ARA Almirante Brown leads in a formation during a leapfrog exercise
History
Argentina
NameAlmirante Brown
NamesakeAdm William Brown
BuilderBlohm + Voss
Laid downSeptember 8, 1980
LaunchedMarch 28, 1981
AcquiredFebruary 2, 1983
CommissionedMarch 28, 1983
Statusin active service
NotesPennant number: D-10
General characteristics
Class and typeAlmirante Brown-class destroyer
Displacement3,360 tons
Length126 m (413 ft)
Beam14 m (46 ft)
Draught5.8 m (19 ft)
Propulsion
  • COGAG (4 turbines)
  • 36,000 shp (27,000 kW)
Speed30.5 kn (56.5 km/h)
Range4,500 mi (7,200 km)
Complement224
Armament
Aircraft carried1 Aérospatiale AS 555 Fennec helicopter
Aviation facilitiesSingle hangar

ARA Almirante Brown (pennant number D-10) is the lead ship of the MEKO 360H2 series of four destroyers built for the Argentine Navy. The ship is the ninth ship in the history of the Argentine Navy to be named for Admiral William Brown, the founder and commander of the Argentine Navy during Argentina's war of independence against Spain.


Construction

The keel of Almirante Brown was laid down on September 8, 1980, and she was launched on March 28, 1981. The ship was delivered to the Argentine Navy on February 2, 1983, for her sea trials, following which the ship departed for Argentina, arriving at Puerto Belgrano Naval Base on March 21 and being formally commissioned into the Navy on March 28 of that same year.

Service history

Almirante Brown, together with the corvette ARA Spiro, was ordered to proceed to the Persian Gulf on September 25, 1990, as part of the United Nations-mandated naval blockade on Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait. The ship formed part of the multinational task force and participated on Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, returning to Argentina on April 25, 1991.

On April 16, 1996, Almirante Brown conducted the first trans-horizon launch of an Exocet MM-40 missile in the Argentine Navy.

Her home port is Puerto Belgrano, where the class of four ships form part of the Navy's 2nd Destroyer Division.

References

    Bibliography

    • Guia de los buques de la Armada Argentina 2005-2006. Ignacio Amendolara Bourdette, ISBN 987-43-9400-5, Editor n/a. (Spanish/English text)


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