ARA Puerto Deseado
 ARA Puerto Deseado in Mar del Plata
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| History | |
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| Name | Puerto Deseado |
| Namesake | Puerto Deseado |
| Ordered | 7 December 1971 |
| Builder | Astarsa |
| Launched | 8 December 1976 |
| Commissioned | 11 December 1978 |
| Identification |
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| Status | in service as of 2018 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 2400 tons (full) |
| Length | 76.8 m (252 ft) |
| Beam | 15.8 m (52 ft) |
| Draft | 3.5 m (11 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 MAN AG 9L20/27 Diesel-electric 900 KW each
2 motores eléctricos de corriente alternada marca ABB de 380 V, 120 kW para propulsión auxiliar • sistema de hélice de paso variable BERG • 4 alternadores Stamford modelo MHC 534 C2 de 380 V, 50 Hz, accionados por motores diésel marca MTU-Mercedez Benz de 12 cilindros en "V" • 1 alternador auxiliar Siemens de 400V 50 HZ, accionados un motor diésel Deutz de 6 cilindros en línea |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Range | 12,000 mi (19,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h), 90 days |
| Complement | 60 + 20 scientist |
| Sensors and processing systems | navigation radar Decca 1629 |
| Armament | none |
ARA Puerto Deseado (Q-20) is an
survey ship in service in the Argentine Navy. She has a reinforced hull in order to operate in waters around Antarctica
.
History
Puerto Deseado was built by Astilleros Argentinos Río de la Plata (
Santa Cruz province
.
During the 1982 Falklands War she served as hospital ship.
On 2003 she participated on the unsuccessful attempt to find the sunken cruiser ARA General Belgrano along with a National Geographic team on the vessel Seacor Lenga.[1][2]
Puerto Deseado serves the
Antarctic campaigns.[3]
Her scientific equipment includes a gravimetric sensor, magnetometers, seismic systems, high frequency sound sonar and a geological laboratory.
In 2007, Puerto Deseado and
In March 2010 she began studies on behalf of
Repsol YPF.[8]
She is homeported at Mar del Plata.
References
- Official site Archived 21 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ARA Puerto Deseado at Irizar.org
- ^ "Llegó a puerto el Seacor Lenga". Archived from the original on 6 May 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ No hallaron al ARA General Belgrano
- ^ El buque oceanográfico "Puerto Deseado" zarpó hacia la Antártida
- ^ KONGSBERG installs echo sounders on Argentine Navy survey ships
- ^ "Argentina claims vast ocean area". BBC News. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
- ^ El buque Oceanográfico ARA" Puerto Deseado", inicia la CAV 08-09
- ^ El Senado bonaerense resalta el aporte del buque oceanográfico "Puerto Deseado" Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ elabora estudios en el marco de un convenio entre YPF y el CONICET en procura de realizar una utilización de los recursos del lecho marino Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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