1981 to 2000    

D2 ARA Santisima Trinidad

AR Argentine Navy





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MMSI:
Flight Deck:
Call Sign: LOSS
Shipyard: Astillero Rio Santiago (AFNE)





  Events


History of AR ARA Santisima Trinidad D2

1970-may-18OrderedOrdered
1971-oct-11Laid downLaid down
1974-nov-09LaunchedLaunched
1981-jul-01CommissionedCommissioned original commissioning delayed by underwater bomb blast damage
2000DecommissionedDecommissioned into Reserve
2013-janFate: sunkFate: sunk rolled over and sank at Puerto Belgrano, following a period of canniblisation to keep ARA Hercules operational.
2015-dec refloated.



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  Specifications


Hercules class
270crew
4100full load (tn)
125length (m)
14.60beam (m)
5.20draught (m)
28max speed (knots)

2Naval Engine gas turbine - Rolls Royce Olympus
2Naval Engine gas turbine - Rolls Royce Tyne
2Naval Engine propulsion system: COGAG

4Missile Launcher MM38 Exocet single launcher
1Missile Launcher Sea Dart

1Naval Gun Mark 8 4.5 inch (114mm)
2Chaff and decoys Corvus chaff launcher

1Naval Radar air search radar Type 965
2Naval Radar fire direction radar Type 909
1Naval Radar surface and low level air search radar Type 992
1Sonar hull mounted sonar Type 162
1Sonar hull mounted sonar Type 184

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Typical Max
AR Argentine Navy SNIA Alouette III 11
AR Argentine Navy Westland Lynx mk23 11






  Builder


AR Astillero Rio Santiago (AFNE),




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