Veinticinco de Mayo-class cruiser
Argentinian Cruiser ARA 25 de Mayo | |
| Class overview | |
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| Builders | OTO, Livorno |
| Operators | Argentine Navy |
| In commission | 1931 - 1961 |
| Planned | 3 |
| Cancelled | 1 |
| Retired | 2 |
| General characteristics ARA Veinticinco de Mayo | |
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| Length | 171 m (561 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 17.82 m (58 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 4.66 m (15 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft Parsons turbines, 6 oil-fired boilers, 85,000 hp (63,000 kW) |
| Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h) |
| Range | 8,030 nautical miles (14,870 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Complement | 780 |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × Grumman J2F Duck aircraft |
| Aviation facilities | Catapult launcher |
The two Veinticinco de Mayo-class heavy cruisers served in the Argentine Navy through World War II. They were the only post-Washington Naval Treaty heavy cruisers built for a South American navy. Both ships of the class were built in Italy by the OTO company, and commissioned into the Argentine Navy in 1931.