and 1987, but Parker was delayed until 1990 after flooding on 2 October 1986. Fitting out of Robinson and Gómez Roca was suspended in 1992, briefly restarted in July 1994 and resumed on 18 July 1997. These last two have improved automation, communication and electronics systems; along with Parker they have a telescopic hangar fitted. All members of the class have the Thales DAISY combat data system, but Robinson has an indigenous command system as well. Service history Spiro and Rosales participated in the multinational task force blockading Iraq as part of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in 1990/1991. The Esporas enforced the Argentine exclusive economic zone and captured a number of illegal fishing vessels in the early 1990s. In August 2012 Spiro hit a sandbank as she left Mar del Plata and lost her sonar. This meant Espora had to make an unscheduled deployment to replace her in the Atlasur IX naval exercise off West Africa. Espora left home with unresolved problems in her generators, which became worse until she ended up in South Africa with three failed generators. The German manufacturers MTU refused to repair them without payment in advance since Argentina still owed them money for previous work, so Espora spent 73 days at Simonstown until the dispute was finally resolved and the repairs completed. As of 2020 life extension programs for at least two units of the class were planned with work to be carried out at the Río Santiago Shipyard. This work might incorporate a conversion of the operational profile of two ships, possibly toward supporting offshore patrol missions. The first ship selected for conversion to the offshore patrol role is Parker. As of 2021, the corvettes Espora, Spiro, Robinson and Gómez Roca were all reported active and in September participated in a naval exercise also involving the destroyer Sarandí and aircraft from Argentine naval aviation. Specifications Displacement: n/a tons (empty); 1,790 tons (full load) Length: n/a ft (91.2 m) Beam: n/a ft (11.1 m) Draught: n/a ft (4.5 m) Propulsion: 2 shafts / propellers 2 Semt-Pielstick 16 PC2-5 V 400 diesel engines, tot. Max shaft horsepower: n/a shp max Speed: Range: at Armament 4 × Aérospatiale MM 38 Exocet SSM (As of 2020, work was underway to maintain the missile's operational relevance; missiles removed from Parker given her 2021-23 conversion to the offshore patrol role) 1 × 3/62 (76 mm) OTO Melara DP