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ARACormoran.jpg ARA Cormorán at anchor, Buenos Aires, 2009 | |
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| Name: | Cormorán |
| Namesake: | Cormorant, an aquatic bird from Argentina’s littoral. |
| Builder: | AFNE Rio Santiago, Argentina |
| Commissioned: | 1964 |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Hydrographic survey vessel |
| Displacement: | 102 tons |
| Length: | 25.3 m (83.0 ft) |
| Beam: | 5 m (16.4 ft) |
| Draft: | 1.8 m (5.9 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2-shaft, 2 × Diesel engines, 440 hp (330 kW) |
| Speed: | 11 knots (13 mph; 20 km/h) |
| Complement: | 21 |
| Notes: | Career and characteristics data from “Histarmar”.[1] |
ARA Cormorán is a hydrographic survey boat of the Argentine Navy, built in the Río Santiago Shipyard and based in Buenos Aires. The vessel is named after the cormorant, a seabird that inhabits Argentina’s littoral, and is the fourth Argentine naval ship with this name.[1]
Design[]
Cormorán is a coastal and fluvial research ship designed by the engineering team at Río Santiago Shipyard, where it was built. Its hull has a metallic structure covered with cedar wooden planks, and its superstructure is made of aluminium.[1]
It is powered by two diesel engines driving two propellers, and has a Decca TM 1226 navigation radar.[1]
History[]
Cormorán was built in the Río Santiago Shipyard. Commissioned by the Argentine Navy in February 1964, she was assigned to the Naval Hydrographic Service ((Spanish) Servicio de Hidrografía Naval).[1]
Since then she has undertaken several campaigns, which included depth sounding, current measuring, water sampling and bottom sampling.[1]
In 2010 she supported the hydrographic surveys performed in the Río de la Plata by the Uruguayan ship ROU Sirius.[2]
In 2012 she surveyed the inner Río de la Plata, and in 2013 sounded the rivers Paraná Ibicuy and Paraná Pavón;[3] during 2014 she surveyed the Magdalena Channel of the Río de la Plata.[4]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Buque Hidrográfico A.R.A. "Cormorán"" (in Spanish). Fundación Histarmar. http://www.histarmar.com.ar/Armada%20Argentina/ArmadaHoy/Cormoran.htm. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
- ↑ "Apoyo a un buque uruguayo que realiza tareas científicas" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina. 3 September 2010. http://www.gacetamarinera.com.ar/nota.asp?idNota=2199&idSec=7.
- ↑ "El Servicio de Hidrografía Naval llevó a cabo varios relevamientos" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina. 27 November 2013. http://www.gacetamarinera.com.ar/nota.asp?idNota=6035&idSec=7.
- ↑ "La lancha hidrográfica ARA "Cormorán" efectuó trabajos de batimetría" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina. 9 May 2014. http://www.gacetamarinera.com.ar/nota.asp?idNota=6564&idSec=7.
Bibliography[]
- Amendolara Bourdette, Ignacio (2005) (in Spanish, English). Guia de los buques de la Armada Argentina 2005-2006. Buenos Aires, Argentina. ISBN 987-43-9400-5. http://www.ipneditores.com.ar/product_info.php?products_id=142. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
Other sources[]
- "Buque Hidrográfico A.R.A. "Cormorán"" (in Spanish). Argentina: Fundación Histarmar. http://www.histarmar.com.ar/Armada%20Argentina/ArmadaHoy/Cormoran.htm. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
Further reading[]
- Arguindeguy, Pablo (1972) (in Spanish). Apuntes sobre los buques de la Armada Argentina (1810-1970). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Comando en Jefe de la Armada.
External links[]
- "Buques Hidrográficos - Lancha Hidrográfica "Cormorán"" (in Spanish). Argentina: Armada Argentina (Argentine Navy). http://www.ara.mil.ar/pag.asp?idItem=296. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
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