, ▁where ▁Uruguay ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁laid ▁up ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁ ▁Late ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Com merce ▁offered ▁Uruguay ▁for ▁sale . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁she ▁was ▁sold ▁for ▁sc rap ▁to ▁Pe ck ▁Iron ▁and ▁Met als ▁of ▁Nor folk , ▁Virginia . ▁Pe ck ▁re - s old ▁her ▁on ▁to ▁L uria ▁B ros ▁who ▁scra pped ▁her ▁at ▁K ear ny , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁Notable ▁passengers ▁and ▁visitors ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁future ▁U . S . ▁President ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁sa iled ▁on ▁" Ar gent ina " ▁from ▁the ▁USA ▁to ▁Brazil ▁and ▁Argentina . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁the ▁advent urer ▁S asha ▁S iem el ▁sa iled ▁on ▁Argentina ▁from ▁Brazil ▁to ▁the ▁USA . ▁When ▁the ▁ship ▁dock ed ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁he ▁gave ▁ABC ▁a ▁fil med ▁interview ▁ab o ard ▁about ▁hunting ▁j agu ars ▁in ▁the ▁M ato ▁Gros so . ▁ ▁In ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁the ▁cast ▁of ▁the ▁Broadway ▁play ▁M ister ▁Roberts , ▁including ▁Henry ▁F onda , ▁jud ged ▁a ▁fashion ▁show ▁ab o ard ▁Argentina . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁photograph er ▁and ▁film - maker ▁Ruth ▁Or kin ▁sa iled ▁ab o ard ▁Argentina ▁to ▁film ▁and ▁write ▁about ▁her ▁passengers ▁for ▁Cor on et ▁magazine .