ARA Piedrabuena (P-52)
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 ARA Piedrabuena (P-52) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Argentina | |
| Name | Piedrabuena |
| Namesake | Piedrabuena |
| Ordered | 2018 |
| Builder | DCNS, Lorient (now Kership) |
| Laid down | 2019 |
| Launched | 1 October 2020 |
| Acquired | 13 April 2021[1] |
| Identification | Pennant number: P-52 |
| Status | Delivered |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 & processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Aircraft carried | |
| Aviation facilities | Helicopter pad and hangar |
ARA Piedrabuena (P-52) is the second ship of Argentine Gowind-class offshore patrol vessel of the Argentine Navy.
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.[5] 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.[6]
