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ARA ''Cabo San Antonio'' (Q-42) was a

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in the Argentine Navy, built in Argentina at AFNE, Río Santiago shipyard. She was launched on 20 July 1968. ''Cabo San Antonio'' was based on the

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's ''De Soto County''-class

design.

History

The high point of her career was the Argentine invasion of the

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(Malvinas) in 1982, as part of

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. ''Cabo San Antonio'' disembarked with 20 LVTP-7 tracked amphibious armoured personnel carriers and

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transports from the 1st Amphibious Vehicles Battalion, carrying D and E Companies of the 2nd Marine Infantry Battalion at

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. She did not participate further in the Falklands War once the Argentinian landings finished. ''Cabo San Antonio'' was decommissioned in 1997.

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pictorial and history

History

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