.jpg) ARA Guerrico in 2005 at Mar del Plata naval base
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| History | |
|---|---|
 South Africa | |
| Ordered | February 1976[1] |
| Builder | Lorient, France |
| Laid down | 1 October 1976 |
| Launched | 13 September 1977 |
| Christened | SAS Transvaal |
| Out of service | 17 November 1977 |
| Fate | Delivery blocked by UNSCR 418 during sea trials in France |
 Argentina | |
| Renamed | ARA Guerrico |
| Namesake | Rear Admiral Martín Guerrico |
| Ordered | 1978 |
| Commissioned | 1978 |
| In service | 9 November 1978 |
| Out of service | 2024 |
| Homeport | Mar del Plata |
| Status | To be auctioned off as of 2024[2][3] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Type A69 Drummond-class corvette |
| Displacement | 1,170 tons (1,320 tons full load)[4] |
| Length | 80 m (260 ft)[4] |
| Beam | 10.3 m (34 ft)[4] |
| Draught | 3.55 m (11.6 ft)[4] |
| Installed power | 12,000 shp (8.9 MW)[4] |
| Propulsion | 2 × SEMT Pielstick 12 PC 2.2 V400 diesels, 2 × controllable pitch propellers[4] |
| Speed | 23.3 knots (43 km/h)[4] |
| Range | 4,500 nautical miles (8,330 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)[4] |
| Endurance | 15 days[4] |
| Complement | 5 officers, 79 enlisted, 95 berths[4] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Aviation facilities | small pad for VERTREP |
ARA Guerrico (P-32) was a Drummond-class corvette of the Argentine Navy. She was the first vessel to be named after Rear Admiral Martín Guerrico who fought in the 19th century Paraguayan War.
She was based at Mar del Plata and conducts fishery patrol duties in the Argentine exclusive economic zone where she has captured several trawlers.[5][6] According to reports in November 2012 the Drummond class "hardly sail[ed] because of lack of resources for operational expenses".[7] As of 2020, she was reported in reserve[2] and she was finally retired from service in 2024.[8]
- ^ "Victor Moukambi dissertation.doc" (PDF). University of Stellenbosch. 13 October 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Informe a diputados - Medios insuficientes para las Patrullas de Control de Mar". 3 August 2020.
- ^ Germán Videla Solá, Mariano (1 September 2024). "La Armada Argentina retiró del servicio a la ARA Granville, la última de sus corbetas A-69". Zona Militar (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Wertheim, Eric (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (15 ed.). Naval Institute Press. p. 9. ISBN 9781591149552.
- ^ "Depredación del Mar Argentino". Lanacion.com.ar. 15 February 2005. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ "La depredación del Mar Argentino". Lanacion.com.ar. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ "Argentine navy short on spares and resources for training and maintenance". MercoPress. 22 November 2012. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012.
- ^ Germán Videla Solá, Mariano (1 September 2024). "La Armada Argentina retiró del servicio a la ARA Granville, la última de sus corbetas A-69". Zona Militar (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2024.