This list includes all major warships and sailing vessels in service with the Argentine Navy

Argentine Navy

The Navy of the Argentine Republic or Armada of the Argentine Republic is the navy of Argentina. It is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, together with the Army and the Air Force....

 since being formally established in the 1860s. It does not include vessels prior to that date, nor it includes auxiliary vessels, transports, colliers or scientific vessels, which are listed on List of auxiliary ships of the Argentine Navy.

Service entry dates indicate the ship's commissioning into the Argentine Navy and not the ship's entry in service with another navy unless specifically said.

Aircraft Carriers

Colossus class

Colossus class aircraft carrier

The 1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier, commonly referred to as the British Light Fleet Carrier, was a light aircraft carrier design created by the Royal Navy during World War II, and used by eight naval forces between 1944 and 2001...

(British-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Independencia	V-1	ex-HMS Warrior HMS Warrior (R31) HMS Warrior was a Colossus-class light aircraft carrier which served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1946 to 1948 , the Royal Navy from 1948 to 1958, and the Argentine Navy from 1959 to 1969 .- History :Built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast, she was originally to be called HMS Brave; the Royal...	1959	1969
ARA Veinticinco de Mayo ARA Veinticinco de Mayo ARA Veinticinco de Mayo may refer to the following specific vessels of the Argentine Navy* Cruiser ARA Veinticinco de Mayo, 1891-1916* Cruiser ARA Veinticinco de Mayo , 1931-1960* Aircraft carrier ARA Veinticinco de Mayo , 1969-1997...	V-2	ex-HMS Venerable HMS Venerable (R63) HMS Venerable was a Colossus-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy. She served for only the last few months of World War II, and in 1948 she was sold to the Netherlands and renamed HNLMS Karel Doorman and taking part in the military clash in 1962 in Western New Guinea... , ex Hr. Ms. Karel Doorman HNLMS Karel Doorman (R81) HNLMS Karel Doorman was a Colossus-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The ship was the British HMS Venerable before she was sold in 1948 to the Netherlands as a light attack carrier. In 1960 she was involved in the decolonization conflict in Western New Guinea with Indonesia...	1969	1999

Dreadnoughts

Rivadavia class

Rivadavia class battleship

The Rivadavia class was a two-ship group of battleships designed by the American Fore River Shipbuilding Company for the Argentine Navy...

 (US-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Rivadavia ARA Rivadavia ARA Rivadavia"ARA" is an acronym for Armada de la República Argentina was a battleship of the Argentine Navy. Named after the first Argentine president, Bernardino Rivadavia, she was the lead ship of her class and the third dreadnought built during the South American dreadnought race...	none	none	1915	1957
ARA Moreno ARA Moreno ARA Moreno was a dreadnought battleship designed by the American Fore River Shipbuilding Company for the Argentine Navy...	none	none	1915	1957

Battleships

Almirante Brown class battleship (British-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Almirante Brown ARA Almirante Brown (1880) ARA Almirante Brown was a warship of the Argentine Navy built in 1880 and serving until 1932.Built in London by Samuda Brothers, the Almirante Brown displaced 4200 tons, could call upon a total of , and had a nominal speed of fourteen knots. The ship was protected by a belt of nine-inch steel-faced...	none	none	1881	1932

Libertad class river battleships (British-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Libertad	none	none	1892	1946
ARA Independencia	none	none	1893	1946

Armored Cruisers

Garibaldi class (Italian-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Garibaldi	none	none	1896	1931
ARA San Martín ARA San Martín ARA San Martín was a Garibaldi-class armoured cruiser of the Argentine Navy. The ship was built in Italy and is considered part of the Italian . The ship was launched on 25 May 1896 and served the Argentine Navy until she was stricken on 18 December 1935.- Further reading : Burzaco, Ricardo....	none	none	1898	1935
ARA Belgrano	none	none	1898	1947
ARA Pueyrredón ARA Pueyrredón ARA Pueyrredón was a Garibaldi-class armoured cruiser of the Argentine Navy. The ship was built in Italy and is considered part of the Italian . The ship was launched on 27 July 1898 and served the Argentine Navy until she was stricken on 2 August 1954....	none	none	1898	1953

Bernardino Rivadavia class

Kasuga class cruiser

The was a class of two armored cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy based on the developed by Italy at the end of the 19th century.-Background:...

(Italian-built)*

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Bernardino Rivadavia	no service	ordered as Mitre by Argentina, later renamed, sold before completion to Japan	1903 (Japan) as Kasuga	scrapped in 1948
ARA Mariano Moreno	no service	ordered as Roca by Argentina, later renamed, sold before completion to Japan	1903 (Japan) as Nishin	scuttled 1936, raised and sunk as target 1942

• These ships were sold to Japan prior to completion as per naval disarmament agreements with Chile.

Monitors

Los Andes class (British-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Los Andes	none	none	1875	1930
ARA El Plata	none	none	1875	1930

Cruisers

Patagonia class (Austria-Hungary-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Patagonia	none	none	1887	1917

Late-19th Century cruisers (British-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Veinticinco de Mayo	none	none	1891	1916
ARA Nueve de Julio Argentine cruiser Nueve de Julio (1892) Nueve de Julio was a protected cruiser of the Argentine Navy. The Nueve de Julio was designed by Philip Watts and was one of a series of fast protected cruisers built by Armstrong for export...	none	none	1894	1925
ARA Patria	none	none	1894	1927
ARA Buenos Aires	none	none	1896	1932

Almirante Brown class heavy cruisers (Italian-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Almirante Brown	C-1	none	1931	1960
ARA Veinticinco de Mayo ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (cruiser) The ARA Veinticinco de Mayo was a cruiser which served in the Argentine Navy through World War II. The English translation of the name is the Twenty-fifth of May, which is the date of Argentina's May Revolution in 1810....	C-2	none	1931	1960

La Argentina class (British-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA La Argentina ARA La Argentina The ARA La Argentina was a light cruiser, designed for training naval cadets, built for the Argentine Navy. The ship was authorised in 1934, and the contract was put out to tender in 1935, being won by the British company Vickers-Armstrongs at a cost of 6 million pesos.La Argentina was built in...	C-3	none	1939	1974

General Belgrano class (US Brooklyn class cruisers)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA General Belgrano ARA General Belgrano The ARA General Belgrano was an Argentine Navy light cruiser in service from 1951 until 1982. Formerly the , she saw action in the Pacific theater of World War II before being sold to Argentina. After almost 31 years of service, she was sunk during the Falklands War by the Royal Navy submarine ...	C-4	ex-USS Phoenix USS Phoenix (CL-46) USS Phoenix , a Brooklyn-class light cruiser, was the third Phoenix of the United States Navy. After World War II the ship was transferred to Argentina in 1951 and was ultimately renamed the General Belgrano. General Belgrano was sunk during the Falklands War in 1982 by the British nuclear-powered...  - ex ARA 17 de Octubre	1951	1982 (1)
ARA Nueve de Julio ARA Nueve de Julio The ARA Nueve de Julio was an Argentine Navy cruiser, purchased from the United States Navy on January 11, 1951. Nueve de Julio was decommissioned in 1978 and sent to Japan to be scrapped.- Early career :...	C-5	ex-USS Boise USS Boise (CL-47) USS Boise was a United States Navy Brooklyn-class light cruiser. The cruiser was named for Boise, the capital city of the state of Idaho....	1951	1977

(1) sunk in combat action during the Falklands War

Falklands War

The Falklands War , also called the Falklands Conflict or Falklands Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the disputed Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...

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Destroyers

Catamarca class (German-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Catamarca	none	none	1912	1957
ARA Jujuy	none	none	1912	1957
ARA Córdoba	none	none	1912	1957
ARA La Plata	none	none	1912	1957

Cervantes class

Churruca class destroyer

Churruca was a Spanish destroyer class built for the Spanish Navy based on a British design. Eighteen ships were built, two sold to Argentina.The ships were authorized on 17 February 1915 by Navy Minister Augusto Miranda y Godoy...

(Spanish-built) - ordered by the Spanish Navy and sold to Argentina prior to completion.

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Cervantes	D-1	ex-Alcalá Galiano	1928	1961
ARA Garay	D-2	ex-Churruca	1928	1960

Mendoza class

Mendoza class destroyer

The Mendoza class were a group of destroyers built in Britain for the Argentine Navy in the 1920s. They were the first part of the Argentian re-armament programme of the 1920s- Design :...

(British-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Mendoza	D-3	none	1929	1961
ARA La Rioja	D-4	none	1929	1962
ARA Tucumán	D-5	none	1929	1962

Buenos Aires class

Buenos Aires class destroyer

The Buenos Aires class destroyers were a group of destroyers built for the Argentine Navy in Britain in the 1930s.-Design:The ships were based on the contemporary G class destroyers building for the British Royal Navy, with some modifications to suit Argentinian requirements...

(British-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Buenos Aires ARA Buenos Aires ARA Buenos Aires was the lead ship of her class of destroyer built for the Argentine Navy. The ship's design was based on the British Royal Navy's . Buenos Aires was laid down by Vickers Armstrong at Barrow and launched on 21 September 1937...	D-6	none	1938	1971
ARA Entre Ríos	D-7	none	1938	1971
ARA Corrientes	D-8	none	1938	1941 (1)
ARA San Juan	D-9	none	1938	1971
ARA San Luis	D-10	none	1938	1970
ARA Misiones	D-11	none	1938	1970
ARA Santa Cruz	D-12	none	1939	1972

(1) sunk after collision with the heavy cruiser ARA Almirante Brown during fleet exercises off Mar del Plata

Mar del Plata

Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"...

Brown/Almirante Domecq García class (leased US Fletcher class

Fletcher class destroyer

The Fletcher class were a class of destroyers built by the United States during World War II. The class was designed in 1939 as a result of dissatisfaction with the earlier destroyer leader types...

)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Brown	D-20	ex-USS Heermann USS Heermann (DD-532) USS Heermann was a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Fleet Surgeon Lewis Heermann ....	1962	1979
ARA Espora	D-21	ex-USS Dortch USS Dortch (DD-670) USS Dortch was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the only Navy ship named for Isaac Foote Dortch, who was awarded the Navy Cross....	1962	1975
ARA Rosales	D-22	ex-USS Stembel USS Stembel (DD-644) USS Stembel , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Roger N. Stembel , who served in the Civil War....	1962	1975
ARA Almirante Domecq García ARA Almirante Domecq Garcia (D23) The ARA Almirante Domecq Garcia was a Fletcher class destroyer which served with the Argentine Navy from 1971 to 1983.The Garcia was acquired from the United States Navy, with which she had served as the USS Braine since her commissioning on 11 May 1943...	D-23	ex-USS Braine USS Braine (DD-630) USS Braine , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Daniel L. Braine , who served in the Civil War and explored the Arctic....	1971	1982 (1)
ARA Almirante Storni	D-24	ex-USS Cowell USS Cowell (DD-547) USS Cowell , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for John G. Cowell .Cowell was launched 18 March 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co., San Pedro, California, sponsored by Mrs. R. Hepburn; and commissioned 23 August 1943, Commander C. W...	1971	1979

(1) expended in live fire missile test in 1983

Seguí class (modified US Allen M. Sumner class

Allen M. Sumner class destroyer

The Allen M. Sumner class was a group of 58 destroyers built by the United States during World War II. Another twelve ships were completed as destroyer minelayers...

)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Seguí	D-25	ex-USS Hank USS Hank (DD-702) USS Hank , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Lieutenant Commander William Hank.Hank was launched 21 May 1944 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. William Edwin Hank, widow of Lieutenant Commander Hank; and commissioned on 28 August...	1971	1983
ARA Bouchard	D-26	ex-USS Borie USS Borie (DD-704) The USS Borie , an , was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Adolph E. Borie, Secretary of the Navy under President Ulysses S. Grant.-Construction:...	1971	1983
ARA Piedra Buena	D-29	ex-USS Collett USS Collett (DD-730) USS Collett was a World War II-era Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer in the service of the U.S. Navy, named after Lieutenant Commander John A. Collett , a Naval Aviator and commanding officer of Torpedo Squadron TEN, who was killed during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands in October 1942...	1977	1984

Py class (modified US Gearing class

Gearing class destroyer

The Gearing class was a group of 98 destroyers built for the US Navy during and shortly after World War II. The Gearing design was a minor modification of the immediately preceding Allen M. Sumner class...

)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Py	D-27	ex-USS Perkins USS Perkins (DD-877) USS Perkins was a in the United States Navy. She was the third Navy ship named for Commodore George H. Perkins USN ....	1973	1984

Hércules class (British Type 42 destroyers)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Hércules ARA Hércules ARA Hércules is a Type 42 destroyer of the Argentine Navy or Armada de la República Argentina.She was transformed into a multi-purpose transport ship with Pennant Number B-52 and commissioned to the amphibious force in 1999.- History :...  (1)	D-28, D-1	none	1978	active
ARA Santisima Trinidad	D-2	none	1981	reserve

(1) Transformed into a Fast Assault Transport and given the pennant B-52 in 2002

Almirante Brown class

Almirante Brown class destroyer

The Almirante Brown is a class of destroyers commissioned between 1983 and 1984 for the Argentine Navy. As of 2005, ARA Sarandí is the Argentinian fleet flagship.-Specifications:...

(German MEKO 360H2

MEKO 360

The MEKO 360 is a class of five destroyers built in Germany for the Argentine and Nigerian Navies. The 360 was the first ship of the MEKO family of vessels built by Blohm und Voss.-Variants:...

 type)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Almirante Brown ARA Almirante Brown (D-10) ARA Almirante Brown 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...	D-10	none	1983	active
ARA La Argentina ARA La Argentina (D-11) ARA La Argentina is the second ship of the MEKO 360H2 series of four destroyers built for the Argentine Navy. The ship is the eighth ship in the history of the Argentine Navy to bear the name of the corsair frigate La Argentina which conducted a privateer raid around the world against Spanish...	D-11	none	1983	active
ARA Heroína ARA Heroína (D-12) ARA Heroína is the third ship of the MEKO 360H2 series of four destroyers built for the Argentine Navy. The ship is the third ship in the history of the Argentine Navy to bear the name of the corsair frigate Heroína, which claimed the Falkland Islands for the United Provinces of the River Plate on...	D-12	none	1983	active
ARA Sarandí ARA Sarandí (D-13) ARA Sarandí is the fourth and last ship of the MEKO 360H2 series of four destroyers built for the Argentine Navy. The ship is the fourth ship in the history of the Argentine Navy to bear the name of the schooner Sarandí, which was a famous ship of the Argentine Navy during the Argentina-Brazil War...	D-13	none	1984	active

Frigates and Corvettes

Murature class (Locally-designed and built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Murature ARA Murature (P-20) Murature is a 900 ton World War II era Argentine navy warship, originally classified as minelayer and later as patrol boat. The vessel was named after José Luis Murature, Foreign Minister of Argentina from 1916-18. Murature was laid down in 1944 and commissioned in 1945...	P-20	none	1946	not known
ARA King	P-21	none	1946	not known

Hércules class (River/Tacoma class World War II frigates)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Hércules	P-31	ex-Asheville, ex-Nadir, ex-HMCS Adur	18 February 1948	1961 (1), sold 1969
ARA Heroína	P-32	ex-USS Reading	8 February 1947	sold 5 August 1964
ARA Sarandí	P-33	ex-USS Uniontown, ex-Chattanooga	18 February 1948	sold 29 June 1967
ARA Santísima Trinidad ARA Santísima Trinidad (1948) The ARA Santisima Trinidad was one of a number of US Tacoma class patrol frigates, operated by the Argentine Navy during the Cold War period...	P-34	ex-HMS Caicos, ex-USS Hannam	1948	1963 (2), sold 1970 or 1971

(1) transferred to Prefectura Naval Argentina (Argentine Coast Guard) and renamed PNA Juan Bautista Azopardo
(2) transformed into a survey vessel and renamed ARA Comodoro Lasserre

República class (Canadian Flower class

Flower class corvette

The Flower-class corvette was a class of 267 corvettes used during World War II, specifically with the Allied navies as anti-submarine convoy escorts during the Battle of the Atlantic...

)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA República	P-10	ex-HMCS Smilax	1948	1961

Azopardo class (Locally designed and built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Azopardo	P-35	none	1957	1972
ARA Piedra Buena	P-36	none	1957	1973

Drummond class

Drummond class corvette

The Drummond class are three corvettes designed and built in France basically similar to the D'Estienne d'Orves class . The ships were all commissioned between 1978 and 1982 in the Argentine Navy...

 (French D'Estienne d'Orves class

D'Estienne d'Orves class

The A69 type Avisos are small warships mainly designed for coastal anti-submarine defence, but are also available for high sea escort missions . Built on a simple and robust design, they have an economical and reliable propulsion system which allows them to be used for overseas presence missions...

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Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Drummond ARA Drummond (P-31) ARA Drummond is the lead ship of the Drummond class of three corvettes of the Argentine Navy. She is the second vessel to be named after Navy Sgt Francisco Drummond.-Service history:...  (1)	P-31	ex-SAS Good Hope	1978	active
ARA Guerrico ARA Guerrico (P-32) ARA Guerrico is a Drummond class corvette of the Argentine Navy. She is the first vessel to be named after Rear Admiral Martin Guerrico who fought in the 19th century War of the Triple Alliance....  (1)	P-32	ex-SAS Transvaal	1978	active
ARA Granville	P-33	none	1981	active

(1) these were ships being built for the South African Navy

South African Navy

The South African Navy is the navy of the Republic of South Africa.-Formation:The South African Navy can trace its official origins back to the SA Naval Service, which was established on 1 April 1922....

 before UN sanctions were applied to South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

; they were acquired prior to completion, ARA Granville was ordered later.

Espora class (German MEKO 140A16

MEKO 140

The MEKO 140 is a frigate design by the German Blohm + Voss shipyard as part of the MEKO family of vessels.- Concept and development :MEKO is a concept in modern naval shipbuilding based on modularity of armament, electronics and other equipment, aiming at ease of maintenance and cost reduction...

 type, locally built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Espora ARA Espora (P-41) ARA Espora is the lead ship of the MEKO 140A16 of six corvettes built for the Argentine Navy. The ship is the sixth ship to bear the name of Colonel Tomás Espora, who fought in the Argentine Navy during the Argentina-Brazil War.- Origin :...	P-41	none	1985	active
ARA Rosales ARA Rosales (P-42) ARA Rosales is the second ship of the MEKO 140A16 Espora series of six corvettes built for the Argentine Navy. The ship is the fourth ship to bear the name of Colonel Leonardo Rosales, who fought in the Argentine Navy during Argentina's war of independence and the Argentina-Brazil...	P-42	none	1986	active
ARA Spiro ARA Spiro (P-43) ARA Spiro is the third ship of the MEKO 140A16 Espora series of six corvettes built for the Argentine Navy. The ship is the second ship to bear the name of the Greek-born Captain Samuel Spiro, who fought during the Argentine War of Independence and blew himself up with his ship rather than...	P-43	none	1988	active
ARA Parker ARA Parker (P-44) ARA Parker is the fourth ship of the MEKO 140A16 Espora series of six corvettes built for the Argentine Navy. The ship is the second ship to bear the name of Captain Enrique Guillermo Parker, who fought in the Argentine Navy as its second-in-command during the Argentina-Brazil War.-Origin:Parker...	P-44	none	1990	active
ARA Robinson ARA Robinson (P-45) ARA Robinson is the fifth ship of the MEKO 140A16 Espora series of six corvettes built for the Argentine Navy. The ship is the second ship to bear the name of Captain Carlos Robinson, who fought in the Argentine Navy during the Argentina-Brazil War and died commanding a squadron of gunboats during...  (1)	P-45	none	2000	active
ARA Gómez Roca ARA Gómez Roca (P-46) ARA Gómez Roca is the sixth and last ship of the MEKO 140A16 Espora series of six corvettes built for the Argentine Navy. The ship is the first ship to bear the name of Lieutenant Commander Sergio Gómez Roca, who commanded the Argentine patrol ship ARA Alferez Sobral during the Falklands War and...  (1)	P-46	none	2004	active

(1) construction of the last two ships was halted due to budgetary issues, then resumed in 1997.

Submarines

By tradition, Argentine submarines bear the names of provinces whose names begin with the letter "S", thus, the pool of names is limited to only six ("Santa Fe", "Salta", "Santiago del Estero", "San Luis", "San Juan" and "Santa Cruz") resulting in repeated class names.

Santa Fe (1) class (Italian-built Tarantinos)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Santa Fe	S-1	none	1933	1956
ARA Salta	S-2	none	1933	1960
ARA Santiago del Estero	S-3	none	1933	1959

Santa Fe (2) class (US-built Balao class

Balao class submarine

The Balao class was a successful design of United States Navy submarine used during World War II, and with 122 units built, the largest class of submarines in the United States Navy. An improvement on the earlier Gato class, the boats had slight internal differences...

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Santa Fe	S-11	ex-USS Macabi USS Macabi (SS-375) USS Macabi was a Balao-class submarine of the United States Navy, named for the macabi, a fish living in tropical seas and off the American coasts as far north as San Diego and Long Island and reaching a length of ....	1960	1972
ARA Santiago del Estero	S-12	ex-USS Lamprey USS Lamprey (SS-372) USS Lamprey , a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the lamprey, any of certain eel-like aquatic vertebrates....	1960	1971

Santa Fe (3) class (US-built Guppy class)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Santa Fe	S-21	ex-USS Catfish USS Catfish (SS-339) USS Catfish , a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the catfish.Catfish was launched 19 November 1944 by Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn.; sponsored by Mrs. J. J. Crowley; and commissioned 19 March 1945, Lieutenant Commander W. A...	1972	1982 (1)
ARA Santiago del Estero	S-22	ex-USS Chivo USS Chivo (SS-341) USS Chivo , a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the "chivo"" or big-scaled goatfish Pseudopenaeus grandisquamis, a fish inhabiting the Pacific Ocean between Panama and Mexico.... )	1971	1981

(1) sunk during the Falklands War

Salta Class (German-built Type 209

Type 209 submarine

The Type 209 is a class of diesel-electric attack submarine developed exclusively for export in the late 1960s by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft of Germany...

)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Salta	S-31	none	1974	active
ARA San Luis ARA San Luis The ARA San Luis is a Type 209 diesel-powered submarine of the Argentine Navy. Built in Germany, San Luis has a displacement of 1,285 tonnes and was introduced to the ARA in 1978. She was struck in 1997 after an incomplete overhaul.- History :...	S-32	none	1974	1997 (1)

(1) Stricken from the fleet list after incomplete overhaul, possible return to service being considered by the Navy.

Santa Cruz class (German-built TR-1700 type)

Six of these ships were planned by the Navy. Only the first two, built in Germany, were actually completed. The other four -to be built in Argentina- were never completed due to budgetary concerns.

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Santa Cruz	S-41	none	1984	active
ARA San Juan	S-42	none	1985	active
ARA Santa Fe	S-43	none	never completed	never completed
ARA Santiago del Estero	S-44	none	never completed	never completed
-no name-	S-45	none	never completed	never completed
-no name-	S-46	none	never completed	never completed

Gunboats

Paraná class (British-built) - also classified as "corvettes"

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Paraná	none	none	1875	1921 (1)
ARA Uruguay ARA Uruguay The corbeta ARA Uruguay, built in England, is the largest ship afloat of its age in the Armada de la República Argentina , with more than 135 years passed since its official incorporation in September 1874...	none	none	1875	active (2)

(1) Converted to a transport and renamed ARA Piedra Buena. Sunk during a storm.

(2) Currently a museum ship docked at Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...

; nominally in commission in the Argentine Navy and declared a National Historical Monument.

Constitución class (British-built) - classified as "bombarderas"

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Constitución	none	none	1875	1955
ARA República	none	none	1875	1955

Bermejo class (British-built) locally classified as "bombarderas"

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Bermejo	none	none	1875	1932
ARA Pilcomayo	none	none	1875	1935

Rosario class (British-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Rosario	none	none	1909	1959
ARA Paraná	none	none	1909	1959

Sailing Frigates

La Argentina class (Austria-Hungary-built) formally classified as a sailing corvette

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA La Argentina	none	none	1884	1900

Presidente Sarmiento class (British-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Presidente Sarmiento ARA Presidente Sarmiento ARA Presidente Sarmiento is a museum ship, originally built as a training ship for the Argentine Navy. She is considered to be the last intact cruising training ship from the 1890s....	none	none	1898	active (1)

(1) retired from training duties in 1961, currently moored at Buenos Aires as a museum ship and a National Historical Monument

Libertad class (Locally-built)

Ship Name	Pennant Number	Other names	Service entry	Decommissioning
ARA Libertad	Q-2	none	1963	active (1)

(1) Active as the Argentine Navy's training vessel.