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

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

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. 1 2 "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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