Almirante Brown class destroyer
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.jpg/300px-ARA_Almirante_Brown_D_10_(cropped).jpg) ARA Almirante Brown |
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: | Blohm und Voss |
| Operators: |  Argentine Navy |
| In service: | 1983 |
| Completed: | 4 |
| Active: | ARA Almirante Brown ARA La Argentina ARA Heroína ARA Sarandi |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3,360 tons |
| Length: | 126 m |
| Beam: | 14 m |
| Draught: | 5.8 m |
| Propulsion: | COGAG (4 turbines) 36,000 shp |
| Speed: | 30.5 knots (56.5 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,500 miles |
| Complement: | 224 |
| Armament: | 8 Exocet anti-ship missiles 24 surface-to-air missiles 1 dual purpose gun 8 anti-aircraft guns 6 torpedo tubes |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 helicopter |
The Almirante Brown is a class (MEKO 360H2 type) of destroyers commissioned between 1983 and 1984 for the Argentine Navy. As of 2005, ARA Sarandí is the Argentinian fleet flagship.
