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ARGENTINA
TORPEDO SHIPS
ALMIRANTE BROWN destroyers (1983-1984)
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La Argentina 2002 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almirante Brown | D10 | 933 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, West Germany | 8.9.1980 | 28.3.1981 | 2.2.1983 | in service (2019) |
| La Argentina | D11 | 934 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, West Germany | 30.3.1981 | 25.9.1981 | 11.5.1983 | in service (2019) |
| Heroína | D12 | 935 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, West Germany | 24.8.1981 | 17.2.1982 | 7.11.1983 | in service (2019) |
| Sarandí | D13 | 936 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, West Germany | 9.3.1982 | 31.8.1982 | 26.4.1984 | in service (2019) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 2900 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 3360 |
| Length, m | 119.0 pp 125.9 oa |
| Breadth, m | 15.0 |
| Draught, m | 4.32 hull 5.80 sonar dome |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | COGOG: 2 Olympus TM-3B gas turbines / 2 Tyne RM-1C gas turbines |
| Power, h. p. | 51600 / 10200 |
| Max speed, kts | 30.5 |
| Fuel, t | gas turbine oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4500(18) |
| Armament | 2 x 4 MM40 Exocet SSM (4 MM40), 1 x 8 Albatros SAM (24 Aspide), 1 x 1 - 127/54 OTO-Melara Compact, 4 x 2 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors Compact Twin 40, 2 x 3 - 324 ILAS-3 TT (18), 1 DCR(9), 1 helicopter (Alouette III) |
| Electronic equipment | Decca 1226, ZW-06, DA-08A, WM-25, STIR, 2x LIROD radars, KAE 80 (DSQS-21BZ) sonar, Sphinx, Scimitar ECM suites, 2x SCLAR decoy RL, G1738 torpedo decoy, SEWACO CCS |
| Complement | 200 |
Standard scale images
Almirante Brown 1990
Graphics
La Argentina 2002 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
Project history
Initially to have been a classs of six, four of which were to be built in Argentina, instead the Argentines decided to build four MEKO 360s and six MEKO 140s. The 40mm are controlled by two HSA LIROD optronic/radar directors. These ships were built on the modularised systems concept. Under construction during the conflict in the South Atlantic, the British-built gas turbines were embargoed for a while.
Modernizations
2000s, all: ability to carry 1 Fennec helicopter
2005, Almirante Brown; 2007, La Argentina; 2009, Sarandí: helicopter deck was enlarged to allow landing of Sea King helicopter
Naval service
No significant events.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
