ARA Bartolomé Cordero explained

ARA Almirante Bartolomé Cordero (P-54) is the fourth and final offshore patrol vessel constructed for the Argentinian Navy.

The French shipbuilder Naval Group launched ARA Almirante Bartolomé Cordero on 21 September 2021 at Lanester.[1] The ship was delivered to the Argentine Navy in April 2022.[2] The ship sailed from France to Argentina in May/June 2022[3] and she was commissioned at the Mar del Plata Naval Base in July.

In November 2022, the ship carried out a relief and resupply mission to maritime traffic surveillance and control posts located on the islands of Tierra del Fuego and Isla de los Estados.[4]

In 2023, the patrol vessel, accompanied by the destroyer and supported by an S2T-Turbo Tracker aircraft, conducted joint exercises with the frigates and and the submarine of the Brazilian Navy.[5]

In early 2024 the patrol vessel accompanied the corvette in carrying-out patrol missions to monitor Argentina's 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone.[6] In May, Almirante Bartolomé Cordero, in conjunction with her sister ships and, the destroyers and Sarandí, as well as the corvettes Espora and, was tasked to participate in joint exercises with the US Navy's carrier task group. The exercises were the first to take place between the two navies in several years.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ARA Bartolome Cordero Archives. 2021-11-20. Maritime Shipping News. en-US.
  2. Web site: Argentine Navy receives the fourth OPV Bartolomé Cordero .
  3. Web site: Llegó a la Argentina la última de las cuatro embarcaciones construidas en Francia para la Armada . infobae.com . Morales . Fernando . 2 June 2022 . 6 June 2022.
  4. https://seawaves.com/2022/11/26/ara-contraalmirante-cordero-resupply-mission-in-tierra-de-fuego/{{Dead link|date=September 2023}}
  5. Web site: Cooperación regional en acción: ejercicios combinados de la Armada Argentina . infodefensa.com . es . Gonzalo . Mary . 9 September 2023 . 9 September 2023.
  6. Web site: La corbeta ARA “Espora” patrulla la milla 200 . Ministerio de Defensa Armada Argentina . es . The corvette ARA "Espora" patrols mile 200 . 25 March 2024 . 3 April 2024.
  7. Web site: La Armada Argentina inicia sus actividades para el Ejercicio Gringo – Gaucho II . Pucará Defensa . 26 May 2024 . 26 May 2024 . Riva . Santiago.