Mendoza in 1932. |
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: | JS White, Cowes, England |
| Operators: | Argentine Navy |
| Built: | 1927-1929 |
| In commission: | 1929-62 |
| Completed: | 3 |
| Retired: | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1595 tonnes (standard) 2154 tonnes (full load) |
| Length: | 102.11 m |
| Beam: | 9.68 m |
| Draught: | 3.81 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft geared steam turbines, four boilers, 42,000 hp |
| Speed: | 36 knots |
| Range: | 4500 nm at 14 knots |
| Complement: | 160 |
| Armament: | 5 4.7 inch (120mm) QF Mark IX guns (5x1) 1 3 inch (76mm) AA gun 2 - 2 pounder pom poms 6 - 21 inch (533mm) torpedo tubes (2x3) |
The Mendoza class were a group of destroyers built in Britain for the Argentine Navy in the 1920s. They were the first part of the Argentian re-armament programme of the 1920s
The ships were based on British Destroyer leaders built at the end of World War I, with minor modifications. British pattern weapons were used. There was a limited modernisation in the 1950s when 40mm Bofors guns and updated sensors were fitted
All three ships were built by J. Samuel White & Co in Cowes, Isle of Wight, The ships were named after provinces of Argentina
| Ship | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARA La Rioja (E-4) | 2 February 1929 | 23 July 1929 | April 1962 |
| ARA Mendoza (E-3) | 18 July 1928 | 24 January 1929 | April 1962 |
| ARA Tucuman (E-5) | 16 October 1928 | 3 May 1929 | April 1962 |