ARA Almirante Storni (P-53)
Bouchard-class offshore patrol vessel of the Argentinian Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see ARA Almirante Storni.
ARA Almirante Storni (P-53) is the third Gowind-class offshore patrol vessel constructed for the Argentinian Navy.
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ARA Almirante Storni in the port of Concarneau | |
History | |
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Argentina | |
Name | Almirante Storni |
Namesake | Segundo Rosa Storni |
Ordered | 2019 |
Builder | Kership, Lorient |
Launched | 10 May 2021 |
Acquired | 13 October 2021[1] |
Identification | Pennant number: P-53 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Kership offshore patrol vessel |
Displacement | 1,450 t (1,430 long tons) (full load) |
Length | 87 m (285 ft 5 in) |
Beam | 11 m (36 ft 1 in) |
Draft | 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) |
Installed power | Electrical: |
Propulsion | 2 Anglo Belgian Corporation V12 diesel engines, 5.6 MW (7,500 hp) |
Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
Range | 8,000 nmi (14,800 km; 9,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Endurance | 30 days |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × 9 m (30 ft) RHIBs |
Complement | 30 core crew, up to 29 troops |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Electronic warfare & decoys | |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | |
Aviation facilities | Helicopter pad and hangar |
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The French shipbuilder Naval Group launched the hull of ARA Almirante Storni on 10 May 2021 at Lanester, before moving it to Concarneau for fitting out.[5] It is the second ship of the Argentine Navy to be named after the former Minister of the Navy and Vice Admiral Segundo Rosa Storni. The first was the Fletcher-class destroyer ARA Almirante Storni (D-24).[6]