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Mariscal Sucre 1938

100 - 1000 t displacement/ BRT tonnage vessels

Mariscal Sucre (ex-Flying Fox, ex-Winchester) (1909, 125, 2-76/40, 3.1933 - 1961)

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<i>Mariscal Sucre </i>1937 100 - 1000 BRT

Mariscal Sucre 1937 100 - 1000 BRT

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Mariscal Sucre 1938

Project history

Former American private yacht, built in United Kingdom, at first named Winchester, then Flying Fox. She was bought by Colombia in the USA in the beginning of 1933 and arrived Brazilian Belen 5.3.1933.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.