ARA Guerrico
Drummond-class corvette of the Argentine Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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ARA Guerrico (P-32) is a Drummond-class corvette of the Argentine Navy. She is the first vessel to be named after Rear Admiral Martín Guerrico who fought in the 19th century Paraguayan War.
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ARA Guerrico in 2005 at Mar del Plata naval base | |
History | |
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South Africa | |
Ordered | February 1976[1] |
Builder | Lorient, France |
Laid down | 1 October 1976 |
Launched | 13 September 1977 |
Christened | SAS Transvaal |
Out of service | 17 November 1977 |
Fate | Delivery blocked by UNSCR 418 during sea trials in France |
Argentina | |
Renamed | ARA Guerrico |
Namesake | Rear Admiral Martín Guerrico |
Ordered | 1978 |
Commissioned | 1978 |
In service | 9 November 1978 |
Homeport | Mar del Plata |
Status | In reserve[2] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Type A69 Drummond-class corvette |
Displacement | 1,170 tons (1,320 tons full load)[3] |
Length | 80 m (260 ft)[3] |
Beam | 10.3 m (34 ft)[3] |
Draught | 3.55 m (11.6 ft)[3] |
Installed power | 12,000 shp (8.9 MW)[3] |
Propulsion | 2 × SEMT Pielstick 12 PC 2.2 V400 diesels, 2 × CP propellers[3] |
Speed | 23.3 knots (43 km/h)[3] |
Range | 4,500 nautical miles (8,330 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)[3] |
Endurance | 15 days[3] |
Complement | 5 officers, 79 enlisted, 95 berths[3] |
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Aviation facilities | small pad for VERTREP |
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She is currently based at Mar del Plata and conducts fishery patrol duties in the Argentine exclusive economic zone where she has captured several trawlers in recent years.[4][5] According to reports in November 2012 the Drummond class "hardly sail because of lack of resources for operational expenses".[6] As of 2020, she was reported in reserve.[2]