ARA Ciudad de Zárate (Q-61)

History

United States
Name:	Red Cedar
Builder:	United States Coast Guard Yard, Curtis Bay
Cost:	$3,402,176
Launched:	1 August 1970
Commissioned:	18 December 1970
Decommissioned:	16 March 1999
Fate:	transferred to Argentine, 16 March 1999
History
Argentina
Name:	Ciudad de Zárate
Owner:	Argentine Navy
General characteristics
Displacement:	525 metric tonnes
Length:	49.05 m (160.9 ft)
Beam:	10 m (33 ft)
Draft:	2 m (6 ft 7 in)
Propulsion:	2 × Caterpilar D398
Speed:	12.6 knots (23.3 km/h; 14.5 mph)

ARA Ciudad de Zárate (Q-61) is a multi-purpose auxiliary ship of the Argentine Navy based at Puerto Madero. It was formerly USCGC Red Cedar (WLM-688).

References

Red-class coastal buoy tenders
United States Coast Guard	Red Wood Red Beech Red Birch Red Cedar Red Oak
Argentine Navy Zárate class	Ciudad de Zárate (ex-Red Cedar) Ciudad de Rosario (ex-Red Wood) Punta Alta (ex-Red Birch)
Preceded by: USCGC Buckthorn Followed by: Reliance class
List of cutters of the United States Coast Guard

Current and future ships of the Argentine Navy
Major surface combatants	Almirante Brown-class destroyer (4) Espora-class corvette (6) Drummond-class corvette (3)
Patrol/Fast attack ships	Murature class (1) Baradero class (4) Intrépida class (2) POM class (+4 planned)
Amphibious Force	Hércules Bahía San Blas
Submarine Force	Type 209 (1) TR-1700 class (2)
Avisos	Teniente Olivieri Francisco de Gurruchaga Suboficial Castillo Alférez Sobral
Multi-purpose auxiliary ships	Ciudad de Zárate Ciudad de Rosario Punta Alta
Support ships	Patagonia Canal Beagle Cabo de Hornos
Training ship	Libertad
Oceanographics/Survey ships	Almirante Irízar Puerto Deseado Comodoro Rivadavia Cormorán Petrel
List of ships of the Argentine Navy List of auxiliary ships of the Argentine Navy

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