ARA Cormorán (Q-15) is a hydrographic survey boat of the Argentine Navy, built in the Río Santiago Shipyard and based in Buenos Aires. The vessel is named after the cormorant, a seabird that inhabits Argentina’s littoral, and is the fourth Argentine naval ship with this name.[1]
 ARA Cormorán at anchor, Buenos Aires, 2009
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| History | |
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 Argentina | |
| Name | Cormorán |
| Namesake | Cormorant, an aquatic bird from Argentina’s littoral. |
| Builder | AFNE Rio Santiago, Argentina |
| Commissioned | 1964 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Hydrographic survey vessel |
| Displacement | 102 tons |
| Length | 25.3 m (83.0 ft) |
| Beam | 5 m (16.4 ft) |
| Draft | 1.8 m (5.9 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2-shaft, 2 × Diesel engines, 440 hp (330 kW) |
| Speed | 11 knots (13 mph; 20 km/h) |
| Complement | 21 |
| Notes | Career and characteristics data from “Histarmar”.[1] |
Design
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Cormorán is a coastal and fluvial research ship designed by the engineering team at Río Santiago Shipyard, where it was built. Its hull has a metallic structure covered with cedar wooden planks, and its superstructure is made of aluminium.[1]
It is powered by two diesel engines driving two propellers, and has a Decca TM 1226 navigation radar.[1]
History
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Cormorán was built in the Río Santiago Shipyard. Commissioned by the Argentine Navy in February 1964, she was assigned to the Naval Hydrographic Service ((in Spanish) Servicio de Hidrografía Naval).[1]
Since then she has undertaken several campaigns, which included depth sounding, current measuring, water sampling and bottom sampling.[1]
In 2010 she supported the hydrographic surveys performed in the Río de la Plata by the Uruguayan ship ROU Sirius.[2]
In 2012 she surveyed the inner Río de la Plata, and in 2013 sounded the rivers Paraná Ibicuy and Paraná Pavón;[3] during 2014 she surveyed the Magdalena Channel of the Río de la Plata.[4]
See also
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editNotes
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Buque Hidrográfico A.R.A. "Cormorán"". Histarmar - Historia y Arqueología Marítima (in Spanish). Fundación Histarmar. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
- ^ "Apoyo a un buque uruguayo que realiza tareas científicas". Gaceta Marinera (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina. 3 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ "El Servicio de Hidrografía Naval llevó a cabo varios relevamientos". Gaceta Marinera (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina. 27 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ "La lancha hidrográfica ARA "Cormorán" efectuó trabajos de batimetría". Gaceta Marinera (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina. 9 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
Bibliography
edit- 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. Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
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Other sources
edit- "Buque Hidrográfico A.R.A. "Cormorán"" [Hydrographic Ship A.R.A. "Cormorán"]. Histarmar - Historia y Arqueología Marítima (in Spanish). Argentina: Fundación Histarmar. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
Further reading
edit- Arguindeguy, Pablo (1972). Apuntes sobre los buques de la Armada Argentina (1810-1970) (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Comando en Jefe de la Armada.
External links
edit- "Buques Hidrográficos - Lancha Hidrográfica "Cormorán"" [Hydrographic Ships - Hydrographic Boat "Cormorán"]. Armada Argentina, sitio oficial (in Spanish). Argentina: Armada Argentina (Argentine Navy). Archived from the original on 2011-06-21. Retrieved 2016-01-09.