List of ships of the Argentine Navy
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This list includes all major warships that entered service with the Argentine Navy since being formally established in the 1860s. It also includes ships that were purchased by but did not enter service under Argentine flag. The list does not include vessels prior to the 1860s; and it also excludes auxiliary vessels (tugs, transports, colliers, scientific vessels, etc.) which are listed separately.
In addition, there is a separate list of ships currently in service with the Argentine Navy.
The list is organized by type of ship, by class within each type, and by entry date within each class. 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.
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-HNLMS Karel Doorman |
1969 | 1999 |
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 |
Battleships
Almirante Brown class (British-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 |
Armored Cruisers
Garibaldi class (Italian-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Garibaldi | none | none | 1896 | 1931 |
| ARA San Martín | none | none | 1898 | 1935 |
| ARA Belgrano | none | none | 1898 | 1947 |
| ARA Pueyrredón | none | none | 1898 | 1953 |
Bernardino Rivadavia class (Italian-built) [n 1]
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Bernardino Rivadavia | none | Ordered as Mitre, later renamed. Sold before completion to Japan. | no service 1903 (Japan) as Kasuga |
scrapped in 1948 |
| ARA Mariano Moreno | none | Ordered as Roca, later renamed. Sold before completion to Japan. | no service 1903 (Japan) as Nisshin |
scuttled 1936, raised and sunk as target 1942 |
Monitors
Los Andes class (British-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA El Plata | none | none | 1875 | 1930 |
| ARA Los Andes | none | none | 1875 | 1930 |
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 ex- ARA 17 de Octubre |
1951 | 1982 [n 2] |
| ARA Nueve de Julio | C-5 | ex-USS Boise | 1951 | 1977 |
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 |
La Plata class (German-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Córdoba | none | none | 1912 | 1957 |
| ARA La Plata | none | none | 1912 | 1957 |
Eight other destroyers were ordered around this time but never entered service with the Argentine Navy. See Wild Beast-class destroyer (Greece) and Aventurier-class destroyer (France).
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 [n 3] |
| 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 | 1939 | 1972 |
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 | 1975 |
| ARA Rosales | D-22 | ex-USS Stembel | 1962 | 1975 |
| ARA Almirante Domecq García | D-23 | ex-USS Braine | 1971 | 1982 [n 4] |
| ARA Almirante Storni | D-24 | ex-USS Cowell | 1971 | 1979 |
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 [n 5] | 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 | D-28, D-1 | none | 1978 | active [n 6] |
| ARA Santisima Trinidad | D-2 | none | 1981 | reserve (Semi-sunk) |
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 |
Frigates and Corvettes
Murature class (Locally-designed and built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Murature | P-20 | none | 1946 | 2014 [1] |
| 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-USS Asheville, ex-HMS Adur |
18 February 1948 | 1961, transferred[n 7] sold 1969 |
| ARA Heroína | P-32 | ex-USS Reading | 8 February 1947 | sold 5 August 1964 |
| ARA Sarandí | P-33 | ex-USS Uniontown, ex- USSChattanooga |
18 February 1948 | sold 29 June 1967 |
| ARA Santísima Trinidad | P-34 | ex-HMS Caicos, ex-USS Hannam |
1948 | 1963, converted[n 8] sold 1970 or 1971 |
República class (Canadian Flower class)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA República | P-10 | ex-HMS 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 | P-31 | ex-SAS Good Hope | 1978[n 9] | active |
| ARA Guerrico | P-32 | ex-SAS Transvaal | 1978[n 10] | active |
| ARA Granville | P-33 | none | 1981 | active |
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 | P-45 | none | 2000[n 11] | active |
| ARA Gómez Roca | P-46 | none | 2004[n 12] | active |
Patrol, Torpedo and Fast Attack Crafts
Intrépida class (German-built) - known as "fast crafts" ((Spanish) lánchas rápidas)[2]
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Intrépida | P-85 | none | 1974 | active[n 13] |
| ARA Indómita | P-86 | none | 1974 | active[n 14] |
Gunboats
Paraná class (British-built) - also classified as "corvettes"
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Paraná | none | none | 1875 | 1921 [n 15] |
| ARA Uruguay | none | none | 1875 | active [n 16] |
Constitución class (British-built) - locally classified as "bombarderas", they were of the Rendel gunboat type.[3]
| 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",[n 17] they were of the Rendel gunboat type.[4]
| 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 |
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 Santa Fe | S-11 | ex-USS Macabi | 1960 | 1972 |
| ARA Santiago del Estero | S-12 | ex-USS Lamprey | 1960 | 1971 |
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 [n 18] |
| ARA Santiago del Estero | S-22 | ex-USS Chivo | 1971 | 1981 |
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 [n 19] |
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 |
Sailing warships
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[n 20] |
Footnotes
- ↑ These ships were sold to Japan prior to completion as per naval disarmament agreements with Chile.
- ↑ Sunk in combat action during the Falklands War.
- ↑ Sunk after collision with the heavy cruiser ARA Almirante Brown during fleet exercises off Mar del Plata.
- ↑ Expended in live fire missile test in 1983.
- ↑ Named alternatively "Piedrabuena" in some sources.
- ↑ Transformed into a Fast Assault Transport and given the pennant B-52 in 2002.
- ↑ Transferred to Prefectura Naval Argentina (Argentine Coast Guard) and renamed PNA Juan Bautista Azopardo
- ↑ Converted to a survey vessel and renamed ARA Comodoro Lasserre.
- ↑ Originally being built for the South African Navy before UN sanctions were applied to South Africa; was acquired prior to completion.
- ↑ Originally being built for the South African Navy before UN sanctions were applied to South Africa; was acquired prior to completion.
- ↑ Construction was halted due to budgetary issues, then resumed in 1997.
- ↑ Construction was halted due to budgetary issues, then resumed in 1997.
- ↑ A 40mm gun mount was replaced by MM38 Exocet launcher in 1998.
- ↑ At shipyard awaiting overhaul as of late 2014.
- ↑ Converted to a transport and renamed ARA Piedra Buena. Sunk during a storm.
- ↑ Currently a museum ship docked at Buenos Aires; nominally in commission in the Argentine Navy and declared a National Historical Monument.
- ↑ "Histarmar" list this class as Pilcomayo rather than Bermejo.
- ↑ Sunk during the Falklands War.
- ↑ Stricken from the fleet list after incomplete overhaul, possible return to service being considered by the Navy.
- ↑ Used as a training vessel until 1930s, and retired from all training duties in 1961, is currently moored at Buenos Aires as a museum ship.
References
Notes
- ↑ El patrullero "Murature" cumple un ciclo de vida Gaceta Marinera (Spanish)(accessed 2015-01-16)
- ↑ "Lanchas Rápidas Clase “INTRÉPIDA”". Argentine Navy official website. Argentine Navy. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ↑ Osvaldo, Sídoli (2009). "LOS CAÑONEROS RENDELL - ARGENTINA". Historia y Arqueologia Marítima (Histarmar) (in Spanish). Carlos Mey. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
- ↑ Osvaldo, Sídoli (2009). "LOS CAÑONEROS RENDELL - ARGENTINA". Historia y Arqueologia Marítima (Histarmar) (in Spanish). Carlos Mey. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
Online sources
- ARA official website – Surface Fleet Naval ships in fleet service. (retrieved 2009-09-30)
- HISTARMAR - Indice Armada Argentina Argentine Navy Index. (retrieved 2015-01-15)
See also
Further reading
- Amendolara Bourdette, Ignacio (2005). Guia de los buques de la Armada Argentina 2005-2006 (in Spanish (with English summary)). Buenos Aires, Argentina. ISBN 987-43-9400-5. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
- Arguindeguy, Pablo Eusebio (1972). Apuntes sobre los buques de la Armada Argentina 1810-1970, Tomo 1 (in Spanish) 1. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Departamento de Estudios Históricos Navales. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
- Arguindeguy, Pablo Eusebio (1972). Apuntes sobre los buques de la Armada Argentina 1810-1970, Tomo 2 (in Spanish) 2. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Departamento de Estudios Históricos Navales. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
- Arguindeguy, Pablo Eusebio (1972). Apuntes sobre los buques de la Armada Argentina 1810-1970, Tomo 3 (in Spanish) 3. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Departamento de Estudios Históricos Navales. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
- Arguindeguy, Pablo Eusebio (1972). Apuntes sobre los buques de la Armada Argentina 1810-1970, Tomo 4 (in Spanish) 4. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Departamento de Estudios Históricos Navales. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
- Arguindeguy, Pablo Eusebio (1972). Apuntes sobre los buques de la Armada Argentina 1810-1970, Tomo 5 (in Spanish) 5. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Departamento de Estudios Históricos Navales. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
- Arguindeguy, Pablo Eusebio (1972). Apuntes sobre los buques de la Armada Argentina 1810-1970, Tomo 6 (in Spanish) 6. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Departamento de Estudios Históricos Navales. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
- Arguindeguy, Pablo Eusebio (1972). Apuntes sobre los buques de la Armada Argentina 1810-1970, Tomo 7 (in Spanish) 7. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Departamento de Estudios Históricos Navales. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
External links
- "Buques de la Armada Argentina 1900-2013" [(List of ) Ships of the Argentine Navy 1900-2013]. Historia y Arqueologia Marítima (Histarmar) (in Spanish). Fundación Histarmar - Carlos Mey. Retrieved 2014-09-14.