| Navy | The Brazilian Navy |
| Type | Minelayer |
| Class | Carioca |
| Pennant | C 5 |
| Built by | Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro (Ilha das Cobras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 12 Mar 1938 |
| Launched | 14 Sep 1939 |
| Commissioned | 7 Jun 1940 |
| End service | 1960 |
| History |
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Notable events involving Caravelas include:
27 Dec 1942
Caravelas picks up 2 survivors from the British passenger ship City of Cairo that was torpedoed and sunk on 6 November 1942 by German U-boat U-68 in the South Atlantic about 480 miles south of St.Helena in position 23°30'S, 05°30'W.