Brazilian corvette Caboclo

Cv Caboclo (V19) is an Imperial Marinheiro-class corvette of the Brazilian Navy. Caboclo was the fifth of the Imperial Marinheiro-class corvettes ordered by the Brazilian Navy in 1953. Caboclo was launched on 19 August 1954, and commissioned on 16 July 1955.^[1]

Cv Caboclo (V19)
History
Brazil
Name	Caboclo
Namesake	Caboclo
Operator	Brazilian Navy
Builder	Bodewes Scheepswerf
Launched	26 August 1954
Christened	8 October 1953
Commissioned	16 July 1955
Identification	MMSI number: 710470000 Callsign: PWCE
Nickname(s)	Chico Bento (Chuck Billy)
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class & type	Imperial Marinheiro-class corvette
Displacement	911 tons standard, 1,025 tons full load
Length	55.72 m (182.8 ft)
Beam	9.55 m (31.3 ft)
Draught	3.6 m (12 ft)
Ice class	1A
Propulsion	2 Sulzer 6TD36 1,080 hp
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range	19,000 nmi (35,000 km; 22,000 mi)
Crew	64
Sensors & processing systems	Navigation Radar
Armament	1 3"/50 caliber gun; 4 Oerlikon 20 mm cannon

History

The corvette Caboclo (V19) is the fourth ship to bear this name in the Brazilian Navy.^[1]

In June 2009, Caboclo participated in the recovery mission of the wreckage of Air France Flight 447.