ARA Almirante Storni (P-53)

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ARA Almirante Storni in the port of Concarneau
History
Flag of Argentina.svgArgentina
NameAlmirante Storni
Namesake Segundo Rosa Storni
Ordered2019
Builder Kership, Lorient
Launched10 May 2021
Acquired13 October 2021 [1]
Identification Pennant number: P-53
General characteristics
Class and type Kership offshore patrol vessel
Displacement1,450  t (1,430 long tons) (full load)
Length87 m (285 ft 5 in)
Beam11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Draft3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
Installed powerElectrical:
Propulsion2 Anglo Belgian Corporation V12 diesel engines, 5.6  MW (7,500  hp)
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range8,000  nmi (14,800 km; 9,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Endurance30 days
Boats & landing
craft carried
2 × 9 m (30 ft) RHIBs
Complement30 core crew, up to 29 troops
Sensors and
processing systems
  • DCNS Polaris combat management system
  • Terma Scanter 6002 I-Band surface search radar
  • Terma Scanter 4102 I-Band air and surface search radar
  • Sagem EOMS (Electro Optical Multisensor System) NG
  • Sagem SIGMA 40D Inertial measurement unit
  • LinkSrechts Helicopter visual landing aid system
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
  • 1 × Leonardo 30 mm Marlin cannon [2]
  • 2 × .50 cal machine guns
Aircraft carried
  • 1 × 5-ton helicopter or 1 × 10-ton helicopter (supported)
  • RUAS-160 naval drone (one UAV to be acquired by the navy; service entry mid-2020s; further orders may follow) [3] [4]
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter pad and hangar

ARA Almirante Storni (P-53) is the third Gowind-class offshore patrol vessel constructed for the Argentinian Navy.

The French shipbuilder Naval Group launched the hull of ARA Almirante Storni on 10 May 2021 at Lanester, before moving it to Concarneau for fitting out. [5] It is the second ship of the Argentine Navy to be named after the former Minister of the Navy and Vice Admiral Segundo Rosa Storni. The first was the Fletcher-class destroyer ARA Almirante Storni (D-24). [6]

Career

In May 2024, Almirante Storni, in conjunction with her sister ships Bartolomé Cordero and Piedrabuena, the destroyers La Argentina and Sarandí, as well as the corvettes Espora and Rosales, was tasked to participate in joint exercises with the US Navy's George Washington carrier task group. The exercises were the first to take place between the two navies in several years. [7]

In August 2024, she took part in joint exercise Fraterno XXXVII in the South Atlantic along with the destroyer Sarandí and corvette Espora, as well as the Brazilian Navy's frigate Liberal and submarine Tikuna. The exercise's anti-submarine warfare element focused on reconnaissance, sonar tracking, search and attack by surface units, whereas the maritime element focused on joint air defense coordination, tactical formations and joint helicopter maneuvers. [8]

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