Cisne Branco

Cisne Branco
History
Brazil
Name	Cisne Branco
Namesake	English: "White Swan"
Operator	Brazilian Navy
Builder	Damen Shipyard
Laid down	1998
Launched	4 August 1999
Homeport	Rio de Janeiro
Identification	IMO number: 9203320 MMSI number: 710428000 Callsign: PWCB
Status	Active
General characteristics
Type	Training tall ship
Length	76 m (249 ft 4 in)
Beam	10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Height	46 m (150 ft 11 in)
Draught	4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) max on engine 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph) sail
Crew	72

• For the similarly named official march of the Brazilian Navy, see Cisne Branco (march)

Cisne Branco is a tall ship of the Brazilian Navy based at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to diplomatic operations worldwide. The name means "white swan." It is a full-rigged ship built in Amsterdam, Netherlands by Damen Shipyard. Her keel 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 sister ship is Stad Amsterdam.