List of auxiliary ships of the Argentine Navy
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This list includes all major auxiliary ships (transports, colliers, tankers, scientific vessels, tugs, among others) in service with the Argentine Navy since being formally established in the 1860s. It does not include vessels prior to that date, nor does it include warships which are listed separately.
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.
There is a separate list of current ships of the Argentine Navy regardless the type.
Contents
Naming tradition
The current norms establish naming conventions for Argentine Navy ships according their type; some of these used for auxiliaries are summarized below.[1]
- Avisos, salvage ships, maritime tugs
- Mariners or civilians of relevance to the Navy.
- Icebreakers and polar ships
- Antarctic coastal geographic features, or names historically related with the Argentine activity in Antarctica.
- Transports and tankers
- Coastal geographic features.
- Research ships
- Maritime port cities.
List of ships
Avisos
Irigoyen class (US-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Comandante Gral. Irigoyen | A-1 | ex-USS Cahuilla | 1961 | 2010 |
| ARA Francisco de Gurruchaga | A-3 | ex-USS Luiseno | 1975 | in service |
| ARA Suboficial Castillo | A-6 | ex-USS Takelma | 1993 | in service |
Sotomayor class (US-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Alférez Sobral | A-9 | ex-USS Salish | 1972 | in service |
| ARA Comodoro Somellera | A-10 | ex-USS Catawba (ATA-210) | 1975 | 1998 |
Teniente Olivieri class aviso (US-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Teniente Olivieri | A-2 | ex-Marsea 10 (in the US Maritime Administration) | in service |
Transports
Steam transports (various origins) [n 1]
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Bahía Blanca | 1918 | 1935 [2] | ||
| ARA Chubut | Punta de Indio, M.O.P. 209-C | 1919 | 1920 [2] [n 2] | |
| ARA Comodoro Rivadavia | Anselm | 1942 | 1944 [2] | |
| ARA Constitución | 1900 | unknown [2] [n 3] | ||
| ARA Patagonia | Idun, Friesland | 1918 | 1959 [2] | |
| ARA Piedrabuena | ARA Paraná | 1900 | 1922 [2] [n 4] | |
| ARA República | 1900 | 1922 [2] [n 5] | ||
| ARA Río Negro | Hecla, Claris, Conde de Vilana, Pedro Tercero, Tiempo | 1920 | 1954 [2] | |
| ARA Vicente Fidel López | Tees | 1912 | 1949 [2] |
Bahía Aguirre class (Canadian-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Bahía Aguirre | B-2 | none | 1950 | 1981 [2] [n 6] |
| ARA Bahía Buen Suceso | B-6 | none | 1950 | 1982 [2] |
| ARA Bahía Thetis | B-8 | none | 1950 | 1974 [2] |
Hércules class fast troop transport (British-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Hércules | B-52 | none | 1977 | in service [n 7] |
Costa Sur class transport (Argentine-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Canal de Beagle | B-3 | none | 1978 | in service |
| ARA Bahia San Blas | B-4 | none | 1978 | in service |
| ARA Cabo de Hornos | B-5 | none | 1979 | in service |
Tankers/Oilers
Patagonia class replenishment oiler (French-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Patagonia | B-1 | Formerly Durance (A629), French Navy, Durance class tanker | 1999 | in service |
Ingeniero Krause class tanker (Argentine-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Ingeniero Julio Krause | ex-Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales fleet | 1993 | in service |
Repair ships
Achelous class (US-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Ingeniero Iribas | Q-21 | USS ARL-5 | 1947 | 1967 |
| ARA Ingeniero Gadda | Q-22 | USS ARL-6 | 1947 | 1960 |
Icebreakers
Almirante Irizar class icebreaker (Finnish-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Almirante Irizar | Q-5 | none | 1978 | in service (1) |
General San Martín class icebreaker (German-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA General San Martín | Q-4 |
(1) currently unserviceable, awaiting repairs due a 2007 incident.
Multipurpose ships
Ciudad de Zárate class multipurpose ship (US-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Ciudad de Zárate | Q-61 | USCG Red Cedar (WLM 688) | 2000 | in service |
| ARA Ciudad de Rosario | Q-62 | USCG Red Wood (WLM 685) | 2000 | in service |
| ARA Punta Alta | Q-63 | USCG Red Birch (WLM 687) | 2000 | in service |
Oceanographic/Hydrographic Research
Islas Orcadas-class (ex Eltanin-class, US-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Islas Orcadas | formerly USNS Eltanin (T-AGOR-8) | 1974 | 1979[2] |
Puerto Deseado class oceanographic ship (Argentine-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Puerto Deseado | Q-20 | none | 1979 | in service |
Hydrographic ships (Argentine-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Comodoro Rivadavia | Q-11 | none | 1974 | in service |
| ARA Cormorán | Q-15 | none | 1964 | in service |
| ARA Petrel | Q-16 | none | 1965 | in service |
School ships
Libertad class tall ship (Argentine-built)
| Ship Name | Pennant Number | Other names | Service entry | Decommissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA Libertad | Q-2 | none | 1963 | in service |
Footnotes
- ↑ These older ships can't be included in a specific "class", so are listed together in this table.
- ↑ Dredger leased temporarily to the Argentine Navy and converted to transport ship.
- ↑ Formerly the gunboat Constitución, converted into transport. Article in "Histarmar" does not list activity after 1923 or decommissioning date, due to lack of documentary sources.
- ↑ Formerly the gunboat Paraná, converted into transport.
- ↑ Formerly the gunboat República, converted into transport.
- ↑ Sunk as target by the Royal Navy after the Falklands War.
- ↑ Formerly a destroyer (D-1), was converted in 2000-2004 to this role.
References
Notes
Bibliography
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Online sources
- ARA official website – Sea Fleet – Auxiliary Units Auxiliaries currently in service supporting the fleet ‘’(retrieved 2009-09-15)’’
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See also
Further reading
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External links
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