The ARA ''Teniente Olivieri'' (A-2) is a ship in service with the
Argentine Navy classified as an
aviso
An ''aviso'' was originally a kind of dispatch boat or "advice boat", carrying orders before the development of effective remote communication.
The term, derived from the Portuguese and Spanish word for "advice", "notice" or "warning", an ...
.
[Patrulleras Argentinas:Parte 3. Aviso Clase Teniente Olivieri / Supply-Marsea (ATF), 24 July 2009]
Homebased at
Ushuaia
Ushuaia ( , ) is the capital of Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur Province, Argentina. With a population of nearly 75,000 and a location below the 54th parallel south latitude, Ushuaia claims the title of world's souther ...
, she is normally assigned to operate in
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest cont ...
during the summer campaigns in the ''Patrulla Antártica Naval Combinada'' (English: Joint Antarctic Naval Patrol) with the
Chilean Navy
The Chilean Navy ( es, Armada de Chile) is the naval warfare service branch of the Chilean Armed Forces. It is under the Ministry of National Defense. Its headquarters are at Edificio Armada de Chile, Valparaiso.
History
Origins and the War ...
to guarantee safety to all tourist and scientific ships that are in transit within the
Antarctic Peninsula.
Service
Built in 1981 as ''Marsea 10'' by Quality Shipyard in
, USA as a support ship and tug for
oil rigs.
[
In November 1987 was acquired by the U.S. Maritime Administration.
In Argentine service, she is the first ship to bear the name of Midshipman Olivieri killed on the ARA ''Alferez Sobral'' bridge during the Falklands War. The vessel was reported active as of 2022.]
References
Official site
External links
at Histamar
Video
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1981 ships
Auxiliary ships of the Argentine Navy
Ships built in New Orleans