ARA Almirante Storni (P-53)
{{short description|Bouchard-class offshore patrol vessel of the Argentinian Navy}}
{{other ships|ARA Almirante Storni}}
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = ARA_Storni_Konk-Kerne.jpg | Ship caption = ARA Almirante Storni in the port of Concarneau }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship way number = | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Argentina|naval}} | Ship name = Almirante Storni | Ship namesake = Segundo Rosa Storni | Ship ordered = 2019 | Ship awarded = | Ship builder = Kership, Lorient | Ship original cost = | Ship recommissioned = | Ship country = Argentina | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = 10 May 2021 | Ship sponsor = | Ship christened = | Ship completed = | Ship commissioned = | Ship yard number = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship identification = Pennant number: P-53 | Ship motto = | Ship out of service = | Ship renamed = | Ship reclassified = | Ship refit = | Ship struck = | Ship reinstated = | Ship homeport = | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship nickname = | Ship honours = | Ship honors = | Ship captured = | Ship fate = | Ship status = | Ship notes = | Ship badge = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Ship speed = {{convert|21|kn|lk=in}} | Ship class = Kership offshore patrol vessel | Ship displacement = {{convert|1450|MT|LT|abbr=on|lk=on}} (full load) | Ship length = {{convert|87|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|11|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship draft = {{convert|3.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship power = Electrical: | Ship propulsion = 2 Anglo Belgian Corporation V12 diesel engines, {{convert|5.6|MW|lk=on|abbr=on}} | Header caption = | Ship endurance = 30 days | Ship range = {{convert|8000|nmi |
| 2|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|12|kn}}
| Ship complement = 30 core crew, up to 29 troops | Ship sensors = * DCNS Polaris combat management system
| Ship EW = * Thales Altesse & Vigile LW ESM/COMINT system
| Ship aircraft = * 1 × 5-ton helicopter or 1 × 10-ton helicopter (supported)
| Ship boats = 2 × {{convert|9|m|ft|abbr=on}} RHIBs | Ship aircraft facilities = Helicopter pad and hangar | Ship notes = }} |
ARA Almirante Storni (P-53) is the third Gowind-class offshore patrol vessel constructed for the Argentinian Navy.
The French shipbuilder Naval Group launched the hull of ARA Almirante Storni on 10 May 2021 at Lanester, before moving it to Concarneau for fitting out.{{cite web |url=https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/concarneau-mise-leau-dun-nouveau-patrouilleur-pour-largentine |title=Concarneau : mise à l'eau d'un nouveau patrouilleur pour l'Argentine |work=Mer et Marine |last=Groizeleau |first=Vincent |language=fr-FR |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=31 October 2021 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511023331/https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/concarneau-mise-leau-dun-nouveau-patrouilleur-pour-largentine |archive-date=2021-05-11 }} It is the second ship of the Argentine Navy to be named after the former Minister of the Navy and Vice Admiral Segundo Rosa Storni. The first was the {{sclass|Fletcher|destroyer}} {{ship|ARA|Almirante Storni|D-24}}.{{Cite web|title=Naval Group delivers Gowind-class Almirante Storni to Argentine|url=http://navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/october/10844-naval-group-delivers-gowind-class-almirante-storni-to-argentine.html|access-date=2021-10-30|website=Navy Recognition}}
Career
In May 2024, Almirante Storni, in conjunction with her sister ships {{ship|ARA|Bartolomé Cordero||2}} and {{ship|ARA|Piedrabuena|P-52|2}}, the destroyers {{ship|ARA|La Argentina|D-11|2}} and {{ship|ARA|Sarandí|D-13|2}}, as well as the corvettes {{ship|ARA|Espora|P-41|2}} and {{ship|ARA|Rosales|P-42|2}}, was tasked to participate in joint exercises with the US Navy's {{USS|George Washington|CVN-73|2}} carrier task group. The exercises were the first to take place between the two navies in several years.{{cite web |url=https://www.pucara.org/post/la-armada-argentina-inicia-sus-actividades-para-el-ejercicio-gringo-gaucho-ii |title=La Armada Argentina inicia sus actividades para el Ejercicio Gringo – Gaucho II |work=Pucará Defensa |date=26 May 2024 |access-date=26 May 2024 |last=Riva |first=Santiago}}
In August 2024, she took part in joint exercise Fraterno XXXVII in the South Atlantic along with the destroyer {{ship|ARA|Sarandí|D-13|2}} and corvette {{ship|ARA|Espora|P-41|2}}, as well as the Brazilian Navy's frigate {{ship|Brazilian frigate|Liberal||2}} and submarine {{ship|Brazilian submarine|Tikuna||2}}. The exercise's anti-submarine warfare element focused on reconnaissance, sonar tracking, search and attack by surface units, whereas the maritime element focused on joint air defense coordination, tactical formations and joint helicopter maneuvers.{{cite web|url=https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/4963775/armadas-argentina-brasil-fortalecen-lazos-ejercicio-fraterno-xxxvii|title= Las armadas de Argentina y Brasil fortalecen lazos en el ejercicio Fraterno |publisher=Infodefensa|language=es|date=22 August 2024|access-date=2 September 2024}}
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Category:Ships of the Argentine Navy