The São Paulo Aircraft Carrier, once a symbol of Brazil's naval power, has had a tumultuous journey since its acquisition in ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — The Brazilian Navy said on Friday evening it had begun an operation to sink the decommissioned aircraft carrier São Paulo, packed with an undetermined amount of asbestos and ...

In the future, the navy plans to domestically construct two new aircraft carriers, each displacing roughly 50,000 tons at sea. According to Brazilian newspaper Estadão, Sao Paulo's demobilization ...

The São Paulo was used to train pilots for flying aircraft during carrier missions. Aerial view of the French aircraft carrier "Foch", off the Italian coast, in the Adriatic Sea, 20 May 1999.

The 32,000-ton Sao Paulo carrier had been towed by a tug to Europe but did not get past the Gibraltar straits, and was returned across the Atlantic after Turkey decided it was an environmental hazard.

Now, the Brazilian Navy says it plans to just sink the ship, the São Paulo, a Clemenceau-class carrier purchased from France in 2000 for $12 million, planes and helicopters not included.

The 33,000-ton-displacement Sao Paulo was originally the Foch, a Clemenceau-class carrier which first launched in 1960” The Brazilian navy has begun auctioning off its only aircraft carrier.

The navy said in a statement that the operation to sink the São Paulo, a Clemenceau-class carrier, was carried out with the necessary technical competencies and safety measures in “order to ...

The Brazilian aircraft carrier Sao Paulo was formerly the Foch when under service with the French Navy. (Emmanuel Pain/AFP via Getty Images) MERSIN, Turkey — Two groups are hoping to make a last ...

Movement of the Alp Centre anchor handling vessel, which is towing NAe Sao Paulo, between August 29-September 1, according to marinetraffic.com. The decision revoke the ship's permission Türkiye was ...