Comandante General Irigoyen 1980
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Comandante General Irigoyen (ex-Arapaho) | 1965- A1 | Charleston SB, USA | 6/1944 | 2.11.1944 | 3/1945 // 7.1961 | museum ship 2009 | |
| Francisco de Gurruchaga (ex-Luiseno) | A3 | Charleston SB, USA | 11/1944 | 17.3.1945 | 6/1945 // 24.7.1975 | in service (2019) | |
| Suboficial Castillo (ex-Takelma) | A6 | United Engineering, Alameda, USA | 4/1943 | 18.9.1943 | 8/1944 // 30.9.1993 | in service (2019) |
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Displacement standard, t |
1291 |
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Displacement full, t |
1731 |
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Length, m |
59.4 wl 62.5 oa |
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Breadth, m |
11.7 |
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Draught, m |
5.20 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
|
Machinery |
A1, 3: 4 General Electric 12-278A diesel-generators, 1 electric motor A6: 4 Caterpillar D399 diesel-generators, 1 electric motor |
|
Power, h. p. |
3000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
16 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 363 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
15000(8) |
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Armament |
A1: 3 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10 A3: 1 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10 A6: 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3 |
|
Electronic equipment |
Decca 626, Decca 1230 radars |
|
Complement |
85 |
Project history: Former USN Abnaki class fleet tugs, used by Armada Argentina as patrols. Suboficial Castillo was transferred by USN as a gift 30.9.1993 and was armed by Argentina a year later.
Modernizations: 1995, all: Decca 626, Decca 1230 radars instead of old radars
2000s, Francisco de Gurruchaga: + 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10
200s, Suboficial Castillo: + 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10
Naval service: No significant events.
Comandante General Irigoyen 1980
Suboficial Castillo 2007
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