, and after extensive repairs undertook an extended 8-month voyage across the Atlantic. The second ''Cisne Branco'' (), 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

''Cisne Branco'' made her maiden voyage across the

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to Brazil, celebrating the 500th anniversary of the discovery of Brazil by the

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. The ship's project is inspired by the design of the 19th century

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. ''Cisne Branco'' is 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 the

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, Academy of Merchant Marine, and other naval schools. In 2010 she participated in

Velas Sudamerica 2010 ''Velas Sudamerica 2010'' or ''Regata del Bicentenario Velas Sudamerica 2010'' or, more commonly, ''Regata del Bicentenario'', was a 2010 historic tall ship gathering and touring of Latin America to celebrate the bicentennial of the first nation ...

, a historical

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n tour by eleven tall ships to celebrate the bicentennial of the first national governments of Argentina and

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. On 18 October 2021 ''Cisne Branco'' collided with and got stuck under a pedestrian bridge connecting

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, Ecuador to Santay Island, Ecuador while departing the city. The vessel was stuck while operating with

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assistance to pass the

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, being dragged by strong current. The river flux was understated by a local

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, the

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was broken and one small tug sank. ''Cisne Branco'' was freed a half hour later by tugs and returned to Guayaquil to be inspected for damage. Image:Brazilian sailing ship Cisne Branco.png, Line art of ''Cisne Branco'' File:DJI 0011 (27712186484).jpg File:DJI 0015-2 (27712186334).jpg File:DJI 0009 (27712186674).jpg

References

External links

Brazilian tall ship Cisne Branco at Tall Ships Nova Scotia 2009 Festival (photos).

Navio Veleiro "Cisne Branco"
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Previous vessels of the same name

Career

See also

References

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