ARA Spiro (P-43)

	Espora-class corvette ARA Spiro (P-43) moored in Puerto Belgrano naval base
History
Argentina
Name	Spiro
Namesake	Samuel Spiro
Builder	Río Santiago Shipyard
Laid down	1 April 1982
Launched	24 June 1983
Acquired	24 November 1987
Commissioned	9 May 1988
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)
Beam	11.0 m (36.1 ft)
Draught	3.33 m (10.9 ft) (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)
Range	4,000 nautical miles (7,410 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
Crew	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 × .50cal machine guns; 2 × triple 324 mm ILAS-3 tubes (WASS A-244S torpedoes);
Aviation facilities	Helideck for Eurocopter Fennec

ARA Spiro (P-43) is the third ship of the MEKO 140A16 Espora class of six corvettes built for the Argentine Navy. The ship is the second ship to bear the name of the Greek-born Captain Samuel Spiro, who fought during the Argentine War of Independence and blew himself up with his ship rather than surrender to the Spanish forces following the battle of Arroyo de la China, in 1814.

She is homeported at Puerto Belgrano Naval Base and is part of the Navy's 2nd Corvette Division with her five sister ships.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p 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.

[NIGTCFOTW2007-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p 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.

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History
Espora-class corvette ARA Spiro (P-43) moored in Puerto Belgrano naval base
Argentina
Name	Spiro
Namesake	Samuel Spiro
Builder	Río Santiago Shipyard
Laid down	1 April 1982^[1]
Launched	24 June 1983^[1]
Acquired	24 November 1987^[1]
Commissioned	9 May 1988
Homeport	Puerto Belgrano^[1]
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)^[1]
Beam	11.0 m (36.1 ft)^[1]
Draught	3.33 m (10.9 ft)^[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)^[1]
Range	4,000 nautical miles (7,410 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)^[1]
Crew	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 × .50cal machine guns 2 × triple 324 mm ILAS-3 tubes (WASS A-244S torpedoes)^[1]
Aviation facilities	Helideck for Eurocopter Fennec