ARA Buenos Aires (D-6)

ARA Buenos Aires was the lead ship of her class of destroyer built for the Argentine Navy, in service from 1938 to 1971.

For other ships with the same name, see ARA Buenos Aires.
ARA Buenos Aires
History
Argentina
Name: Buenos Aires
Namesake: Buenos Aires province
Builder: Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow
Launched: 21 September 1937
Completed: 4 April 1938
Stricken: 1971
Fate: Scrapped, 1971
General characteristics
Class and type: Buenos Aires-class destroyer
Displacement:
  • 1,375 t (1,353 long tons) standard
  • 2,042 t (2,010 long tons) full load
Length: 98.45 m (323 ft 0 in)
Beam: 10.38 m (34 ft 1 in)
Draught: 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Propulsion: 2 shaft geared steam turbines, three boilers, 34,000 hp (25 MW)
Speed: 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range: 4,100 nmi (7,600 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement: 130
Armament:

Design

The ship's design was based on the British Royal Navy's G class destroyer.[1]

The Argentine Navy initially classified it as a "torpedo boat" ((in Spanish) torpedero), and in the 1950s as a "destroyer".[2]

History

Buenos Aires was laid down by Vickers Armstrong at Barrow and launched on 21 September 1937. After completion on 4 April 1938, she was turned over to the Argentine Navy, and remained in service until she was stricken in 1971.

It was the fifteenth ship of the Argentine Navy with this name.[2]

References

Notes
  1. Whitley, M. J. Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia.
  2. "TORPEDERO "BUENOS AIRES" 1938". Histarmar website (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2015.

Bibliography
  • Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1.

Online sources

See also

Further reading
  • Arguindeguy, Pablo (1972). Apuntes sobre los buques de la Armada Argentina (1810-1970) (in Spanish). Buenos aires: Comando en Jefe de la Armada.


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