This list includes all major

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s (transports, colliers, tankers, scientific vessels, tugs, among others) in service with the Argentine Navy since being formally established in the 1860s.In 1861 the modern

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was born, after the

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. It does not include vessels prior to that date, nor does it include

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which are listed separately. The list is organized by type of ship, by class within each type, and by service entry date within each class. 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. There is a separate

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regardless the type.

Naming tradition

The current norms establish naming conventions for Argentine Navy ships according to their type; some of these used for auxiliaries are summarized below. ;Avisos, salvage ships, maritime tugs: Mariners or civilians of relevance to the Navy. ;Icebreakers and polar ships: Antarctic coastal geographic features, or names historically related with the Argentine activity in Antarctica. ;Transports and tankers: Coastal geographic features. ;Research ships: Maritime port cities.

List of ships

Avisos

Irigoyen class (US-built) Zapiola class (US-built) Sotyomo class (US-built) Teniente Olivieri class aviso (US-built) Neftegaz class (Polish-built)AVISOS TIPO NEFTEGAZ - "Histarmar" website
(accessed 2016-07-24)

Icebreakers

General San Martín class

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(German-built) Almirante Irizar class

(Finnish-built)

Multipurpose ships

Ciudad de Zárate class multipurpose ship (US-built)

Oceanographic/Hydrographic Research

Capitán Cánepa-class (ex Flower-class, Canadian-built) Comodoro Lasserre-class (ex Colony-class, US-built) Islas Orcadas-class (ex Eltanin-class, US-built) Puerto Deseado-class

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ship (Argentine-built) Hydrographic ships (Argentine-built)

Repair ships

Achelous class (US-built)

Tankers/Oilers

Motor ships (various origins) These ships can't be included in a specific "class", so are listed together in this table. Steam ships (various origins) These older ships can't be included in a specific "class", so are listed together in this table. ''Patagonia''-class replenishment oiler (French-built) ''Punta Cigueña''-class tanker (US-built)These ships were of the T1-M-A1 type from WW2 era. ''Punta Delgada''-class tanker (ex-s, US-built)These ships were of the T1-M-BT1 type from WW2 era. ''Punta Medanos''-class tanker (Argentine-built)

Training ships

Libertad class tall ship (Argentine-built) Fishing training ship (Japanese-built)

Transports and cargo ships

Motor ships (various origins) These ships can't be included in a specific "class", so are listed together in this table. Steam ships (various origins) These older ships can't be included in a specific "class", so are listed together in this table. Chaco class (German-built) Bahía Aguirre class (Canadian-built) Bahía Paraíso class (Argentine-built) Lapataia class (Italian-built) Hércules class fast troop transport (British-built) ''Costa Sur'' class (Argentine-built)

Tugs and salvage

Steam ships (various origins) These older ships can't be included in a specific "class", so are listed together in this table. Harbour tugs (US-built)

Footnotes

References

Notes

Online sources

ARA official website – Sea Fleet – Auxiliary Units
Auxiliaries currently in service supporting the fleet ‘’(retrieved 2009-09-15)’’ *

External links

* {{cite web , url= http://www.histarmar.com.ar/Armada%20Argentina/ListGralBuques900a2003.htm , title= Buques de la Armada Argentina 1900-2013 , trans-title=(List of ) Ships of the Argentine Navy 1900-2013 , language=es , website= Historia y Arqueologia Marítima (Histarmar) , publisher= Fundación Histarmar - Carlos Mey , access-date=2014-09-14 Lists of ships of Argentina Argentine Navy