La Argentina class CL
(Argentina)
|
Name |
Launch |
Comm. |
Decom. |
Fate |
|
ARA La Argentina |
16 Mar 1937 |
31 Jan 1939 |
1972 |
Scrapped 1975 |
Notes: An enlarged and improved version of the Royal Navy’s Arethusa class, this light cruiser was ordered from the Vickers shipyard in Britain in 1935. During WWII she was a frontline cruiser in the Argentine navy but afterwards served as a cadet training vessel. A noteworthy feature was her AA armament of twin Vickers 1” guns; La Argentina was the only ship in the Western Hemisphere equipped with this weapon. They were removed in the 1950s and replaced with USN Mk2 40mm twins to ensure ammunition commonality with other Argentine vessels.
Displacement: 6500t standard, 7500t full Dimensions: 541’2”x56’4”x16’
Machinery: Steam reduction: 4 Yarrow boilers, 4 Parsons steam turbines, 4 shafts
Max speed: 30kts Range: 12,000NM @ 12kts Complement: 740 + 60 cadets
WEAPONS-Guns
x9 (3 triple) Vickers BL 6” 6NM surface
x4 4” single guns 3NM AA
x8 (4 twin) Vickers 1” 0.75NM AA (13,000’ ceiling)
ARMOUR SCHEME
Belt: 3” Deck: 2” Turrets: 2” Superstructure: 3”