ARA Cabo San Antonio (Q-42)

History
Argentina
NameCabo San Antonio
BuilderAFNE, Río Santiago
Launched20 July 1968
Out of service1997
General characteristics
Tonnage8000 tons[1]
Displacement3828 tons (light); 7804 tons (full load)
Length442 ft (135 m)
Beam62 ft (19 m)
Draft10 ft (3.0 m) forward; 16 ft 8 in (5.08 m) aft (full load)
PropulsionSix diesel engines, two shafts
Speed16.9 knots (31.3 km/h; 19.4 mph) (max)
NotesCharacteristics are assumed similar to USS De Soto County
The De Soto County class

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.

  1. ^ Dalle, Rafael Diniz Mascarenhas (17 October 2022). A Guerra das Ilhas Falklands/Malvinas: quatro décadas de um conflito que ainda não chegou ao fim. São Paulo, SP: Editora Dialética. p. 560. ISBN 9786525261843. Retrieved 23 October 2024.