Histories of ships of the Argentine
Navy. Comprehensive list of all the ships of the Argentinean Navy
from the 1870's to the present day. List includes all Aircraft
Carriers, Battleships, Cruisers, Destroyers, plus all Frigates, Corvettes,
Torpedo Craft, Gunboats, Submarines, Patrol Craft and Training Ships |
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AIRCRAFT CARRIERS |
| Independencia (ex-British Warrior) |
Acquired June 1958 |
Sold 17th March 1971 |
| |
| Veinticinco de Mayo (ex-Dutch Karel Doorman,
ex-British Venerable) |
Acquired 8th October 1968 |
Laid up in 1980's. Removed for
scrapping in India, January 1999 |
|
Vienticinco De Mayo, September 1969.
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Vienticinco De Mayo, September 1969.
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BATTLESHIPS |
|
El Plata Class Coast Defence Battleships |
| El Plata |
29th August 1874 |
Stricken 16th November 1927 |
| Los Andes |
29th October 1875 |
Stricken 16th November 1927 |
| |
| Almirante Brown |
6th October 1880 |
Stricken 17th November 1932 |
|
Almirante Brown. |
Almirante Brown, c.1890.
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Independencia Class Coast Defence Battleships |
| Libertad (ex-Nueve De Julio) |
11th December 1890 |
Stricken 16th December 1946 |
| Independencia |
26th February 1891 |
Stricken 1951 |
|
Independencia pre 1904. |
|
Rivadavia Class |
| Rivadavia |
26th August 1911 |
Sold for scrap 8th February 1956 |
| Moreno |
23rd September 1911 |
Sold for scrap 8th February 1956 |
|
Moreno, May 1937.
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Battleship Moreno |
Battleship Moreno |
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CRUISERS |
| Patagonia |
1885 |
Stricken 16th November 1927 |
| |
| Veinticinco De Mayo (ex-Nicochea) |
5th May 1890 |
Stricken c.1921 |
|
Veinticinco De Mayo. |
| |
| Nueve De Julio |
26th July 1892 |
Stricken 23rd October 1930 |
Nueve
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The Argentinean protected cruiser Nuevo de
Julio c.1898 |
|
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| Buenos Aries |
10th May 1895 |
Stricken 17th May 1932 |
|
Buenos Aries, pre 1904 |
|
Garibaldi Class |
| General Garibaldi |
27th May 1895 |
Stricken 20th March 1934 |
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General Garibaldi |
| General San Martin |
25th May 1896 |
Stricken 18th December 1935 |
|
General San Martin |
| General Belgrano |
1896 |
Stricken 8th May 1947 |
|
General Belgrano. |
| General Pueyrredon |
25th July 1898 |
Stricken 2nd August 1954 |
|
General Pueyrredon |
General Pueyrredon, September 1947.
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|
Veinticinco De Mayo Class |
| Almirante Brown |
28th September 1929 |
Discarded 27th June 1961 |
| Veinticinco De Mayo |
11th August 1929 |
Discarded 24th March 1960 |
| |
| La Argentina |
16th April 1937 |
Discarded 1974 |
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La Argentina, 1937,
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La Argentina, 1938.
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Cruiser La Argentina |
Cruiser La Argentina |
|
Ex-US Brooklyn Class |
| General Belgrano (ex-Diecisiete de Octobre,
ex-US Phoenix) |
Acquired 12th April 1951 |
Sunk 2nd May 1982 |
| Nueve de Julio (ex-US Boise) |
Acquired 12th April 1951 |
Decommissioned 1978, Scrapped 1983 |
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DESTROYERS |
|
Catamarca Class |
| Catamarca |
1911 |
Sold 1959 |
| Jujuy |
4th March 1912 |
Sold 10th January 1957 |
|
La Plata Class |
| La Plata |
1911 |
Stricken 10th January 1957 |
| Cordoba |
1912 |
Stricken 10th January 1956 |
|
San Luis Class |
| San Luis |
February 1911 |
Became Greek Aetos in October 1921 |
| Santa Fe |
March 1911 |
Became Greek Ierax in October 1921 |
| Tucuman |
September 1911 |
Became Greek Leon in October 1921 |
| Santiago |
April 1911 |
Became Greek Panther in October 1921 |
|
Mendoza Class |
| Mendoza |
18th February 1911 |
Became French Aventurier 1914 |
| Salta |
25th September 1911 |
Became French Intrepide 1914 |
| San Juan |
18th February 1911 |
Became French Opiniatre 1914 |
| Rioja |
1911 |
Became French Temeraire 1914 |
|
Churucca Class |
| Cervantes |
June 1925 |
Discarded 24th June 1961 |
| Juan De Garray |
2nd November 1925 |
Discarded 25th March 1960 |
|
Mendoza Class |
| La Rioja |
26th January 1929 |
Discarded 30th April 1962 |
| Mendoza |
13th July 1928 |
Discarded 30th April 1962 |
|
Mendoza, 1930.
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| Tucuman |
10th October 1928 |
Discarded 30th April 1962 |
|
Buenos Aries Class |
| Buenos Aries |
21st September 1937 |
Discarded 1971 |
| Corrientes |
21st September 1937 |
Lost in collision with Almirante Brown, 3rd
October 1941 |
| Entre Rios |
21st September 1937 |
Discarded 1973 |
| Misiones |
23rd September 1937 |
Discarded 3rd May 1971 |
| San Juan |
24th June 1937 |
Discarded 1973 |
| San Luis |
23rd August 1937 |
Discarded 3rd May 1971 |
| Santa Cruz |
3rd November 1937 |
Discarded 1973 |
|
Ex-US Fletcher Class |
| Almirante Storni (ex-US Cowell) |
Acquired 17th August 1971 |
Decommissioned 1982 |
| Brown (ex-US Heerman) |
10th August 1961 |
Decommissioned 1982 |
| Almirante Domecq Garcia (ex-US Braine) |
Acquired 17th August 1971 |
Sunk as target 7th October 1983 |
| Espora (ex-US Dortch) |
10th August 1961 |
Decommissioned 1977 |
| Rosales (ex-US Stembel) |
3rd August 1961 |
Decommissioned 1982 |
|
Ex-US Allen M Sumner Class |
| Hipolto Bouchard (ex-US Borie) |
Acquired 1st July 1972 |
Deleted 1984 |
| Piedra Buena (ex-US Collett) |
Acquired April 1974 |
Deleted 1984 |
| Segui (ex-US Hawk) |
Acquired 1st July 1972 |
Deleted 1983 |
| Espora (ex-US Mansfield) |
Acquired June 1974 |
Scrapped 1978 |
|
Ex-US Gearing Class |
| Comodoro Py (ex-US Perkins) |
Acquired 15th January 1973 |
Deleted 1984 |
|
British Type 42 (Sheffield) Class |
| Hercules |
24th October 1972 |
In service 2004 |
| Santisima Trinidad |
9th November 1974 |
In service 2004 |
|
FRIGATES |
|
Meko 360 H2 Class |
| Almirante Brown |
28th March 1981 |
In service 2004 |
| La Argentina |
25th September 1981 |
In service 2004 |
| Heroina |
17th February 1982 |
In service 2004 |
| Sarandi |
31st August 1982 |
In service 2004 |
|
Ex-British River Class |
| Hercules (ex-Asheville, ex-Nadir, ex-Adur) |
Acquired 18th February 1948 |
Sold 1969 |
|
Ex-US Tacoma Class |
| Heroina (ex-US Reading) |
Acquired 8th February 1947 |
Sold 5th August 1964 |
| Sarandi (ex- Uniontown, ex-US Chattanooga) |
Acquired 18th February 1948) |
Sold 29th June 1967 |
| Santisima Trinidad (ex- Caicos, ex-Hannam. |
unknown |
Sold 1971 |
|
Ex-British Flower Class |
| Republica (ex- Smilax) |
1946 |
? |
|
CORVETTES |
|
French A 69 Type |
| Drummond (ex-Good Hope) |
5th March 1977 |
In service 2004 |
| Guerrico (ex-Transvaal) |
13th September 1977 |
In service 2004 |
| Granville |
28th June 1980 |
In service 2004 |
|
MEKO 140 Class |
| Espora |
23rd January 1982 |
In service 2004 |
| Rosales |
4th March 1983 |
In service 2004 |
| Spiro |
24th June 1983 |
In service 2004 |
| Parker |
21st March 1984 |
In service 2004 |
| Robinson |
15th February 1985 |
Incomplete - Not yet in service |
| Gomez Roca |
14th November 1986 |
Incomplete - Not yet in service |
|
Spanish Halcon Type |
| Mantilla |
29th June 1981 |
In service 2004 |
| Azopardo |
14th October 1981 |
In service 2004 |
| Thomson |
20th June 1983 |
In service 2004 |
| Prefecto Pique |
24th February 1982 |
In service 2004 |
| Prefecto Derbes |
16th June 1982 |
In service 2004 |
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SUBMARINES |
|
Santa Fe Class |
| Salta |
17th January 1932 |
Discarded 5th April 1961 |
| Santa Fe |
28th July 1931 |
Discarded 23rd April 1959 |
| Santiago Del Estero |
28th March 1932 |
Discarded 23rd April 1959 |
|
West German Type 209 |
| Salta |
9th November 1972 |
In service 2004 |
| San Luis |
3rd April 1973 |
In service 2004 |
|
Santa Cruz Class |
| Santa Cruz |
28th September 1982 |
In service 2004 |
| San Juan |
20th June 1983 |
In service 2004 |
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TORPEDO CRAFT |
|
Espora Class Torpedo Gunboats |
| Espora |
1890 |
Discarded c.1920 |
| Rosales |
1890 |
Foundered 1892 |
| |
| Patria |
1893 |
Discarded c.1930 |
|
Ferre Class |
| Ferre |
1880 - 1882 |
Discarded c.1910 |
| Enrique Py |
1880 - 1882 |
Discarded c.1910 |
| Centella |
1880 - 1882 |
Discarded c.1910 |
| Alerta |
1880 - 1882 |
Discarded c.1910 |
| |
| No.1 |
1880 |
Discarded c.1910 |
| No.2 |
1880 |
Discarded c.1910 |
|
Commodoro Py Class |
| Commodoro Py |
1890 |
- |
| Muratore |
1890 |
- |
| |
| No.1 |
1890 |
Discarded c.1920 |
| No.2 |
1890 |
Discarded c.1920 |
| No.3 |
1890 |
Discarded c.1920 |
| No.4 |
1890 |
Discarded c.1920 |
| No.5 |
1890 |
Discarded c.1920 |
| No.6 |
1890 |
Discarded c.1920 |
| No.7 |
1890 |
Discarded c.1920 |
| No.8 |
1890 |
Discarded c.1920 |
|
Buchardo Class |
| Buchardo |
1890 |
Discarded early 1920's |
| Thorne |
1890 |
Discarded early 1920's |
| Pinedo |
1890 |
Discarded early 1920's |
| King |
1890 |
Discarded early 1920's |
| Jorge |
1890 |
Discarded early 1920's |
| Bathurst |
1890 |
Discarded early 1920's |
|
Torpedo Boat of the Buchardo Class, 1891
Photograph taken from book published 1892
by captain Eardley Wilmott. Book owned by Cranston Fine Arts |
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Corrientes Class |
| Corrientes |
1896 |
Stricken 23rd October 1930 |
| Entre Rios |
11th July 1896 |
Stricken 23rd October 1930 |
| Misiones |
1897 |
Stricken 23rd October 1930 |
| Santa Fe |
1896 - 1897 |
Lost 1897 |
|
US 78ft Higgins Type |
| LT 1 |
1949 |
1963 |
| LT 2 |
1949 |
1963 |
| LT 3 |
1949 |
1963 |
| LT 4 |
1949 |
1963 |
| LT 5 |
1949 |
1963 |
| LT 6 |
1949 |
1966 |
| LT 7 |
1949 |
1966 |
| Alakush |
1949 |
Deleted 1985 |
| Towwora |
1949 |
Deleted 1985 |
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GUNBOATS |
|
Parana Class |
| Parana |
1873 |
Discarded c.1910 |
| Uruguay |
1873 |
Discarded c.1930 |
|
Pilcomayo Class |
| Pilcomayo |
1875 |
Scrapped c.1930 |
| Burmejo |
1875 |
Scrapped c.1920 |
| Republica |
1875 |
Scrapped c.1915 |
| Constitucion |
1875 |
Scrapped c.1915 |
|
Rosario Class |
| Rosario |
27th July 1908 |
Sold 4th December 1959 |
| Parana |
28th April 1908 |
Sold 28th August 1958 |
|
MINESWEEPERS |
|
Ex-German M 27 Class |
| M 1 (ex-M 48) |
Acquired c.1922 |
Renamed Bathurst 1936, Stricken 16th December
1946, Scrapped 1951 |
| M 2 (ex-M 51) |
Acquired c.1922 |
Renamed Fournier 1936, Stricken 5th April
1937, hulked and scrapped 1943 |
| M 3 (ex-M 52) |
Acquired c.1922 |
Renamed Jorge 1936, became sloop Cormoran
26th January 1940 and was stricken 26th August 1946 |
| M 4 (ex-M 53) |
Acquired c.1922 |
Renamed King 1936, stricken 27th July
1937. Became torpedo training ship Teniente de la Sota November
1941. Stricken again 16th December 1946 and finally scrapped 1948. |
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Ex-German M 57 Class |
| M 5 (ex-M 74) |
Acquired c.1922 |
Renamed Murature 1936, became museum ship in
1940 |
| M 6 (ex-M 79) |
Acquired c.1922 |
Renamed Pinedo 1936, stricken 25th July 1951. |
| M 7 (ex-M 80) |
Acquired c.1922 |
Renamed Py 1936. Capsized in dock
1936. Stricken 13th January 1937. |
| M 8 (ex-M 90) |
Acquired c.1922 |
Renamed Segui 1936. became salvage vessel
1934 and stricken 29th April 1950 |
| M 9 (ex-M 101) |
Acquired c.1922 |
Renamed Thorne 1936, stricken 16th December
1946. Was hulked until broken up in 1959 |
| M 10 (ex-M 105) |
Acquired c.1922 |
Became state yacht Golandrina in 1925.
Stricken 8th October 1955. |
|
Bouchard Class |
| Bouchard |
1936 - 1939 |
Acquired by Paraguay 5th March 1968, becoming
Capitan Meza |
| Drummond |
1936 - 1939 |
Discarded 28th March 1964 |
| Fournier |
1936 - 1939 |
Sank 22nd September 1949 after striking a
rock at the entrance of San Gabriel Channel. |
| Granville |
1936 - 1939 |
Discarded 19th December 1967 |
| Parker |
1936 - 1939 |
23rd July 1963 |
| Py |
1936 - 1939 |
Acquired by Paraguay 5th March 1968, becoming
Teniente Farina |
| Robinson |
1936 - 1939 |
Discarded 19th December 1967 |
| Seaver |
1936 - 1939 |
Acquired by Paraguay 13th March 1964,
becoming Nanawa |
| Spiro |
1936 - 1939 |
Discarded 14th March 1962 |
|
Ex - British Ton Class |
| Chaco (ex-HMS Rennington) |
Acquired December 1969. |
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Chaco, September 1969.
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| Chubut (ex-HMS Santon) |
Acquired 19th July 1968 |
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|
Chubut, August 1968.
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| Formosa (ex-HMS Ilmington) |
Acquired 19th July 1968 |
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| Neuquen (ex-HMS Hicleton) |
Acquired 13th September 1968 |
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| Rio Negro (ex-HMS Tarlton) |
Acquired 20th June 1968 |
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Rio Negro, August 1968.
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| Tierra del Fuego (ex-HMS Bevington) |
Acquired 23rd December 1968 |
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Tierra Del Fuego (ex - HMS Bevington), August 1968.
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Training Ships |
| Presidente Sarmiento |
31st August 1897 |
Decommissioned 1961 and preserved in Buenos
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President Sarmiento, 1931.
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The Argentine training ship Presidente Sarmiento was
launched in 1897 at Birkenhead. She displaced 2,750 tons with a speed of
13 knots. Photograph c.1902.
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The Argentine training ship Presidente Sarmiento was
launched in 1897 at Birkenhead. She displaced 2,750 tons with a speed of
13 knots. Coloured postcard shown.
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Q2 Libertad at Malta.
Sail training ship, commissioned 1962. In service
2004.
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Libertad, September 1967.
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King Class Patrol Vessels |
| King |
1943 - 1945 |
In service 2004 |
| Murature |
1943 - 1945 |
In Service 2004 |
