List of auxiliary ships of the Argentine Navy

ARA Almirante Irizar icebreaker

This list includes all major auxiliary ships (transports, colliers, tankers, scientific vessels, tugs, among others) in service with the Argentine Navy since being formally established in the 1860s. ^{[n 1]} It does not include vessels prior to that date, nor does it include warships which are listed separately.

The list is organized by type of ship, by class within each type, and by service entry date within each class. Service entry dates indicate the ship's commissioning into the Argentine Navy, and not the ship's entry in service with another navy unless specifically said.

There is a separate list of current ships of the Argentine Navy regardless the type.

Naming tradition

The current norms establish naming conventions for Argentine Navy ships according to their type; some of these used for auxiliaries are summarized below. ^[1]

Avisos, salvage ships, maritime tugs

Mariners or civilians of relevance to the Navy.

Icebreakers and polar ships

Antarctic coastal geographic features, or names historically related with the Argentine activity in Antarctica.

Transports and tankers

Coastal geographic features.

Research ships

Maritime port cities.

List of ships

Avisos

Irigoyen class (US-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Comandante Gral. Irigoyen	A-1	USS Cahuilla	1961	2010
ARA Francisco de Gurruchaga	A-3	USS Luiseno	1975	in service
ARA Suboficial Castillo	A-6	USS Takelma	1993	in service

Zapiola class (US-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Comandante Gral. Zapiola	A-2	USS Arapaho	1961	1976 [2]

Sotyomo class (US-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Diaguita	A-5	ex-US Navy (ATA-124)	1947	1979 [2]
ARA Yamana	A-6	ex-US Navy (ATA-126)	1947/8	1985 [2]
ARA Chiriguano	A-7	ex-US Navy (ATA-227)	1947	1996 [2]
ARA Sanaviron	A-8	ex-US Navy (ATA-228)	1947	1997 [2]
ARA Alférez Sobral	A-9	USS Salish (ATA-187)	1972	2019 [2]
ARA Comodoro Somellera	A-10	USS Catawba (ATA-210)	1972 [2]	1998 [ citation needed ]

Teniente Olivieri class aviso (US-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Teniente Olivieri	A-2	Marsea 10 (in the US Maritime Administration)	1987	in service [2]

Neftegaz class (Polish-built) ^{[3] [4]}

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Puerto Argentino	A-21	Neftegaz 61	2015 [5]	in service
ARA Estrecho San Carlos	A-22	Neftegaz 51	2015 [6]	in service
ARA Bahía Agradable	A-23	Neftegaz 71 Tumcha	2015 [7]	in service
ARA Islas Malvinas	A-24	Neftegaz 57	2015 [8]	in service

Icebreakers

General San Martín class icebreaker (German-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA General San Martín	Q-4	none	1954	1982 [2]

Almirante Irizar class icebreaker (Finnish-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Almirante Irizar	Q-5	none	1978	In service [n 2]

Multipurpose ships

Ciudad de Zárate class multipurpose ship (US-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Ciudad de Zárate	Q-61	USCG Red Cedar (WLM 688)	2000	in service
ARA Ciudad de Rosario	Q-62	USCG Red Wood (WLM 685)	2000	in service
ARA Punta Alta	Q-63	USCG Red Birch (WLM 687)	2000	in service

Oceanographic/Hydrographic Research

Capitán Cánepa-class (ex Flower-class, Canadian-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Capitán Cánepa	Q-3	HMCS Barrie Gasestado	1957	1972 [2]

Comodoro Lasserre-class (ex Colony-class, US-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Comodoro Lasserre	Q-9	HMS Caicos ARA Santísima Trinidad	1963	1969 [2]

Islas Orcadas-class (ex Eltanin-class, US-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Islas Orcadas		USNS Eltanin (T-AGOR-8)	1974	1979 [2]

Puerto Deseado-class oceanographic ship (Argentine-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Puerto Deseado	Q-20	none	1979	in service

Hydrographic ships (Argentine-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Comodoro Rivadavia	Q-11	none	1974	in service
ARA Cormorán	Q-15	none	1964	in service
ARA Petrel	Q-16	none	1965	2014

Repair ships

Achelous class (US-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Ingeniero Iribas	Q-21	USS ARL-5	1947	1967
ARA Ingeniero Gadda	Q-22	USS ARL-6	1947	1960

Tankers/Oilers

Motor ships (various origins) ^{[n 3]}

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Ingeniero Julio Krause	B-13	ex-YPF	1993	Sunk as target in 2016 [9]

Steam ships (various origins) ^{[n 4]}

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Santa Cruz			1921	1921 [2] [n 5]

Patagonia-class replenishment oiler (French-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Patagonia	B-1	Durance (A629), French Navy, Durance-class tanker	1999	in service [2]

Punta Cigueña-class tanker (US-built) ^{[n 6]}

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Punta Cigueña		Sulphur Bluff	1947	1961 [2]
ARA Punta Rasa		Salt Creek	1947	1968 [10]

Punta Delgada-class tanker (ex-Klickitat-class gasoline tankers, US-built) ^{[n 7]}

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Punta Delgada	B-16	USS Nanticoke (AOG-66)	1948	1984 [2]
ARA Punta Loyola		USS Klickitat (AOG-64)	1948	1966 [2]
ARA Punta Ninfas		USS Michigamme (AOG-65)	1948	1963 [2]

Punta Medanos-class tanker (Argentine-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Punta Médanos	B-18	none	1950	1988 [2]

Training ships

Libertad class tall ship (Argentine-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Libertad	Q-2	none	1963	in service [2]

Fishing training ship (Japanese-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Luisito	Q-51	none	1985	in service [2]

Transports and cargo ships

Motor ships (various origins) ^{[n 8]}

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Ushuaia	B-4	Q-10	1940	1973 [2] [n 9]
ARA San Julián	B-7	FS 281, SVD 381	1947	1996 [2]
ARA Magallanes		Colon, Solis ex-CAP Magallanes	1956	1963 [2]
ARA Beagle		Serena	1957	1963 [2]
ARA Isla de los Estados	B-8	Transbetica Trans-Betica	1980	1982 [2]
ARA Capitán Panigadi		ex-YCF Ceibo Capitán Tulio Panigadi	1988	200? [2]
ARA Río Gallegos		Santa Cruz	1988	? [2]
ARA San Nicolás		Hokusei Maru II ex-YCF Yaham	1988	1996 [2]
ARA Astra Federico		Ciudad de San Fernando Astrafederico	1992	2005 [2] [n 10]
ARA Astra Valentina		Ciudad de Tigre Astravalentina	1992	2005 [2] [n 11]

Steam ships (various origins) ^{[n 12]}

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Azopardo			1885	1922 [11]
ARA América		Lake Hector	1923	1937 [2]
ARA Bahía Blanca			1918	1935 [2]
ARA Chubut		Punta de Indio, M.O.P. 209-C	1919	1920 [2] [n 13]
ARA Comodoro Rivadavia		Anselm	1942	1944 [2]
ARA Constitución			1900	unknown [2] [n 14]
ARA Magallanes		Gran Chaco Argentino	1886 [12] [13]	1887 [11]
ARA Patagonia		ex-cruiser same name	1917 [14]	1925 [2]
ARA Patagonia		Idun, Friesland	1926 [15]	1959 [2]
ARA Piedrabuena		ARA Paraná	1900	1922 [2] [n 15]
ARA República			1900	1922 [2] [n 16]
ARA Río Negro		Hecla, Claris, Conde de Vilana, Pedro Tercero, Tiempo	1920	1954 [2]
ARA Vicente Fidel López		Tees	1912	1949 [2]
ARA Villarino			1880 [16]	1899 [11]

Chaco class (German-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Chaco		Rio Claro, Ultramar	1925	1951 [2]
ARA Pampa		Rio Bueno, Tajamar	1925	1950 [2]

Bahía Aguirre class (Canadian-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Bahía Aguirre	B-2	none	1950	1981 [2]
ARA Bahía Buen Suceso	B-6	none	1950	1982 [2] [n 17]
ARA Bahía Thetis	B-8	none	1950	1974 [2]

Bahía Paraíso class (Argentine-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Bahía Paraíso	Q-6	B-1	1981	1989 [2] [n 18]

Lapataia class (Italian-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Lapataia	B-10	none	1951	1971 [2]
ARA Le Maire	B-11	none	1951	1967 [2]
ARA Les Eclaireurs	B-12	none	1951	1968 [2]

Hércules class fast troop transport (British-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Hércules	B-52	none	1977	in service [n 19]

Costa Sur class (Argentine-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Canal Beagle	B-3	none	1978	in service
ARA Bahia San Blas	B-4	none	1978	in service [n 20]
ARA Cabo de Hornos	B-5	none	1979	in service

Coaster supply vessels in the Falklands War

Ship Name	Pennant number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Monsunen	N/A	none	1982	1982
ARA Forrest	N/A	none	1982	1982
ARA Penelope	N/A	none	1982	1982
ARA Yehuin	N/A	none	1982	1982

Tugs and salvage

Steam ships (various origins) ^{[n 21]}

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Azopardo		Barstow	1922	1941 [2]

Harbour tugs (US-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Mocovi	R-5	ex-US Navy	1964	unknown [2]
ARA Calchaqui	R-6	ex-US Navy (YTL 445)	1964	unknown [2]
ARA Chulupi	R-10	ex-US Navy	1964	unknown [2]
ARA Capayan	R-16	ex-US Navy	1965	unknown [2]
ARA Chiquillan	R-18	ex-US Navy	1965	unknown [2]
ARA Morcoyan	R-19	ex-US Navy	1965	unknown [2]

Footnotes

1. In 1861 the modern Argentine Republic was born, after the Battle of Pavón.
2. Currently unserviceable, awaiting repairs due a 2007 incident.
3. These ships can't be included in a specific "class", so are listed together in this table.
4. These older ships can't be included in a specific "class", so are listed together in this table.
5. Santa Cruz was transferred from the Navy to the YPF fleet, where it served until stuck in 1948, and scrapped.
6. These ships were of the T1-M-A1 type from WW2 era.
7. These ships were of the T1-M-BT1 type from WW2 era.
8. These ships can't be included in a specific "class", so are listed together in this table.
9. Ushuaia was in 1953 redesignated as "hydrographic" with pennant Q-10. Decommissioning date in list differs from that on ship's article.
10. Bulk carrier transferred from Astra to the Navy, inactive since then.
11. Bulk carrier transferred from Astra to the Navy, inactive since then.
12. These older ships can't be included in a specific "class", so are listed together in this table.
13. Dredger leased temporarily to the Argentine Navy and converted to transport ship.
14. Formerly the gunboat Constitución, converted into transport. Article in "Histarmar" does not list activity after 1923 or decommissioning date, due to lack of documentary sources.
15. Formerly the gunboat Paraná, converted into transport.
16. Formerly the gunboat República, converted into transport.
17. Sunk as target by the Royal Navy after the Falklands War.
18. She sunk in January 1989 near Palmer Station, Antarctica.
19. Formerly a Type 42 destroyer (D-1), was converted in 2000-2004 to this role.
20. Bahia San Blas was converted to amphibious cargo ship after the retirement of the ARA Cabo San Antonio, becoming the main vessel for use by the Argentine Marines.
21. These older ships can't be included in a specific "class", so are listed together in this table.

See also

• Argentina portal

• List of ships of the Argentine Navy
• List of active Argentine Navy ships

References

Notes

1. Historia - Tradiciones - Nombres de buques Armada Argentina, sitio oficial (in Spanish)Official website of the Argentine Navy (accessed 2015-12-19)
2. "Buques de la Armada Argentina 1900-2013"". Histarmar - Historia y Arqueología Marítima (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-12-29.
3. Avisos Clase "Neftegaz" Armada Argentina, sitio oficial (in Spanish)Official website of the Argentine Navy (accessed 2016-07-23)
4. AVISOS TIPO NEFTEGAZ - "Histarmar" website (in Spanish) (accessed 2016-07-24)
5. AVISOS TIPO NEFTEGAZ - A-21 "PUERTO ARGENTINO" "Histarmar" website (in Spanish) (accessed 2016-07-24)
6. AVISOS TIPO NEFTEGAZ - A-22 "ESTRECHO SAN CARLOS" "Histarmar" website (in Spanish) (accessed 2016-07-24)
7. AVISOS TIPO NEFTEGAZ - A-23 "BAHIA AGRADABLE" "Histarmar" website (in Spanish) (accessed 2016-07-24)
8. AVISOS TIPO NEFTEGAZ - A-24 "ISLAS MALVINAS" "Histarmar" website (in Spanish) (accessed 2016-07-24)
9. "EXITOSO EJERCICIO DE TIRO DE LA ARMADA". Proa al Centro N° 167 (in Spanish). Argentina: Centro de Graduados del Liceo Naval Militar "Almirante Guillermo Brown". 12 March 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
10. COMANDO DE TRANSPORTES NAVALES - Los Petroleros (in Spanish)(accessed 2016-02-20)
11. "Buques de la Armada Argentina 1880-1900"". Histarmar - Historia y Arqueología Marítima (in Spanish). Argentina: Fundacion Histarmar. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
12. Gran Chaco Argentino, at "Histarmar" website (accessed 2020-12-23)
13. Transporte Magallanes, at "Histarmar" website (accessed 2020-12-23)
14. Transporte Patagonia (1), at "Histarmar" website (accessed 2016-10-19)
15. Transporte Patagonia (2), at "Histarmar" website (accessed 2016-10-19)
16. "VILLARINO" "Histarmar" website (in Spanish) (accessed 2016-10-20)

Online sources

• ARA official website – Sea Fleet – Auxiliary Units Auxiliaries currently in service supporting the fleet ‘’(retrieved 2009-09-15)’’
• Mey, Carlos. "Buques de la Armada Argentina 1900-2013" [Argentine Navy ships 1900-1913]. Histarmar - Historia y Arqueología Marítima (in Spanish). Argentina: Fundación Histarmar. Retrieved 2015-12-28.

Further reading

• Amendolara Bourdette, Ignacio (2005). Guia de los buques de la Armada Argentina 2005-2006 (in Spanish and English). Buenos Aires, Argentina. ISBN   987-43-9400-5 . Retrieved 2014-09-13.
• Arguindeguy, Pablo Eusebio (1972). Apuntes sobre los buques de la Armada Argentina 1810-1970, Tomo 1 (in Spanish). Vol. 1. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Departamento de Estudios Históricos Navales. Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
• Arguindeguy, Pablo Eusebio (1972). Apuntes sobre los buques de la Armada Argentina 1810-1970, Tomo 2 (in Spanish). Vol. 2. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Departamento de Estudios Históricos Navales. Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
• Arguindeguy, Pablo Eusebio (1972). Apuntes sobre los buques de la Armada Argentina 1810-1970, Tomo 3 (in Spanish). Vol. 3. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Departamento de Estudios Históricos Navales. Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
• Arguindeguy, Pablo Eusebio (1972). Apuntes sobre los buques de la Armada Argentina 1810-1970, Tomo 4 (in Spanish). Vol. 4. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Departamento de Estudios Históricos Navales. Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
• Arguindeguy, Pablo Eusebio (1972). Apuntes sobre los buques de la Armada Argentina 1810-1970, Tomo 5 (in Spanish). Vol. 5. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Departamento de Estudios Históricos Navales. Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
• Arguindeguy, Pablo Eusebio (1972). Apuntes sobre los buques de la Armada Argentina 1810-1970, Tomo 6 (in Spanish). Vol. 6. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Departamento de Estudios Históricos Navales. Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
• Arguindeguy, Pablo Eusebio (1972). Apuntes sobre los buques de la Armada Argentina 1810-1970, Tomo 7 (in Spanish). Vol. 7. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Departamento de Estudios Históricos Navales. Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2014-09-13.

External links

• "Buques de la Armada Argentina 1900-2013" [(List of ) Ships of the Argentine Navy 1900-2013]. Historia y Arqueologia Marítima (Histarmar) (in Spanish). Fundación Histarmar - Carlos Mey. Retrieved 2014-09-14.