Costa Sur-class cargo ship
ARA Bahía San Blas (B-4), date unknown | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Costa Sur class |
| Builders | Príncipe, Menghi y Penco, Argentina |
| Operators | Argentine Navy |
| Built | 1977–1979 |
| In service | 1978–present |
| In commission | 1978–present |
| Planned | 3 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Active | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Displacement | 10,894 tons full load |
| Length | 119.9 m (393 ft) |
| Beam | 17.5 m (57 ft) |
| Draught | 7.49 m (24.6 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 Sulzer 6 ZL 40/48 diesel engines, 6,400 hp (4,800 kW), 2 shaft |
| Speed | |
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| Complement | 40 |
| Notes | characteristics from Argentine Navy official website. |
The Costa Sur-class cargo ship is a class of three cargo ships designed and built in Argentina in 1975–1979 for servicing the Patagonic coast routes; capable of transporting bulk cargo, live cattle, and containers. The ships have been in service with the Argentine Navy since 1978. The class is named after the southern coastal area of Argentina which was designed to service.