Several ships of the Argentine Navy ( Armada de la República Argentina) have been named La Argentina, with or without the prefix "ARA". , a frigate commanded by Hippolyte Bouchard in the corsair campaign 1817-1819 , a schooner , a corvette , a barque , a school ship in service from 1884 to 1900. , a light cruiser launched in 1937. She was decommissioned in 1972 and scrapped in 1974. , an , launched in 1981. La Argentina, ARA