Chilean transport Piloto Pardo
Chilean Navy auxiliary ship from 1959 until 1997 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Piloto Pardo was a Chilean Navy auxiliary ship from 1959 until 1997. After decommissioning she was converted to an Antarctic expedition cruise ship and operated as such until 2012 under the name MV Antarctic Dream.[6]
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MV Antarctic Dream in the port of Ushuaia (2013) | |
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Name | Piloto Pardo (AP-45) |
Namesake | Luis Pardo |
Builder | Haarlemsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Haarlem, Netherlands[1] |
Launched | 11 June 1958[2] |
Commissioned | 7 April 1959[3] |
Decommissioned | January 1997[3] |
Fate | Sold into commercial service, 1998 |
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Status | In service |
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Type | Polar cruise ship |
Tonnage | 2,180 GRT |
Length | 83 m (272 ft 4 in) o/a |
Beam | 11.9 m (39 ft 1 in) |
Draught | 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in) |
Ice class | 1A |
Propulsion | Diesel-electric, 1,850 kW (2,481 hp) |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Capacity | 80 passengers |
Crew | 43 |
Aviation facilities | Helipad |
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