Brazilian submarine rescue ship Guillobel

NSS Guillobel (K-120) is a submarine rescue ship of the Brazilian Navy. She was launched in 2009 as DSV Adams Challenge and was operated by the company ADAMS Offshore until acquired by the Brazilian Navy as a replacement for the aging submarine rescue ship NSS Felinto Perry (K-11).

NSS Guillobel
History
Brazil
NameGuillobel
NamesakeAdmiral Renato de Almeida Guillobel
OperatorBrazilian Navy
BuilderAstilleros Balenciaga, Zumaia, Spain[1]
Launched2009
Commissioned12 May 2020[1]
HomeportNiteroi
Identification
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Displacement5,700 tons[2]
Length85 m (278 ft 10 in)
Beam18 m (59 ft 1 in)
Draught5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)

She is the second Brazilian Navy ship to be named after Admiral Renato de Almeida Guillobel, a Brazilian Navy officer who fought in both World Wars and acted as Minister of the Navy from 1951 to 1954.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Navio de Socorro Submarino "Guillobel" é incorporado à Marinha" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Navy. 14 May 2020. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. ^ Dorian Archus (4 November 2019). "Brazil procures new Submarine Rescue Ship "Adams Challenge"". Naval Post. Archived from the original on 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.