ARA Piedrabuena (P-52)

	ARA Piedrabuena (P-52)
History
Argentina
Name	Piedrabuena
Namesake	Piedrabuena
Ordered	2018
Builder	DCNS, Lorient
Laid down	2019
Launched	1 October 2020
Identification	Pennant number: P-52
Status	Sea trials
General characteristics
Class and type	Kership offshore patrol vessel
Displacement	1,450 t (1,430 long tons) (full load)
Length	87 m (285 ft 5 in)
Beam	11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Draft	3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
Installed power	Electrical:
Propulsion	2 Anglo Belgian Corporation V12 diesel engines, 5.6 MW (7,500 hp)
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range	8,000 nmi (14,800 km; 9,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Endurance	30 days
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 × 9 m (30 ft) RHIBs
Complement	30 core crew, up to 29 troops
Sensors and ; processing systems	DCNS Polaris combat management system; Terma Scanter 6002 I-Band surface search radar; Terma Scanter 4102 I-Band air and surface search radar; Sagem EOMS (Electro Optical Multisensor System) NG; Sagem SIGMA 40D Inertial measurement unit; LinkSrechts Helicopter visual landing aid system;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	Thales Altesse & Vigile LW ESM/COMINT system; Lacroix Defense & Security Sylena decoy system;
Armament	1 × Leonardo 30 mm Marlin cannon; 2 × .50 cal machine guns;
Aircraft carried	1 × 5-ton helicopter or 1 × 10-ton helicopter (supported); Schiebel Camcopter S-100 (could be operated, but not acquired by Argentina);
Aviation facilities	Helicopter pad and hangar

ARA Piedrabuena (P-52) is the second ship of Argentinian Gowind-class corvette of the Argentinian Navy.

Development and design

After repeated negotiations and break-offs, in February 2018 the Argentine Navy was instructed to restart negotiations with Naval Group for the procurement of four Gowind-class vessels. The decision was motivated by the meeting between Argentine President Mauricio Macri and French President Emmanuel Macron at the annual World Economic Forum summit in Davos, Switzerland. An order for four vessels was expected in July 2018.^[3] In November 2018, Argentina confirmed the purchase of four Gowind-class vessels. The purchase includes the already-built L'Adroit, which in 2016 visited the region on a marketing trip, and three new vessels.^[4]

Construction and career

Piedrabuena was laid down in 2019 and launched on 1 October 2020 by DCNS in Lorient. The vessel began sea trials in March 2021.^[5]

References

^ "La tripulación del nuevo buque de la Armada Argentina viaja a Francia para iniciar instrucción". infodefensa.com (in Spanish). 11 February 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Blama, Andrea. "CAMCOPTER S-100 Integration into DCNS New Class of Offshore Patrol Vessel" (PDF). Schiebel. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
^ Higuera, Jose (2 February 2018). "Argentina restarts talks with Naval Group for Gowind OPVs". IHS Jane's 360. Santiago. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
^ "Argentina confirms the purchase of four French OPVs". IHS Jane's 360. 30 November 2018. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
^ Groizeleau, Vincent (4 March 2021). "Premières images à la mer de l'OPV argentin Piedrabuena". Mer et Marine (in French). Retrieved 17 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[1] "La tripulación del nuevo buque de la Armada Argentina viaja a Francia para iniciar instrucción". infodefensa.com (in Spanish). 11 February 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[Schiebel-2] Blama, Andrea. "CAMCOPTER S-100 Integration into DCNS New Class of Offshore Patrol Vessel" (PDF). Schiebel. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.

[3] Higuera, Jose (2 February 2018). "Argentina restarts talks with Naval Group for Gowind OPVs". IHS Jane's 360. Santiago. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.

[4] "Argentina confirms the purchase of four French OPVs". IHS Jane's 360. 30 November 2018. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.

[5] Groizeleau, Vincent (4 March 2021). "Premières images à la mer de l'OPV argentin Piedrabuena". Mer et Marine (in French). Retrieved 17 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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