ARA Isla de los Estados

History
Argentina
NameIsla de los Estados
NamesakeIsla de los Estados
BuilderSociedad Metalúrgica Duro Felguera, Gijón, Spain
Yard number122
Launched1975, as Trans-Bética
In service22 December 1980
IdentificationIMO number7403718
FateSunk, 11 May 1982
General characteristics [1]
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage3,900 GRT
Length81.4 m (267 ft 1 in)
Beam13.4 m (44 ft 0 in)
Draught4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
PropulsionDiesel engine, single screw
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement27
Service record
Part of: Argentine Navy, Naval Transport Service
Operations: Operation Rosario

ARA Isla de los Estados was an Argentine Navy supply ship sunk during the Falklands War.

  1. ^ "Historia y Arqueologia Marítima". histarmar.com.ar (in Spanish). 2011. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.