For other ships with the same name, see ARA Sarandi.
ARA Sarandí is the fourth and last ship of the MEKO 360H2 series of destroyers built for the Argentine Navy. The ship is also the fourth ship in the Argentine Navy to bear that name. Sarandí is the name of a victory of the Argentine army during the Cisplatine War.
The ship, along with the rest of the Argentine navy is poorly maintained and has inadequate staff training due to a lack of funding and import restrictions. In 2003, the ship fired on a friendly Brazilian warship during a joint training exercise. In 2012, the Almirante Brown class were short of spare parts and suffering engine problems, plus all their ordnance was past its expiry date.[1]
Sarandí and her sister ships were authorized under the Naval Construction National Plan of 1974, an initiative by the Argentine Navy to replace old World War II-vintage warships which were nearing the end of their operational lives. A contract was signed with the Blohm + Voss Shipyards in Hamburg, West Germany for the construction of four MEKO 360H2 destroyers.
Constructionedit
Sarandí's keel was laid down on 9 March 1982 and she was launched on 31 August 1982. The ship was delivered to the Argentine Navy on 23 April 1984 for her sea trials, following which she departed for Argentina, arriving at Puerto Belgrano Naval Base on 21 June 1984.
Service historyedit
In 2003, Sarandi joined the USS Enterprise Carrier Strike Group and Destroyer Squadron 18 as a part of Exercise Solid Step during their tour in the Mediterranean. This marked the first time that a ship of the Argentine Navy inter-operated with a United States Navy battlegroup.
Sarandí was involved in an incident on 29 November 2004, during the annual FRATERNO naval exercise, with ships of the Brazilian Navy. While conducting gunnery practice shots against target drones, a technical failure of her automatic weapons system made her fire on the Brazilian frigateRademaker, injuring four Brazilian crewmen and an Argentine naval observer, as well as moderate damage to the Brazilian ship.
As of 2021 she was based at Puerto Belgrano as the flagship of the Navy's 2nd Destroyer Division, along with her three sister ships. In September of that year, she participated in a naval exercise also involving the corvettes Espora, Robinson, Gómez Roca and Spiro.[2] In 2022, she again participated in an exercise off the coast of Mar del Plata with Espora, Robinson, the corvette Rosales and the transport ship Canal Beagle.[3]
^. MercoPress. 22 November 2012. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
^"La Argentina sale de maniobras-noticia defensa.com - Noticias Defensa defensa.com Argentina". Defensa.com. 2 September 2021.
^"Taiana supervisó un ejercicio de la flota de mar frente a la costa" [Taiana oversaw a sea fleet exercise off the coast]. Télam (in Spanish). 15 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
^Gonzalo, Mary (9 September 2023). "Cooperación regional en acción: ejercicios combinados de la Armada Argentina". infodefensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 September 2023.
Referencesedit
Bourdette, Ignacio Amendolara. Guia de los buques de la Armada Argentina 2005-2006 (in Spanish). ISBN987-43-9400-5.
December 15, 2023
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For other ships with the same name see ARA Sarandi This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources ARA Sarandi D 13 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message ARA Sarandi is the fourth and last ship of the MEKO 360H2 series of destroyers built for the Argentine Navy The ship is also the fourth ship in the Argentine Navy to bear that name Sarandi is the name of a victory of the Argentine army during the Cisplatine War ARA Sarandi underwayHistoryArgentinaNameSarandiBuilderBlohm VossLaid down9 March 1982Launched31 August 1982Commissioned23 April 1984IdentificationPennant number D 13Statusin active serviceGeneral characteristicsClass and typeAlmirante Brown class destroyerDisplacement3 360 tonsLength126 m 413 ft 5 in Beam14 m 45 ft 11 in Draught5 8 m 19 ft 0 in PropulsionCOGAG 4 turbines 36 000 shp 27 000 kW Speed30 5 knots 56 5 km h 35 1 mph Range4 500 mi 7 200 km Complement224Armament8 Aerospatiale MM40 Exocet anti ship missiles 1 Selenia Elsag Albatross octuple launcher with 24 Aspide SAMs 1 Oto Melara 127 mm 5 in dual purpose gun 8 Bofors 40 mm L 70 AA guns 4 twin 6 324 mm 13 in torpedo tubes 2 3 Aircraft carried1 Aerospatiale AS 555 Fennec helicopterAviation facilitiesSingle hangarThe ship along with the rest of the Argentine navy is poorly maintained and has inadequate staff training due to a lack of funding and import restrictions In 2003 the ship fired on a friendly Brazilian warship during a joint training exercise In 2012 the Almirante Brown class were short of spare parts and suffering engine problems plus all their ordnance was past its expiry date 1 Contents 1 Origin 2 Construction 3 Service history 4 Notes 5 ReferencesOrigin editSarandi and her sister ships were authorized under the Naval Construction National Plan of 1974 an initiative by the Argentine Navy to replace old World War II vintage warships which were nearing the end of their operational lives A contract was signed with the Blohm Voss Shipyards in Hamburg West Germany for the construction of four MEKO 360H2 destroyers Construction editSarandi s keel was laid down on 9 March 1982 and she was launched on 31 August 1982 The ship was delivered to the Argentine Navy on 23 April 1984 for her sea trials following which she departed for Argentina arriving at Puerto Belgrano Naval Base on 21 June 1984 Service history editIn 2003 Sarandi joined the USS Enterprise Carrier Strike Group and Destroyer Squadron 18 as a part of Exercise Solid Step during their tour in the Mediterranean This marked the first time that a ship of the Argentine Navy inter operated with a United States Navy battlegroup Sarandi was involved in an incident on 29 November 2004 during the annual FRATERNO naval exercise with ships of the Brazilian Navy While conducting gunnery practice shots against target drones a technical failure of her automatic weapons system made her fire on the Brazilian frigate Rademaker injuring four Brazilian crewmen and an Argentine naval observer as well as moderate damage to the Brazilian ship As of 2021 she was based at Puerto Belgrano as the flagship of the Navy s 2nd Destroyer Division along with her three sister ships In September of that year she participated in a naval exercise also involving the corvettes Espora Robinson Gomez Roca and Spiro 2 In 2022 she again participated in an exercise off the coast of Mar del Plata with Espora Robinson the corvette Rosales and the transport ship Canal Beagle 3 In 2023 the destroyer accompanied by the patrol vessel ARA Bartolome Cordero and supported by an S2T Turbo Tracker aircraft conducted joint exercises with the frigates Independencia and Uniao and the submarine Tikuna of the Brazilian Navy 4 Notes edit Argentine navy short on spares and resources for training and maintenance MercoPress 22 November 2012 Archived from the original on 28 December 2012 Retrieved 20 June 2015 La Argentina sale de maniobras noticia defensa com Noticias Defensa defensa com Argentina Defensa com 2 September 2021 Taiana superviso un ejercicio de la flota de mar frente a la costa Taiana oversaw a sea fleet exercise off the coast Telam in Spanish 15 September 2022 Retrieved 16 September 2022 Gonzalo Mary 9 September 2023 Cooperacion regional en accion ejercicios combinados de la Armada Argentina infodefensa com in Spanish Retrieved 9 September 2023 References editBourdette Ignacio Amendolara Guia de los buques de la Armada Argentina 2005 2006 in Spanish ISBN 987 43 9400 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title ARA Sarandi D 13 amp oldid 1174622908, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
