ARA "La Argentina" - a training sail-and-steam corvette of the Argentine Navy. He was a member of the Sarmiento Squadron.
| La argentina | |
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| La argentina | |
 ARA La Argentina | |
| Service | |
 Argentina | |
| Ship class and type | 15 gun corvette |
| Type of sailing equipment | three-mast ship |
| Home port | Buenos Aires |
| Organization | Argentine Navy |
| Manufacturer | Stablecimiento Técnico Trieste , Austria-Hungary |
| Construction started | 1883 |
| Commissioned | 1884 |
| Removed from the fleet | 1900 |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1070 t |
| Waterline length | 69.90 m |
| Mid- width width | 8.5 m |
| Draft | 6.0 m |
| Engines | Sails , auxiliary steam engine 960 hp |
| Travel speed | 13 knots |
| Crew | 120 people, 30 cadets |
| Armament | |
| Total number of guns | 15 |
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Construction and Service History
It was founded in 1883 as a training ship for the Turkish fleet , but because of the financial difficulties of the customer, the deal fell through. In 1884, the ship was inspected by Captain de Nabio [1] Claudomiro Urtuby, on the recommendation of whom the ship was acquired by the Argentine Naval Academy. The contract from the Argentine side was signed by Miguel Canet .
On May 11, 1884, after the construction was completed, the corvette departed from Trieste to South America. On September 17, La Argentina meets the Chilean ships — the cruiser Esmeralda and the corvette O'Higgins. On October 4 and 17, he visits Rio de Janeiro and Montevideo , ending his journey on October 18 at the mouth of the Riachuelo River in Buenos Aires .
Over the years of service, the corvette sailed across the Pacific Ocean , saluted the establishment of a republican regime in Brazil , and was repaired in Liverpool.
In 1900, the corvette was disarmed in Rio Santiago . In 1901, the ship was turned into a pontoon- lighthouse , in the capacity of which he served until his disposal.
Construction
Notes
- ↑ Corresponds to the captain of the 1st rank