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Argentinian Cruiser ARA 25 de Mayo
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Class overview | |
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Builders | OTO, Livorno |
Operators | Argentine Navy |
In commission | 1931 - 1961 |
Planned | 3 |
Cancelled | 1 |
Retired | 2 |
General characteristics ARA Veinticinco de Mayo | |
Displacement |
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Length | 171 m (561 ft 0 in) |
Beam | 17.82 m (58 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.66 m (15 ft 3 in) |
Propulsion | 2 shaft Parsons turbines, 6 oil-fired boilers, 85,000 hp (63,000 kW) |
Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h) |
Range | 8,030 nautical miles (14,870 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) |
Complement | 780 |
Armament |
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Armour |
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Aircraft carried | 2 × Grumman J2F Duck aircraft |
Aviation facilities | Catapult launcher |
The two Veinticinco de Mayo-class heavy cruisers served in the Argentine Navy through World War II. They were the only post-Washington Naval Treaty heavy cruisers built for a South American navy. Both ships of the class were built in Italy by the OTO company, and commissioned into the Argentine Navy in 1931.