USNS Eltanin
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Eltanin |
| Namesake | A star in the constellation Draco |
| Builder | Avondale Marine Ways, Inc., Avondale, Louisiana |
| Laid down | date unknown as type (C1-ME2-13a) hull |
| Launched | 16 January 1957 |
| Acquired | by the U.S. Navy, October 1957 |
| In service | October 1957 by MSTS as USNS Eltanin (T-AK-270) |
| Out of service | date unknown |
| Reclassified | Oceanographic Research Vessel (T-AGOR-8), 23 August 1962 |
| Stricken | not known |
| Fate | transferred to Argentina in 1974 |
| History | |
| Argentina | |
| Name | ARA Islas Orcadas |
| Acquired | 1974 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1979 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cargo ship (icebreaker) |
| Tonnage | 1,850 tons |
| Displacement | 3,886 tons |
| Length | 266 ft (81 m) |
| Beam | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Draft | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
| Propulsion | diesel electric, two shafts, 3,200hp |
| Speed | 13 knots |
| Complement | 18 civilians, 15 scientific party, 6 Navy |
| Armament | none indicated |
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USNS Eltanin (T-AK-270/T-AGOR-8) was an Eltanin-class cargo ship with an ice-breaking hull acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1957 and then operated by the Navy in a non-commissioned status, named after Eltanin, a star in the constellation Draco. Her designation was changed to that of an oceanographic research ship in 1962 when she operated in Antarctic waters.