The Almirante Brown class is classified as Destroyers by the Argentine Navy Specifications 200crew 3360full load (tn) 126length (m) 14beam (m) 5.80draught (m) 4000range (nm) 30max speed (knots) 2Naval Engine gas turbine - Rolls Royce Olympus2Naval Engine gas turbine - Rolls Royce Tyne2Naval Engine propulsion system: COGAG 1Missile Launcher 8-cell Albatros 8Missile Launcher MM40 Exocet 1Naval Gun Otobreda 127 mm4Naval Gun twin 40 mm2Torpedo Launchers ILAS triple-tube 324mm 1Naval Radar air search radar DA081Naval Radar fire direction radar WM251Naval Radar navigation radar DECCA 12261Naval Radar navigation radar ZW-061Sonar hull mounted sonar Krupp-Atlas 80 Aircraft Typical Max Argentine Navy EC AS555SN Fennec 2 12 Shipyards Blohm + Voss - 4 List of Ships Filter: AllAR - Argentine Navy .......... 4 Hide Transfers Hide derivatives 1983--Argentine NavyD-10ARA Almirante BrownLOBK1983--Argentine NavyD-11ARA La ArgentinaLOAM1983--Argentine NavyD-12ARA HeroinaLOLA1984--Argentine NavyD-13ARA SarandiLOAO4 units Events 1980-sep-08Laid downLaid down D-10 ARA Almirante Brown 1981-mar-28LaunchedLaunched D-10 ARA Almirante Brown 1981-mar-30Laid downLaid down D-11 ARA La Argentina 1981-aug-24Laid downLaid down D-12 ARA Heroina 1981-sep-25LaunchedLaunched D-11 ARA La Argentina 1982-feb-17LaunchedLaunched D-12 ARA Heroina 1982-mar-09Laid downLaid down D-13 ARA Sarandi 1982-aug-31LaunchedLaunched D-13 ARA Sarandi 1983-mar-28CommissionedCommissioned D-10 ARA Almirante Brown 1983-aug-04CommissionedCommissioned D-11 ARA La Argentina 1983-nov-07CommissionedCommissioned D-12 ARA Heroina 1984-apr-23CommissionedCommissioned D-13 ARA Sarandi 1990-sep-25DeploymentDeployment D-10 ARA Almirante Brown Desert Shield, Desert Storm. Alouette III 0681/3-H-109 embarked. 1991-apr-25 D-10 ARA Almirante Brown returned home 2003DeploymentDeployment D-13 ARA Sarandi with USS Enterprise during Solid Step 2003RefitRefit D-13 ARA Sarandi at Norfolk for Solid Step 2004 D-13 ARA Sarandi accidentally hole Brazilian frigate Rademaker during Fraterno 2006RefitRefit D-11 ARA La Argentina flight deck extension for Sea King