ARA Piedrabuena (P-52) is the second ship of Argentinian Gowind-class offshore patrol vessel of the Argentinian Navy.
 ARA Piedrabuena (P-52)
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| History | |
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| Name | Piedrabuena |
| Namesake | Piedrabuena |
| Ordered | 2018 |
| Builder | DCNS, Lorient (now Kership) |
| Laid down | 2019 |
| Launched | 1 October 2020 |
| Acquired | 13 April 2021[1] |
| Identification | Pennant number: P-52 |
| Status | Delivered |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Kership offshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 1,450 t (1,430 long tons) (full load) |
| Length | 87 m (285 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 11 m (36 ft 1 in) |
| Draft | 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power | Electrical: |
| Propulsion | 2 Anglo Belgian Corporation V12 diesel engines, 5.6 MW (7,500 hp) |
| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Range | 8,000 nmi (14,800 km; 9,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Endurance | 30 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × 9 m (30 ft) RHIBs |
| Complement | 30 core crew, up to 29 troops |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Aircraft carried | |
| Aviation facilities | Helicopter pad and hangar |
Development and design
editAfter repeated negotiations and break-offs, in February 2018 the Argentine Navy was instructed to restart negotiations with Naval Group for the procurement of four Gowind-class vessels. The decision was motivated by the meeting between Argentine President Mauricio Macri and French President Emmanuel Macron at the annual World Economic Forum summit in Davos, Switzerland. An order for four vessels was expected in July 2018.[5] In November 2018, Argentina confirmed the purchase of four Gowind-class vessels. The purchase includes the already-built L'Adroit, which in 2016 visited the region on a marketing trip, and three new vessels.[6]
Construction and career
editPiedrabuena was laid down in 2019 and launched on 1 October 2020 by DCNS in Lorient. The vessel began sea trials in March 2021.[7] It was formally delivered to the Argentine Navy in April 2021.[8]
In May 2024, Piedrabuena, in conjunction with her sister ships Bartolomé Cordero and Almirante Storni, the destroyers La Argentina and Sarandí, as well as the corvettes Espora and Rosales, was tasked to participate in joint exercises with the US Navy's George Washington carrier task group. The exercises were the first to take place between the two navies in several years.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Argentina receives A.R.A. Piedrabuena from Naval Group".
- ^ "La tripulación del nuevo buque de la Armada Argentina viaja a Francia para iniciar instrucción". infodefensa.com (in Spanish). 11 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-02-11. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Armada Argentina encarga un dron naval RUAS-160 a INVAP". 15 December 2021.
- ^ Vega, Carlos de la (29 April 2020). "RUAS-160: Así es el helicóptero no tripulado diseñado en la Argentina". La Nación.
- ^ Higuera, Jose (2 February 2018). "Argentina restarts talks with Naval Group for Gowind OPVs". IHS Jane's 360. Santiago. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Argentina confirms the purchase of four French OPVs". IHS Jane's 360. 30 November 2018. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ Groizeleau, Vincent (4 March 2021). "Premières images à la mer de l'OPV argentin Piedrabuena". Mer et Marine (in French). Archived from the original on 2021-03-04. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Argentina receives A.R.A. Piedrabuena from Naval Group".
- ^ Riva, Santiago (26 May 2024). "La Armada Argentina inicia sus actividades para el Ejercicio Gringo – Gaucho II". Pucará Defensa. Retrieved 26 May 2024.