ARA Granville (P-33)
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For other ships with the same name, see ARA Granville.
ARA Granville (P-33) is a Drummond-class corvette of the Argentine Navy named after Guillermo Enrique Granville, who fought in the 1827 Battle of Juncal against Brazil.
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ARA Granville at Mar del Plata naval base in 2005 | |
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Namesake | Guillermo Enrique Granville |
Operator | Argentine Navy |
Laid down | 1 December 1978[1] |
Launched | 28 June 1980[1] |
Commissioned | 22 June 1981[1] |
Homeport | Mar del Plata |
Status | in active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Type A69 Drummond-class corvette |
Displacement | 1,170 tons (1,320 tons full load)[1] |
Length | 80 m (260 ft)[1] |
Beam | 10.3 m (34 ft)[1] |
Draught | 3.55 m (11.6 ft)[1] |
Installed power | 12,000 shp (8.9 MW)[1] |
Propulsion | 2× SEMT Pielstick 12 PC 2.2 V400 diesels, 2× CP propellers[1] |
Speed | 23.3 knots (43 km/h)[1] |
Range | 4,500 nautical miles (8,330 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)[1] |
Endurance | 15 days[1] |
Complement | 5 officers, 79 enlisted, 95 berths[1] |
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Aviation facilities | small pad for VERTREP |
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As of 2021[update] she was based at Mar del Plata,[3] and had for many years been conducting fishery patrol duties in the Argentine exclusive economic zone where she captured several trawlers.[4][5]
According to reports in November 2012 the Drummond class "hardly sail because of lack of resources for operational expenses".[6] As of 2020, only Granville was reported to be operational, having undergone a refit in mid-2019, with the other ships of the class in reserve.[7]