ARA Ciudad de Zárate
ARA Ciudad de Zárate (Q-61) is a multi-purpose auxiliary ship of the Argentine Navy based at Puerto Madero. It was formerly USCGC Red Cedar (WLM-688).
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Red Cedar |
| Builder | United States Coast Guard Yard, Curtis Bay |
| Cost | $3,402,176 |
| Launched | 1 August 1970 |
| Commissioned | 18 December 1970 |
| Decommissioned | 16 March 1999 |
| Fate | transferred to Argentine, 16 March 1999 |
 Argentina | |
| Name | Ciudad de Zárate |
| Owner | Argentine Navy |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 525 metric tonnes |
| Length | 49.05 m (160.9 ft) |
| Beam | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Draft | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 × Caterpillar D398 |
| Speed | 12.6 knots (23.3 km/h; 14.5 mph) |
References
- ARA Official web page (in Spanish)
ARA Ciudad de Zárate
Red-class coastal buoy tenders | |
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| Argentine Navy Zárate class |
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| Patrol/Fast attack ships |
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| Multi-purpose auxiliary ships | ||
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| Training ships | ||
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