ARA Cormorán explained

ARA Cormorán (Q-15) is a hydrographic survey boat of the Argentine Navy, built in the Río Santiago Shipyard and based in Buenos Aires. The vessel is named after the cormorant, a seabird that inhabits Argentina’s littoral, and is the fourth Argentine naval ship with this name.^[1]

Design

Cormorán is a coastal and fluvial research ship designed by the engineering team at Río Santiago Shipyard, where it was built. Its hull has a metallic structure covered with cedar wooden planks, and its superstructure is made of aluminium.

It is powered by two diesel engines driving two propellers, and has a Decca TM 1226 navigation radar.

History

Cormorán was built in the Río Santiago Shipyard. Commissioned by the Argentine Navy in February 1964, she was assigned to the Naval Hydrographic Service (Servicio de Hidrografía Naval).

Since then she has undertaken several campaigns, which included depth sounding, current measuring, water sampling and bottom sampling.

In 2010 she supported the hydrographic surveys performed in the Río de la Plata by the Uruguayan ship ROU Sirius.^[2]

In 2012 she surveyed the inner Río de la Plata, and in 2013 sounded the rivers Paraná Ibicuy and Paraná Pavón;^[3] during 2014 she surveyed the Magdalena Channel of the Río de la Plata.^[4]

See also

• List of auxiliary ships of the Argentine Navy

References

Bibliography

• Book: Amendolara Bourdette . Ignacio . Guia de los buques de la Armada Argentina 2005-2006 . 2005 . es, en . 987-43-9400-5 . Buenos Aires, Argentina . 2014-09-13 . 2014-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140913170252/http://www.ipneditores.com.ar/product_info.php?products_id=142 . dead .

Other sources

• Web site: Buque Hidrográfico A.R.A. "Cormorán" . Hydrographic Ship A.R.A. "Cormorán" . Histarmar - Historia y Arqueología Marítima . Argentina . Fundación Histarmar . es . 2016-01-09 .

Further reading

• Book: Arguindeguy, Pablo. Apuntes sobre los buques de la Armada Argentina (1810-1970) . 1972. Comando en Jefe de la Armada. Buenos Aires, Argentina. es.

External links

• Web site: Buques Hidrográficos - Lancha Hidrográfica "Cormorán" . Hydrographic Ships - Hydrographic Boat "Cormorán" . Armada Argentina, sitio oficial . Argentina . Armada Argentina (Argentine Navy) . es . 2016-01-09 . 2011-06-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110621225224/http://www.ara.mil.ar/pag.asp?idItem=296 . dead .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Buque Hidrográfico A.R.A. "Cormorán" . Histarmar - Historia y Arqueología Marítima . Fundación Histarmar . es . 2016-01-10 .
2. News: 3 September 2010. Apoyo a un buque uruguayo que realiza tareas científicas. es. Gaceta Marinera. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 10 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192953/http://www.gacetamarinera.com.ar/nota.asp?idNota=2199&idSec=7. 2016-03-04. dead.
3. News: 27 November 2013. El Servicio de Hidrografía Naval llevó a cabo varios relevamientos. es. Gaceta Marinera. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 10 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190157/http://www.gacetamarinera.com.ar/nota.asp?idNota=6035&idSec=7. 2016-03-04. dead.
4. News: 9 May 2014. La lancha hidrográfica ARA "Cormorán" efectuó trabajos de batimetría. es. Gaceta Marinera. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 10 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924020537/http://www.gacetamarinera.com.ar/nota.asp?idNota=6564&idSec=7. 2015-09-24. dead.