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ARA Cabo San Antonio (Q-42) was a tank landing ship in the Argentine Navy, built in Argentina at AFNE, Río Santiago shipyard. She was launched on 20 July 1968. Cabo San Antonio was based on the US Navy's De Soto County-class tank landing ship design.
| History | |
|---|---|
 Argentina | |
| Name | Cabo San Antonio |
| Builder | AFNE, Río Santiago |
| Launched | 20 July 1968 |
| Out of service | 1997 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 8000 tons[1] |
| Displacement | 3828 tons (light); 7804 tons (full load) |
| Length | 442 ft (135 m) |
| Beam | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft (3.0 m) forward; 16 ft 8 in (5.08 m) aft (full load) |
| Propulsion | Six diesel engines, two shafts |
| Speed | 16.9 knots (31.3 km/h; 19.4 mph) (max) |
| Notes | Characteristics are assumed similar to USS De Soto County |
History
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The high point of her career was the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) in 1982, as part of Operation Azul. Cabo San Antonio disembarked with 20 LVTP-7 tracked amphibious armoured personnel carriers and LARC-V transports from the 1st Amphibious Vehicles Battalion, carrying D and E Companies of the 2nd Marine Infantry Battalion at Yorke Bay. She did not participate further in the Falklands War once the Argentinian landings finished.
Cabo San Antonio was decommissioned in 1997.
References
edit- (in Spanish) pictorial and history
- ^ Dalle, Rafael Diniz Mascarenhas (17 October 2022). A Guerra das Ilhas Falklands/Malvinas: quatro décadas de um conflito que ainda não chegou ao fim. São Paulo, SP: Editora Dialética. p. 560. ISBN 9786525261843. Retrieved 23 October 2024.