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History | |
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Argentina | |
Name | Cabo San Antonio |
Builder | AFNE, Río Santiago |
Launched | 20 July 1968 |
Out of service | 1997 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 8000 tons[1] |
Displacement | 3828 tons (light); 7804 tons (full load) |
Length | 442 ft (135 m) |
Beam | 62 ft (19 m) |
Draft | 10 ft (3.0 m) forward; 16 ft 8 in (5.08 m) aft (full load) |
Propulsion | Six diesel engines, two shafts |
Speed | 16.9 knots (31.3 km/h; 19.4 mph) (max) |
Notes | Characteristics are assumed similar to USS De Soto County |
ARA Cabo San Antonio (Q-42) was a tank landing ship in the Argentine Navy, built in Argentina at AFNE, Río Santiago shipyard. She was launched on 20 July 1968. Cabo San Antonio was based on the US Navy's De Soto County-class tank landing ship design.