Brazilian tanker Almirante Gastão Motta (G23)

NT Almirante Gastão Motta (G23)
Career (Brazil)
Name:	Almirante Gastão Motta (G23)
Namesake:	Almirante Gastão Motta
Operator:	Brazilian Navy
Builder:	Ishikawajima do Brasil S/A
Launched:	1 July 1990
Christened:	11 December 1989
Commissioned:	26 November 1991
Homeport:	Rio de Janeiro
Motto:	Nós fazemos a Esquadra ir mais longe (We take the Fleet farther)
Nickname:	São Bernardo (Saint Bernard)
Status:	in active service, as of 2011[update]
General characteristics
Class and type:	Alte. Gastão Motta
Displacement:	6,000 tons standard, 10,300 tons full load
Length:	135 m
Beam:	19 m
Draught:	7.5 m
Propulsion:	2 diesel Wärtsilä Vasa 11,700 hp
Speed:	20.5 knots
Range:	10,000 nm at 15 knots
Capacity:	4,400 tons (fuel)
Crew:	121

The NT Almirante Gastão Motta (G23) is an Alte. 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.^[1]

History

In June 2009, the NT Almirante Gastão Motta (G23) participated in the recovery mission for the wreckage of Air France Flight 447.

References

	Brazil portal
	Nautical portal

1. ^ NT Almirante Gastão Motta - G 23 Navios de Guerra Brasileiros. Retrieved on June 04 2009.