 ARA Puerto Deseado in Mar del Plata
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| History | |
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 Argentina | |
| Name | Puerto Deseado |
| Namesake | Puerto Deseado |
| Ordered | 7 December 1971 |
| Builder | Astarsa |
| Launched | 8 December 1976 |
| Commissioned | 11 December 1978 |
| Identification |
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| Status | in service as of 2018 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 2400 tons (full) |
| Length | 76.8 m (252 ft) |
| Beam | 15.8 m (52 ft) |
| Draft | 3.5 m (11 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 MAN AG 9L20/27 Diesel-electric 900 KW each
2 motores eléctricos de corriente alternada marca ABB de 380 V, 120 kW para propulsión auxiliar • sistema de hélice de paso variable BERG • 4 alternadores Stamford modelo MHC 534 C2 de 380 V, 50 Hz, accionados por motores diésel marca MTU-Mercedez Benz de 12 cilindros en "V" • 1 alternador auxiliar Siemens de 400V 50 HZ, accionados un motor diésel Deutz de 6 cilindros en línea |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Range | 12,000 mi (19,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h), 90 days |
| Complement | 60 + 20 scientist |
| Sensors and processing systems | navigation radar Decca 1629 |
| Armament | none |
ARA Puerto Deseado (Q-20) is an oceanographic survey ship in service in the Argentine Navy. She has a reinforced hull in order to operate in waters around Antarctica.