List of auxiliary ships of the Argentine Navy
Introduction ARA ''Almirante Irizar'' icebreakerThis list includes all major auxiliary ships (transports, colliers, tankers, scientific vessels, tugs, among others) in service with the Argentine Navy since being formally established in the 1860s. It does not include vessels prior to that date, nor does it include warships which are listed separately.The list is organized by type of ship, by class within each type, and by service entry date within each class. Service entry dates indicate the ship's commissioning into the Argentine Navy, and not the ship's entry in service with another navy unless specifically said.There is a separate list of current ships of the Argentine Navy regardless the type.
Naming tradition The current norms establish naming conventions for Argentine Navy ships according to their type;  some of these used for auxiliaries are summarized below. ;Avisos, salvage ships, maritime tugs: Mariners or civilians of relevance to the Navy. ;Icebreakers and polar ships: Antarctic coastal geographic features, or names historically related with the Argentine activity in Antarctica. ;Transports and tankers: Coastal geographic features. ;Research ships: Maritime port cities.
List of ships === Avisos ==='''Irigoyen class''' (US-built)Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Comandante Gral. Irigoyen''A-1USS ''Cahuilla''1961 2010ARA '' Francisco de Gurruchaga''A-3USS ''Luiseno''1975 in serviceARA '' Suboficial Castillo''A-6USS ''Takelma''1993 in service'''Zapiola class''' (US-built)Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Comandante Gral. Zapiola''A-2USS ''Arapaho''19611976 '''Sotyomo class''' (US-built)Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Diaguita'' A-5 ex-US Navy (ATA-124)19471979 ARA ''Yamana'' A-6 ex-US Navy (ATA-126)1947/81985 ARA ''Chiriguano'' A-7 ex-US Navy (ATA-227)19471996 ARA ''Sanaviron'' A-8 ex-US Navy (ATA-228)19471997 ARA ''Alférez Sobral'' A-9 USS ''Salish'' (ATA-187)1972 2019  ARA ''Comodoro Somellera'' A-10 USS ''Catawba'' (ATA-210)1972 1998 '''Teniente Olivieri class aviso''' (US-built)Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Teniente Olivieri'' A-2 ''Marsea 10'' (in the US Maritime Administration) 1987 in service '''Neftegaz class''' (Polish-built)Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Puerto Argentino''A-21Neftegaz 612015 in serviceARA ''Estrecho San Carlos''A-22Neftegaz 512015 in serviceARA ''Bahía Agradable''A-23Neftegaz 71''Tumcha''2015 in serviceARA ''Islas Malvinas''A-24Neftegaz 572015 in service=== Icebreakers ===''' General San Martín class icebreaker''' (German-built)Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''General San Martín''Q-4none19541982''' Almirante Irizar class icebreaker''' (Finnish-built)Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Almirante Irizar''Q-5 none1978 In service === Multipurpose ships ==='''Ciudad de Zárate class multipurpose ship''' (US-built)Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Ciudad de Zárate''Q-61 USCG ''Red Cedar'' (WLM 688)2000 in serviceARA ''Ciudad de Rosario''Q-62 USCG ''Red Wood'' (WLM 685)2000 in serviceARA ''Punta Alta''Q-63 USCG ''Red Birch'' (WLM 687)2000 in service=== Oceanographic/Hydrographic Research ===''' Capitán Cánepa-class''' (ex Flower-class, Canadian-built)Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Capitán Cánepa''Q-3HMCS ''Barrie'' ''Gasestado''19571972'''Comodoro Lasserre-class''' (ex Colony-class, US-built)Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Comodoro Lasserre''Q-9HMS ''Caicos'' ARA ''Santísima Trinidad''19631969'''Islas Orcadas-class''' (ex Eltanin-class, US-built)Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Islas Orcadas''USNS Eltanin (T-AGOR-8)19741979'''Puerto Deseado-class oceanographic ship''' (Argentine-built)Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Puerto Deseado''Q-20 none1979 in service'''Hydrographic ships''' (Argentine-built)Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Comodoro Rivadavia''Q-11 none1974 in serviceARA ''Cormorán''Q-15 none1964 in serviceARA ''Petrel''Q-16 none19652014=== Repair ships ==='''Achelous class''' (US-built)Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Ingeniero Iribas''Q-21 USS ARL-519471967ARA ''Ingeniero Gadda''Q-22 USS ARL-619471960=== Tankers/Oilers ==='''Motor ships''' (various origins) Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Ingeniero Julio Krause''B-13 ex-Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales fleet1993 Sunk as target in 2016'''Steam ships''' (various origins) Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Santa Cruz''19211921 '''''Patagonia''-class replenishment oiler''' (French-built)Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Patagonia''B-1 ''Durance'' (A629), French Navy, 1999 in service'''''Punta Cigueña''-class tanker''' (US-built)Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Punta Cigueña''''Sulphur Bluff''19471961 ARA ''Punta Rasa''''Salt Creek''19471968 '''''Punta Delgada''-class tanker''' (ex-s, US-built)Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Punta Delgada''B-16USS ''Nanticoke'' (AOG-66)19481984 ARA ''Punta Loyola''USS ''Klickitat'' (AOG-64)19481966 ARA ''Punta Ninfas''USS ''Michigamme'' (AOG-65)19481963 '''''Punta Medanos''-class tanker''' (Argentine-built)Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Punta Médanos''B-18none19501988 === Training ships ==='''Libertad class tall ship''' (Argentine-built)Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Libertad''Q-2 none1963 in service '''Fishing training ship''' (Japanese-built)Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Luisito''Q-51 none1985 in service === Transports and cargo ships ==='''Motor ships''' (various origins) Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Ushuaia''B-4Q-1019401973 ARA ''San Julián''B-7''FS 281'', ''SVD 381''19471996 ARA ''Magallanes''''Colon'', ''Solis''ex-CAP ''Magallanes''19561963 ARA ''Beagle''''Serena''19571963 ARA ''Isla de los Estados''B-8''Transbetica''''Trans-Betica''19801982 ARA ''Capitán Panigadi''ex-YCF ''Ceibo''''Capitán Tulio Panigadi''1988200? ARA ''Río Gallegos''''Santa Cruz''1988 ?ARA ''San Nicolás''''Hokusei Maru II''ex-YCF ''Yaham''19881996ARA ''Astra Federico''''Ciudad de San Fernando''''Astrafederico''19922005 ARA ''Astra Valentina''''Ciudad de Tigre''''Astravalentina''19922005 '''Steam ships''' (various origins) Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Azopardo''18851922 ARA ''América''''Lake Hector''19231937 ARA ''Bahía Blanca''19181935 ARA ''Chubut''''Punta de Indio'', ''M.O.P. 209-C''19191920  ARA ''Comodoro Rivadavia''''Anselm'' 19421944  ARA ''Constitución'' 1900unknown  ARA ''Magallanes''''Gran Chaco Argentino''1886 1887 ARA ''Patagonia''ex-cruiser same name1917 1925 ARA ''Patagonia''''Idun'', ''Friesland''1926 1959 ARA ''Piedrabuena''ARA ''Paraná''19001922  ARA ''República''19001922  ARA ''Río Negro''''Hecla'', ''Claris'', ''Conde de Vilana'', ''Pedro Tercero'', ''Tiempo''19201954  ARA ''Vicente Fidel López''''Tees''19121949  ARA ''Villarino''1880 1899 '''Chaco class''' (German-built)Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Chaco''''Rio Claro'', ''Ultramar'' 19251951 ARA ''Pampa''''Rio Bueno'', ''Tajamar'' 19251950 '''Bahía Aguirre class''' (Canadian-built)Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Bahía Aguirre''B-2none 19501981  ARA ''Bahía Buen Suceso''B-6none19501982  ARA ''Bahía Thetis''B-8none19501974 '''Bahía Paraíso class''' (Argentine-built)Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Bahía Paraíso''Q-6B-1 19811989 '''Lapataia class''' (Italian-built)Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Lapataia''B-10none 19511971 ARA ''Le Maire''B-11none19511967 ARA ''Les Eclaireurs''B-12none19511968 ''' Hércules class fast troop transport''' (British-built)Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Hércules''B-52 none1977 in service '''''Costa Sur'' class ''' (Argentine-built)Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Canal Beagle''B-3 none1978 in serviceARA ''Bahia San Blas''B-4 none1978 in service ARA ''Cabo de Hornos''B-5 none1979 in service=== Tugs and salvage ==='''Steam ships''' (various origins) Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Azopardo''''Barstow''19221941 '''Harbour tugs''' (US-built)Ship NamePennant NumberOther namesService entryDecommissioningARA ''Mocovi''R-5ex-US Navy 1964unknown ARA ''Calchaqui''R-6ex-US Navy (YTL 445)1964unknown ARA ''Chulupi''R-10ex-US Navy1964unknown ARA ''Capayan''R-16ex-US Navy1965unknown ARA ''Chiquillan''R-18ex-US Navy1965unknown ARA ''Morcoyan''R-19ex-US Navy1965unknown
Footnotes
See also * List of ships of the Argentine Navy* List of active Argentine Navy ships
References === Notes ====== Online sources ===*  ARA official website – Sea Fleet – Auxiliary Units Auxiliaries currently in service supporting the fleet ‘’(retrieved 2009-09-15)’’*
Further reading ********
External links *