NRP Dom Carlos I
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NRP Dom Carlos I (A522) is the lead ship of the Portuguese Navy's Dom Carlos I-class survey vessels (ex-US Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ships) adapted in Portugal for the execution of hydrography and oceanography surveys. Before the transference to the Portuguese Navy, Dom Carlos I was USNS Audacious (T-AGOS-11) surveillance ship of the United States Navy.
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NRP Dom Carlos I at dock at the Portas do Mar in 2008 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USNS Audacious |
Awarded | 30 September 1987 |
Builder | Tacoma Boatbuilding Company |
Laid down | 29 February 1988 |
Launched | 28 January 1989 |
In service | 12 June 1989 |
Out of service | 9 December 1996 |
Stricken | 6 February 1997 |
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Fate | Transferred to Portugal |
Portugal | |
Name | NRP Dom Carlos I |
Namesake | King Charles I of Portugal |
Acquired | February 1997 |
Commissioned | 1997 |
In service | 1997 |
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Status | In service as a survey ship |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship |
Displacement | 1565 tons (light) 2535 tons (full) |
Length | 224 ft (68 m) |
Complement | 30 |
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