The ARA Teniente Olivieri (A-2) is a ship in service with the Argentine Navy classified as an aviso.[2]
_Antartida.jpg) Tte Olivieri departing Jubany base on Antarctica
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| History | |
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 Argentina | |
| Name | Teniente Olivieri |
| Namesake | Lieutenant Olivieri |
| Launched | 1981 |
| Identification | IMO number: 8107983 |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1640 tons (full) |
| Length | 56.3 m (185 ft) |
| Beam | 12.2 m (40 ft) |
| Draft | 4.3 m (14 ft) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Range | 2,800 mi (4,500 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Complement | 39 [1] |
| Armament | 2 × 12.7mm machine-guns |
Homebased at Ushuaia, she is normally assigned to operate in Antarctica during the summer campaigns in the Patrulla Antártica Naval Combinada (English: Joint Antarctic Naval Patrol) with the Chilean Navy to guarantee safety to all tourist and scientific ships that are in transit within the Antarctic Peninsula.[3]
Service
editBuilt in 1981 as Marsea 10 by Quality Shipyard in New Orleans, USA as a support ship and tug for oil rigs.[2]
In November 1987 was acquired by the U.S. Maritime Administration.
In Argentine service, she is the first ship to bear the name of Midshipman Olivieri killed on the ARA Alferez Sobral bridge during the Falklands War. The vessel was reported active as of 2022.[4]
References
edit- Official site Archived 2011-06-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ El aviso “Teniente Olivieri” cumplió con la etapa final de la patrulla antártica Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Patrulleras Argentinas:Parte 3. Aviso Clase Teniente Olivieri / Supply-Marsea (ATF), 24 July 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Arriba el Aviso “Teniente Olivieri” para prestar apoyo a las actividades antárticas Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ "La Armada Argentina se ejercitó en aguas del Canal Beagle". 9 August 2022.