Argentinian MEKO 360H2 Type D-10 to D-15: Almirante Brown, La Argentina, Heroína, Sarandí, Rivadavia*, Moreno* 1980-84 *Cancelled. We start a new cycle, on Argentinian ships of the cold war, before and after the Falklands war. At the eve of the war, the Hércules class were the best guided missile ships in Argentinian service, and ironically … Read more
Santa Fe class Submarine (1928-1933) : Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Salta Development The three “Tarantino class” submarines were called that way in the Argentine Navy because they were built in Taranto. They were of the “Cavallini” type, purchased after the approval of Law 11.378, “Renovación del Material Naval” issued on 29 September 1926, authorizing … Read more
Argentinian Aircraft Carrier 1969-1997 ex-HNLMS Karel Doorman (R81), HMS Venerable (R63) The ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (V-2), no. 1 of the Argentine Navy, was a light aircraft carrier of the Colossus class that served between 1970 and 2000. It previously joined the Royal Netherlands Navy between 1949 and 1970 as HNLMS Karel Doorman (R81) and … Read more
Garibaldi class armoured cruisers (1901) Italy/Argentina (1894-1904) Four Armoured Cruisers: Garibaldi, Belgrano, Puyrredon, San Martin The six Argentinian Armored Cruisers The Garibaldi class is an Italian class or armoured cruisers planned in 1893, well balanced and which met such success it was the most exported type of its era. More than 10 ships, with the … Read more
Argentinian Aircraft Carrier, ex-HMS Warrior (1958-1971) Argentina Day ! For this national independence day, let’s see the fleet’s flagship for full decade, the aircraft carrier ARA Independencia, also first of the kind in the Armada de Argentina. This ship was one of the many ex-colossus class aircraft carriers that saw plenty of service under others … Read more
ARA Buenos Aires, Protected Cruiser (1895) Argentina (1893-1935) Next step in the Chile-Argentina naval arms race for the latter, a new Elswick Cruiser at Armstrong, Mitchell and Co. of slightly larger size built on stocks was acquired, ARA Buenos Aires. Sjhe was for a short time the world’s fastest cruiser and matched well the Chilean … Read more
ARA 9 de Julio Protected Cruiser (1892) Argentina (1891-1938) Still going on the Chile-Argentina naval arms race of the 1890s, the follow-up of the 25 de Mayo was the 9 de Julio, larger and better armed. Also an Elswick ship, she was a 22 knots protected cruiser mixing 5 and 4.7 in guns which had … Read more
Veinticinco de Mayo class cruisers (1930) ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (1890-1921) ARA Veinticinco de Mayo: Along the line of the Chilean-Argentinian Naval Arms race, the “25 of May” (national holiday, revolution) was a brand new 3,500 tons protected cruiser built in UK under President Miguel Juárez Celman for £260,000 at the Armstrong, yards. Named ARA … Read more
Argentinian Destroyers 22 Destroyers (1911-1942) WWI Destroyers, still active in WW2 ARA Corrientes In 1906, Argentina had the following: Three Corrientes class, British-built (Yarrow, Poplar) Havock class 280 tonnes ‘A’ type 1896 vessels, and the torpedo boat Espera (launched 22 April 1890, 520 tons) and eight others. The latter were stricken in 1916-27, while the … Read more
Veinticinco de Mayo class cruisers (1930) ARA Veinticinco de Mayo, Almirante Brown (CA1, CA2) The Argentinian Trentos – What made the Veinticinco de Mayo class cruisers famous in particular was that Argentina was the only Nation in the whole southern continent of America to order new cruisers post-Washington (1922). One was ordered in UK, as … Read more
