ARA Bartolomé Cordero

ARA Almirante Bartolomé Cordero (P-54) is the fourth and final Gowind-class offshore patrol vessel constructed for the Argentinian Navy.

ARA Contraalmirante Cordero (P-54)
History
Argentina
NameContraalmirante Cordero
NamesakeBartolomé Leónidas Cordero
Ordered2020
BuilderDCNS, Lorient (now Kership)
Launched21 September 2021[1]
Acquired11 April 2022[2]
Commissioned11 July 2022[3]
IdentificationPennant number: P-54
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class and typeKership offshore patrol vessel
Displacement1,650 t (1,620 long tons) (full load)
Length87 m (285 ft 5 in)
Beam11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Draft3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Installed powerElectrical:
Propulsion2 Anglo Belgian Corporation V16 diesel engines, 5.6 MW (7,500 hp)
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range8,000 nmi (14,800 km; 9,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Endurance30 days
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 × 9 m (30 ft) RHIBs
Complement30 core crew, up to 29 troops
Sensors and
processing systems
  • DCNS Polaris combat management system
  • Terma Scanter 6002 I-Band surface search radar
  • Terma Scanter 4102 I-Band air and surface search radar
  • Sagem EOMS (Electro Optical Multisensor System) NG
  • Sagem SIGMA 40D Inertial measurement unit
  • LinkSrechts Helicopter visual landing aid system
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • Thales Altesse & Vigile LW ESM/COMINT system
  • Lacroix Defense & Security Sylena decoy system
Armament
  • 1 × Leonardo 30 mm Marlin cannon[4]
  • 2 × .50 cal. machine guns
Aircraft carried
  • 1 × 5-ton helicopter or 1 × 10-ton helicopter (supported)
  • RUAS-160 naval drone (one UAV to be acquired by the navy; service entry mid-2020s; further orders may follow)[5][6]
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter pad and hangar

The French shipbuilder Naval Group launched ARA Almirante Bartolomé Cordero on 21 September 2021 at Lanester.[7] The ship was delivered to the Argentine Navy in April 2022.[8] The ship sailed from France to Argentina in May/June 2022[9] and she was commissioned at the Mar del Plata Naval Base in July.[3]

In November 2022, the ship carried out a relief and resupply mission to maritime traffic surveillance and control posts located on the islands of Tierra del Fuego and Isla de los Estados.[10]

In 2023, the patrol vessel, accompanied by the destroyer Sarandí and supported by an S2T-Turbo Tracker aircraft, conducted joint exercises with the frigates Independência and União and the submarine Tikuna of the Brazilian Navy.[11]

References
  1. "Naval Group Launches Fourth and Final OPV for Argentine Navy". 22 September 2021.
  2. "Argentine Navy receives the fourth OPV Bartolomé Cordero".
  3. "Contraalmirante Cordero Commissioned at Mar del Plata". SeaWaves Magazine. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  4. "La tripulación del nuevo buque de la Armada Argentina viaja a Francia para iniciar instrucción". infodefensa.com (in Spanish). 11 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-02-11. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  5. "Armada Argentina encarga un dron naval RUAS-160 a INVAP". 15 December 2021.
  6. "RUAS-160: Así es el helicóptero no tripulado diseñado en la Argentina". 29 April 2020.
  7. "ARA Bartolome Cordero Archives". Maritime Shipping News. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  8. "Argentine Navy receives the fourth OPV Bartolomé Cordero".
  9. Morales, Fernando (2 June 2022). "Llegó a la Argentina la última de las cuatro embarcaciones construidas en Francia para la Armada". infobae.com. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  10. https://seawaves.com/2022/11/26/ara-contraalmirante-cordero-resupply-mission-in-tierra-de-fuego/%5B%5D
  11. Gonzalo, Mary (9 September 2023). "Cooperación regional en acción: ejercicios combinados de la Armada Argentina". infodefensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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