ARA Rosales (P-42)

	Espora-class corvette ARA Rosales (P-42)
History
Argentina
Name	Rosales
Namesake	Leonardo Rosales
Builder	Río Santiago Shipyard
Laid down	1 April 1981
Launched	4 March 1983
Acquired	14 November 1986
Commissioned	24 March 1987
Homeport	Puerto Belgrano
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	MEKO 140A16 Espora-class corvette
Displacement	1,560 tons (1,790 tons full load)
Length	91.2 m (299 ft 3 in)
Beam	11.0 m (36 ft 1 in)
Draught	3.33 m (10 ft 11 in) (hull)
Installed power	22,600 bhp (16.9 MW)
Propulsion	2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PC 2-5 V400 diesels, 2 × 5-blade props
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	11 officers, 46 petty officers, 36 enlisted
Sensors and ; processing systems	Thales DA-05/2 air/surface search; Thales WM-28, LIROD fire control; Decca TM 1226 navigation; Atlas AQS-1 hull MF sonar;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	Decca RDC-2ABC; Decca RCM-2 jammer; 2 × Matra Dagaie decoys;
Armament	4 × MM38 Exocet anti-ship missiles ; 1 × 76 mm/62 OTO Melara dual purpose gun; 2 × DARDO twin 40 mm AA guns; 2 × .50 cal. machine guns; 2 × triple 324 mm ILAS-3 tubes (WASS A-244S torpedoes);
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ARA Rosales (P-42) is the second ship of the MEKO 140A16 Espora class of six corvettes built for the Argentine Navy. The ship is the fourth ship to bear the name of Colonel (Navy) Leonardo Rosales, who fought in the Argentine Navy during Argentina's war of independence and the Cisplatine War.

The Argentine Navy struggles to meet maintenance and training requirements because of financial problems and import restrictions. The availability of spare parts was a problem as of 2012^[2] and by 2019 she was reported in reserve and to be scrapped.^[3] However, in 2021 she underwent repair work at the Tandanor shipyard and returned to service in 2022.^[4]^[5]^[6]

^ ^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.
^ "Argentine navy short on spares and resources for training and maintenance". MercoPress. 22 November 2012. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012.
^ Axe, David (31 December 2019). "Time Is Running Out To Save Argentina's Navy And Air Force From Obsolesence [sic]". The National Interest. Retrieved 11 August 2020 – via Yahoo! News.
^ "La Armada Argentina y Tandanor ultiman el carenado de la corbeta ARA Rosales". infodefensa.com (in Spanish). 12 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-12. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^ "ARA Rosales Conducts Trials After Refit at Tandanor Shipyard". Seawaves Magazine. 12 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-02-16. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^ "Taiana supervisó un ejercicio de la flota de mar frente a la costa" [Taiana oversaw a sea fleet exercise off the coast]. Télam (in Spanish). 15 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.

[NIGTCFOTW2007-1] ^ ^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.

[MP20121122-2] "Argentine navy short on spares and resources for training and maintenance". MercoPress. 22 November 2012. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012.

[yahoo-3] Axe, David (31 December 2019). "Time Is Running Out To Save Argentina's Navy And Air Force From Obsolesence [sic]". The National Interest. Retrieved 11 August 2020 – via Yahoo! News.

[rosales-4] "La Armada Argentina y Tandanor ultiman el carenado de la corbeta ARA Rosales". infodefensa.com (in Spanish). 12 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-12. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

[seawaves-5] "ARA Rosales Conducts Trials After Refit at Tandanor Shipyard". Seawaves Magazine. 12 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-02-16. Retrieved 14 October 2021.

[Télam-6] "Taiana supervisó un ejercicio de la flota de mar frente a la costa" [Taiana oversaw a sea fleet exercise off the coast]. Télam (in Spanish). 15 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.

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History
Espora-class corvette ARA Rosales (P-42)
Argentina
Name	Rosales
Namesake	Leonardo Rosales
Builder	Río Santiago Shipyard
Laid down	1 April 1981
Launched	4 March 1983
Acquired	14 November 1986
Commissioned	24 March 1987
Homeport	Puerto Belgrano
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	MEKO 140A16 Espora-class corvette
Displacement	1,560 tons (1,790 tons full load)^[1]
Length	91.2 m (299 ft 3 in)^[1]
Beam	11.0 m (36 ft 1 in)^[1]
Draught	3.33 m (10 ft 11 in)^[1] (hull)
Installed power	22,600 bhp (16.9 MW)^[1]
Propulsion	2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PC 2-5 V400 diesels, 2 × 5-blade props^[1]
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)^[1]
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)^[1]
Complement	11 officers, 46 petty officers, 36 enlisted^[1]
Sensors and processing systems	Thales DA-05/2 air/surface search Thales WM-28, LIROD fire control Decca TM 1226 navigation Atlas AQS-1 hull MF sonar^[1]
Electronic warfare & decoys	Decca RDC-2ABC Decca RCM-2 jammer 2 × Matra Dagaie decoys^[1]
Armament	4 × MM38 Exocet anti-ship missiles 1 × 76 mm/62 OTO Melara dual purpose gun 2 × DARDO twin 40 mm AA guns 2 × .50 cal. machine guns 2 × triple 324 mm ILAS-3 tubes (WASS A-244S torpedoes)^[1]
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