List of ships of the Argentine Navy

thumb|right|400px|ARA Independencia aircraft carrierThis list includes all major warships and sailing vessels in service with the Argentine Navy since being formally established in the 1860s. It does not include vessels prior to that date, nor it includes auxiliary vessels, transports, colliers or scientific vessels, which are listed on List of auxiliary ships of the Argentine Navy.<br>Service entry dates indicate the ship's commissioning into the Argentine Navy and not the ship's entry in service with another navy unless specifically said.

Aircraft Carriers

Colossus class (British-built)

Dreadnoughts

Rivadavia class (US-built)

Battleships

Almirante Brown class battleship (British-built)



Libertad class river battleships (British-built)

Armored Cruisers

Garibaldi class (Italian-built)



Bernardino Rivadavia class (Italian-built)*

• These ships were sold to Japan prior to completion as per naval disarmament agreements with Chile.

Monitors

Los Andes class (British-built)

Cruisers

Patagonia class (Austria-Hungary-built)



Late-19th Century cruisers (British-built)



Almirante Brown class heavy cruisers (Italian-built)



La Argentina class (British-built)



General Belgrano class (US Brooklyn class cruisers)



(1) sunk in combat action during the Falklands War.

Destroyers

Catamarca class (German-built)



Cervantes class (Spanish-built) - ordered by the Spanish Navy and sold to Argentina prior to completion.



Mendoza class (British-built)



Buenos Aires class...
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