Bouchard-class minesweeper

ARA Bouchard (M-7), circa late 1930s
Class overview
Name	Bouchard class
Builders	AFNE Rio Santiago
Operators	Argentine Navy  Paraguayan Navy
In commission	1930s – 1990s
Completed	9
Lost	1
Scrapped	7
Preserved	1
General characteristics
Type	Minesweeper
Displacement	450 long tons (457 t) (standard) 520 long tons (528 t) (full load)
Length	59.00 m (193 ft 7 in) oa
Beam	7.30 m (23 ft 11 in)
Draught	2.27 m (7 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 × MAN 2-cycle diesel engines, 2,000 bhp (1,500 kW)
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range	3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Endurance	50 long tons (51 t) fuel oil
Complement	62
Armament	2 × single 99 mm (3.9 in) guns 1 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns 2 × 7.65 mm (0.301 in) machine guns

The Bouchard-class minesweepers were a class of nine minesweepers, designed and built in Argentina, in service with the Argentine Navy from 1937 to the late 1960s. One of the class was lost after running aground in the Straits of Magellan and the remaining eight were discarded. Three were transferred to the Paraguayan Navy and remained in service as of late 1990s. In Paraguayan service, they were used for river patrol work. One of the class was docked in Asunción in 2009 with the intention of converting the vessel to a museum ship