ARGENTINIAN SHIPS
Plate 1. ARA Veinticinco de Mayo
The Argentine aircraft carrier in a photograph taken before the war. Image obtained from the internet. The photographer may be Ennio Chiecchio.
Plate 2. Super Étendards on ARA Vinticinco de Mayo
A post-war picture showing Super Es operating from the carrier. Steam rises from the catapult, while a jet performs a touch-and-go. Luis Rosendo/Heritage Images / Alamy Stock Photo.
Plate 3. Patrol vessel, Islas Malvinas
The sister ship of the Río Iguaza. She is shown alongside HMS Cardiff after capture and renaming as HMS Tiger. The multi-colour camouflage scheme is shown to good effect. Wikimedia Commons: Ken Griffiths, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Plate 4. One of three Argentine Sumner-class destroyers
All were equipped with four Exocet box launchers, two on each side (between the funnels). Each ship also had a helicopter landing pad but no hanger. At 34 knots, they were very fast. See sister ship in Plate 15 'Argentine Ship Losses & Damage'. Luis Rosendo/Heritage Images / Alamy Stock Photo.
Plate 5. ARA General Belgrano
Belgrano refuelling at Ushuaia in April 1982, revealing her length and three forward gun turrets, each with three 6-inch guns. Note that the 2nd turret is super firing, while the third turret can only fire broadsides. Also see Plates 1 & 2 in 'Argentine Ship Losses & Damage'. Public Domain.
Plate 6. General Belgrano 1 May 1982
One of the last pictures taken of Belgrano on 1 May, 1982, from the oil tanker Puerto Rosales. She filled her tanks in preparation for engagement with the British fleet. Also see Plate 42 in section 'Missiles & Guns'. Public Domain.
Plate 7. ARA Hércules
She was almost identical to British Type-42 destroyers except for the addition of two Exocet missile launchers per side (arrows). Public Domain.
Plate 8. ARA Almirante Irízar (Q-5)
The Argentine icebreaker involved in the initial invasion of the Falklands on 2 April 1982. Her helicopter facilities were used to transport troops ashore. Photographer Manuel Mohedano Torres.
Plate 9. ARA Guerrico (P-32)
One of three Drummond-class corvettes in the Argentine Navy. She is shown in South Georgian waters. Two of her four Exocet box launchers are prominent just aft of the mast. Also see Plate 12 in 'Argentinian Ship Losses & Damage'. Public Domain, from a 2024 post by Agustin Vazquez.