Gil Eannes (ship)
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Gil Eannes is a former Portuguese hospital ship, now permanently moored in the Port of Viana do Castelo, serving as museum ship and youth hostel.
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Gil Eannes, moored in Viana do Castelo | |
History | |
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Portugal | |
Name | Gil Eannes |
Namesake | Gil Eanes |
Builder | Viana do Castelo Naval Shipyards |
Launched | 20 March 1955 |
In service | 1955 |
Out of service | 1973 |
Identification | IMO number: 5130587 |
Status | Preserved as a museum ship and hostel in Viana do Castelo, Portugal |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 3467 gt |
Length | 322.99 feet (98.45 m) |
Beam | 45.00 feet (13.72 m) |
Draught | 7.87 feet (2.40 m) |
Propulsion | 2 engines of 1,400 bhp (1,000 kW) each |
Speed | 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) |
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The official name of the ship is written according to the old spelling of the Portuguese language, but occasionally it appears written with the modern spelling Gil Eanes.
Between 1955 and 1973, Gil Eannes was the flagship of the Portuguese White Fleet that operated in the codfish fishing in the seas of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and Greenland. As the flagship of the White Fleet and besides her main function as hospital ship, Gil Eannes served also as maritime authority, mail ship, tug, icebreaker and general support ship for the Portuguese fishing vessels.