ARA Fournier

	Stern quarter view of ARA Fournier
History
Argentina
Name	Fournier
Namesake	César Fournier, an Italian-Argentine privateer during the Cisplatine War
Builder	Sanchez Shipyard, San Fernando
Launched	1939
Commissioned	1940
Identification	Pennant number M-5
Fate	Capsized in a gale and sank, 22 September 1949
General characteristics
Class & type	Bouchard-class minesweeper
Displacement	450 long tons (457 t) (standard) ; 520 long tons (528 t) (full load);
Length	59.00 m (193 ft 7 in) oa
Beam	7.30 m (23 ft 11 in)
Draught	2.27 m (7 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × MAN 2-cycle diesel engines, 2,000 bhp (1,500 kW);
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range	3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Endurance	50 long tons (51 t) fuel oil
Complement	62
Armament	2 × single 99 mm (3.9 in) guns; 1 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns; 2 × 7.65 mm (0.301 in) machine guns;

ARA Fournier (M-5) was a Bouchard-class minesweeper of the Argentine Navy. As the rest of her class, Fournier was basically designed for coastal or riverine service; notwithstanding, the Argentine Navy deployed the Bouchards to the South Atlantic in patrol and resupply missions, The weight of her armament and the low upper works resulted in the ships' unstability in open seas. Fournier was in service from 1940 until her sinking during a gale in 1949 while crossing from the Atlantic to the Pacific through the Magellan Straits, with heavy loss of life.