ARA Hércules (B-52)

ARA Hércules after her conversion
History
Argentina
NameHércules
NamesakeAfter a frigate commanded by Admiral Guillermo Brown in 1814
Ordered18 May 1970
BuilderVickers Shipbuilding and Engineering
Laid down16 June 1971
Launched24 October 1972
Acquired10 May 1976
Commissioned12 July 1976
Decommissioned25 June 2024
Reclassified1999
HomeportPuerto Belgrano Naval Base
IdentificationB-52
StatusDecommissioned
General characteristics
Class & typeType 42 destroyer
Displacement4,100 tons (4,170 t)
Length125 m (410 ft)
Beam14.6 m (48 ft)
Draught5.2 m (17 ft)
Propulsion
  • COGAG - 2 × RM-1A gas turbines 8,200 shp (6,100 kW)
  • 2 × TM-3B gas turbines 54,400 shp (40,600 kW)
  • 2 shafts
Speed28 knots (52 km/h)
Complement
  • 270 as Destroyer
  • 166 (+238 troops) as Multipurpose Transport
Armament
  • As Destroyer
    • 1 × 4.5-inch (114 mm) DP gun
    • 1 × 2 Sea Dart anti-aircraft missiles
    • 4 × MM38 Exocet anti-ship missiles
    • 2 × 20mm anti-aircraft (AA) guns
    • 6 × 12.75-inch (324 mm) torpedo tubes
  • As Multipurpose Transport
    • 1 × 4.5-inch DP gun
    • 2 × 20 mm AA guns;
    • 6 × 12.75-inch torpedo tubes
Aircraft carried

ARA Hércules was a former Type 42 destroyer of the Argentine Navy (Spanish: Armada de la República Argentina), which was transformed into a multi-purpose transport ship with the pennant number B-52 (previously D-1) and assigned to the amphibious force in 1999. She was formally decommissioned in 2024 after having been non-operational for several years.

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