ARA Fournier (M-5)

	Stern quarter view of ARA Fournier
History
Argentina
Name	Fournier
Builder	Sanchez Shipyard, San Fernando
Launched	1939
Commissioned	1940
Identification	Pennant number M-5
Fate	Hit a reef and sank 4 October 1949
General characteristics
Class and type	Bouchard-class minesweeper
Displacement	450 long tons (457 t) (standard) ; 520 long tons (528 t) (full load);
Length	59.00 m (193 ft 7 in) oa
Beam	7.30 m (23 ft 11 in)
Draught	2.27 m (7 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × MAN 2-cycle diesel engines, 2,000 bhp (1,500 kW);
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range	3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Endurance	50 long tons (51 t) fuel oil
Complement	62
Armament	2 × single 99 mm (3.9 in) guns; 1 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns; 2 × 7.65 mm (0.301 in) machine guns;

ARA Fournier (M-5) was a Bouchard-class minesweeper of the Argentine Navy. She was in service from 1940 until her sinking in 1949.

History
Stern quarter view of ARA Fournier
Argentina
Name	Fournier
Builder	Sanchez Shipyard, San Fernando
Launched	1939
Commissioned	1940
Identification	Pennant number M-5
Fate	Hit a reef and sank 4 October 1949
General characteristics
Class and type	Bouchard-class minesweeper
Displacement	450 long tons (457 t) (standard) 520 long tons (528 t) (full load)
Length	59.00 m (193 ft 7 in) oa
Beam	7.30 m (23 ft 11 in)
Draught	2.27 m (7 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 × MAN 2-cycle diesel engines, 2,000 bhp (1,500 kW)
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range	3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Endurance	50 long tons (51 t) fuel oil
Complement	62
Armament	2 × single 99 mm (3.9 in) guns 1 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns 2 × 7.65 mm (0.301 in) machine guns