Argentine Navy

Argentinian Destroyers 22 Destroyers (1911-1942) WWI Destroyers, still active in WW2 ARA Corrientes In 1906, Argentina had the following: Three Corrientes class, British-built (Yarrow, Poplar) Havock class 280 tonnes ‘A’ type 1896 vessels, and the torpedo boat Espera (launched 22 April 1890, 520 tons) and eight others. The latter were stricken in 1916-27, while the … Read more

Veinticinco de Mayo class cruisers (1930) ARA Veinticinco de Mayo, Almirante Brown (CA1, CA2) The Argentinian Trentos – What made the Veinticinco de Mayo class cruisers famous in particular was that Argentina was the only Nation in the whole southern continent of America to order new cruisers post-Washington (1922). One was ordered in UK, as … Read more

Armada de la Argentina, School Cruiser 1937-1974 The Argentinian school cruiser: The cruiser “La Argentina”, was conceived as a training ship of the Argentine Navy and a command ship at the same time, built at Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow, between 1935 and 1937, but she did not take service until February 1939. She was modeled after light … Read more

Rivadavia class Battleships Rivadavia, Moreno (1915) The “dreadnought race” as a spark – Argentina just ended in 1904 a naval arms race with Chile when the Brazilian Government revealed the acquisition in UK of two brand new dreadnought battleships, the Minas Gerais class. Not only they were the best armed for their time but also … Read more