ARA La Argentina (D-11)

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ARA La Argentina
History
Argentina
Name	La Argentina
Builder	Blohm + Voss
Launched	25 September 1981
Acquired	11 May 1983
Commissioned	4 August 1983
Status	in active service
Notes	Pennant number: D-11
General characteristics
Class and type	Almirante Brown-class destroyer
Displacement	3,360 tons
Length	126 m (413 ft 5 in)
Beam	14 m (45 ft 11 in)
Draught	5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	COGAG (4 turbines) 36,000 shp (27,000 kW)
Speed	30.5 knots (56.5 km/h; 35.1 mph)
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi)
Complement	224
Armament	8 × Aérospatiale MM40 Exocet anti-ship missiles 1 × Selenia/Elsag Albatross octuple launcher with 24 Aspide surface-to-air missiles 1 × Oto Melara 127 mm dual purpose gun 8 × Bofors 40 mm L/70 anti-aircraft guns (4 × twin) 6 × 324 mm torpedo tubes (2 × 3)
Aircraft carried	1 × Aérospatiale AS 555 Fennec helicopter
Aviation facilities	Single hangar

ARA La Argentina (pennant number D-11) is the second ship of the MEKO 360H2 series of four destroyers built for the Argentine Navy. The ship is the eighth ship in the history of the Argentine Navy to bear the name of the corsair frigate La Argentina which conducted a privateer raid around the world against Spanish trade in 1817.