List of ships of the Argentine Navy
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This list includes all major warships and sailing vessels in service with the Argentine Navy since being formally established in the 1860s. It does not include vessels prior to that date, nor it includes auxiliary vessels, transports, colliers or scientific vessels. Service entry dates indicate the ship's commissioning into the Argentine Navy and not the ship's entry in service with another navy unless specifically said.
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[edit] Aircraft Carriers
Colossus class (British-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Independencia | V-1 | ex-HMS Warrior | 1959 | 1969 |
| ARA Veinticinco de Mayo | V-2 | ex-HMS Venerable, ex Hr. Ms. Karel Doorman | 1969 | 1999 |
[edit] Dreadnoughts
Rivadavia class (US-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Rivadavia | none | none | 1915 | 1957 |
| ARA Moreno | none | none | 1915 | 1957 |
[edit] Battleships
Almirante Brown class battleship (French-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Almirante Brown | none | none | 1881 | 1932 |
Libertad class river battleships (British-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Libertad | none | none | 1892 | 1946 |
| ARA Independencia | none | none | 1893 | 1946 |
[edit] Armored Cruisers
Garibaldi class (Italian-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Garibaldi | none | none | 1896 | 1931 |
| ARA San Martin | none | none | 1898 | 1935 |
| ARA Belgrano | none | none | 1898 | 1947 |
| ARA Pueyrredon | none | none | 1898 | 1953 |
Bernardino Rivadavia class (Italian-built)*
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Bernardino Rivadavia | no service | ordered as Mitra for Italian Navy sold before completion to Japan | 1903 (Japan) as Kasuga | scrapped in 1948 |
| ARA Mariano Moreno | no service | ordered as Roca for Italian Navy sold before completion to Japan | 1903 (Japan) as Nishin |
- These ships were sold to Japan prior to completion as per naval disarmament agreements with Chile.
[edit] Monitors
Los Andes class (British-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Los Andes | none | none | 1875 | 1930 |
| ARA El Plata | none | none | 1875 | 1930 |
[edit] Cruisers
Patagonia class (Austria-Hungary-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Patagonia | none | none | 1887 | 1917 |
Late-19th Century cruisers (British-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Veinticinco de Mayo | none | none | 1891 | 1916 |
| ARA Nueve de Julio | none | none | 1894 | 1925 |
| ARA Patria | none | none | 1894 | 1927 |
| ARA Buenos Aires | none | none | 1896 | 1932 |
Almirante Brown class heavy cruisers (Italian-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Almirante Brown | C-1 | none | 1931 | 1960 |
| ARA Veinticinco de Mayo | C-2 | none | 1931 | 1960 |
La Argentina class (British-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA La Argentina | C-3 | none | 1939 | 1974 |
General Belgrano class (US Brooklyn class cruisers)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA General Belgrano | C-4 | ex-USS Phoenix | 1951 | 1982 (1) |
| ARA Nueve de Julio | C-5 | ex-USS Boise | 1951 | 1977 |
(1) sunk in combat action during the Falklands War.
[edit] Destroyers
Catamarca class (German-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Catamarca | none | none | 1912 | 1957 |
| ARA Jujuy | none | none | 1912 | 1957 |
| ARA Córdoba | none | none | 1912 | 1957 |
| ARA La Plata | none | none | 1912 | 1957 |
Cervantes class (Spanish-built) - ordered by the Spanish Navy and sold to Argentina prior to completion.
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Cervantes | D-1 | ex-Alcalá Galiano | 1928 | 1961 |
| ARA Garay | D-2 | ex-Churruca | 1928 | 1960 |
Mendoza class (British-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Mendoza | D-3 | none | 1929 | 1961 |
| ARA La Rioja | D-4 | none | 1929 | 1962 |
| ARA Tucumán | D-5 | none | 1929 | 1962 |
Buenos Aires class (British-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Buenos Aires | D-6 | none | 1938 | 1971 |
| ARA Entre Ríos | D-7 | none | 1938 | 1971 |
| ARA Corrientes | D-8 | none | 1938 | 1941 (1) |
| ARA San Juan | D-9 | none | 1938 | 1971 |
| ARA San Luis | D-10 | none | 1938 | 1970 |
| ARA Misiones | D-11 | none | 1938 | 1970 |
| ARA Santa Cruz | D-12 | none | 1929 | 1972 |
(1) sunk after collision with the heavy cruiser ARA Almirante Brown during fleet exercises off Mar del Plata
Brown/Almirante Domecq García class (leased US Fletcher class)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Brown | D-20 | ex-USS Heermann | 1962 | 1979 |
| ARA Espora | D-21 | ex-USS Dortch | 1962 | 1962 |
| ARA Rosales | D-22 | ex-USS Stembel | 1962 | 1962 |
| ARA Almirante Domecq García | D-23 | ex-USS Braine | 1971 | 1982 (1) |
| ARA Almirante Storni | D-24 | ex-USS Cowell | 1971 | 1979 |
(1) expended in live fire missile test in 1983
Seguí class (modified US Allen M. Sumner class)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Seguí | D-25 | ex-USS Hank | 1971 | 1983 |
| ARA Bouchard | D-26 | ex-USS Borie | 1971 | 1983 |
| ARA Piedra Buena | D-29 | ex-USS Collett | 1977 | 1984 |
Py class (modified US Gearing class)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Py | D-27 | ex-USS Perkins | 1973 | 1984 |
Hércules class (British Type 42 destroyers)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Hércules (1) | D-28, D-1 | none | 1978 | active |
| ARA Santisima Trinidad | D-2 | none | 1981 | reserve |
(1) Transformed into a Fast Assault Transport and given the pennant B-52 in 2002
Almirante Brown class (German MEKO 360H2 type)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Almirante Brown | D-10 | none | 1983 | active |
| ARA La Argentina | D-11 | none | 1983 | active |
| ARA Heroína | D-12 | none | 1983 | active |
| ARA Sarandí | D-13 | none | 1984 | active |
[edit] Frigates and Corvettes
Murature class (Locally-designed and built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Murature | P-20 | none | 1946 | active |
| ARA King | P-21 | none | 1946 | active |
Hércules class (River/Tacoma class World War II frigates)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Hércules | P-31 | ex-Asheville, ex-Nadir, ex-HMCS Adur | 18 February 1948 | 1961 (1), sold 1969 |
| ARA Heroína | P-32 | ex-USS Reading | 8 February 1947 | sold 5 August 1964 |
| ARA Sarandí | P-33 | ex-USS Uniontown, ex-Chattanooga | 18 February 1948 | sold 29 June 1967 |
| ARA Santísima Trinidad | P-34 | ex-HMS Caicos, ex-USS Hannam | 1948 | 1963 (2), sold 1970 or 1971 |
(1) transferred to Prefectura Naval Argentina (Argentine Coast Guard) and renamed PNA Juan Bautista Azopardo (2) transformed into a survey vessel and renamed ARA Comodoro Lasserre
República class (Canadian Flower class)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA República | P-10 | ex-HMCS Smilax | 1948 | 1961 |
Azopardo class (Locally designed and built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Azopardo | P-35 | none | 1957 | 1972 |
| ARA Piedra Buena | P-36 | none | 1957 | 1973 |
Drummond class (French D'Estienne d'Orves class))
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Drummond (1) | P-31 | ex-SAS Good Hope | 1978 | active |
| ARA Guerrico (1) | P-32 | ex-SAS Transvaal | 1983 | active |
| ARA Granville | P-33 | none | 1981 | active |
(1) these were ships being built for the South African Navy before UN sanctions were applied to South Africa; they were acquired prior to completion, ARA Granville was ordered later.
Espora class (German MEKO 140A16 type, locally built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Espora | P-41 | none | 1985 | active |
| ARA Rosales | P-42 | none | 1986 | active |
| ARA Spiro | P-43 | none | 1988 | active |
| ARA Parker | P-44 | none | 1990 | active |
| ARA Robinson (1) | P-45 | none | 2000 | active |
| ARA Gómez Roca (1) | P-46 | none | 2004 | active |
(1) construction of the last two ships was halted due to budgetary issues, then resumed in 1997.
[edit] Submarines
By tradition, Argentine submarines bear the names of provinces whose names begin with the letter "S", thus, the pool of names is limited to only six ("Santa Fe", "Salta", "Santiago del Estero", "San Luis", "San Juan" and "Santa Cruz") resulting in repeated class names.
Santa Fe (1) class (Italian-built Tarantinos)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Santa Fe | S-1 | none | 1933 | 1956 |
| ARA Salta | S-2 | none | 1933 | 1960 |
| ARA Santiago del Estero | S-3 | none | 1933 | 1959 |
Santa Fe (2) class (US-built Balao class
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Salta | S-11 | ex-USS Lamprey | 1960 | 1971 |
| ARA Santiago del Estero | S-12 | ex-USS Macabi | 1948 | 1963 (2) |
Santa Fe (3) class (US-built Guppy class)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Santa Fe | S-21 | ex-USS Catfish | 1972 | 1982 (1) |
| ARA Santiago del Estero | S-22 | ex-USS Chivo) | 1971 | 1981 |
(1) sunk during the Falklands War
Salta Class (German-built Type 209)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Salta | S-31 | none | 1974 | active |
| ARA San Luis | S-32 | none | 1974 | 1997 (1) |
(1) Stricken from the fleet list after incomplete overhaul, possible return to service being considered by the Navy.
Santa Cruz class (German-built TR-1700 type)
Six of these ships were planned by the Navy. Only the first two, built in Germany, were actually completed. The other four -to be built in Argentina- were never completed due to budgetary concerns.
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Santa Cruz | S-41 | none | 1984 | active |
| ARA San Juan | S-42 | none | 1985 | active |
| ARA Santa Fe | S-43 | none | never completed | never completed |
| ARA Santiago del Estero | S-44 | none | never completed | never completed |
| -no name- | S-45 | none | never completed | never completed |
| -no name- | S-46 | none | never completed | never completed |
[edit] Gunboats
Paraná class (British-built) - also classified as "corvettes"
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Paraná | none | none | 1875 | 1921 (1) |
| ARA Uruguay | none | none | 1875 | active (2) |
(1) Converted to a transport and renamed ARA Piedra Buena. Sunk during a storm.
(2) Currently a museum ship docked at Buenos Aires; nominally in commission in the Argentine Navy and declared a National Historical Monument.
Constitución class (British-built) - classified as "bombarderas"
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Constitución | none | none | 1875 | 1955 |
| ARA República | none | none | 1875 | 1955 |
Bermejo class (British-built) locally classified as "bombarderas"
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Bermejo | none | none | 1875 | 1932 |
| ARA Pilcomayo | none | none | 1875 | 1935 |
Rosario class (British-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Rosario | none | none | 1909 | 1959 |
| ARA Paraná | none | none | 1909 | 1959 |
[edit] Sailing Frigates
La Argentina class (Austria-Hungary-built) formally classified as a sailing corvette
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA La Argentina | none | none | 1884 | 1900 |
Presidente Sarmiento class (British-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Presidente Sarmiento | none | none | 1898 | active (1) |
(1) retired from training duties in 1961, currently moored at Buenos Aires as a museum ship and a National Historical Monument
Libertad class (Locally-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Libertad | Q-2 | none | 1963 | active (1) |
(1) Active as the Argentine Navy's training vessel.
