ARA Uruguay

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ARA Uruguay is a historic Argentine naval corvette best known for its Antarctic rescue missions and now preserved as a museum ship in Buenos Aires.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf corvette
historic ship
museum ship
naval ship
armament naval guns
builder Laird Brothers
builtAt Birkenhead
builtInCountry United Kingdom
category Corvettes of the Argentine Navy
Museum ships in Argentina
Ships built on the River Mersey
commandedBy Julián Irízar
commissioned 1874
country Argentina
decommissioned 1926
displacement approximately 550 tons
era 19th century naval vessel
flag Flag of Argentina
linked to: Argentine flag
heritageDesignation national historic monument of Argentina
hullMaterial wood
IMOStatus not applicable (pre-IMO historic vessel)
launchDate 1874
length about 46 meters
location Buenos Aires
mooredAt Puerto Madero
mooredOn Costanera Sur
museumShipSince late 1950s
namedAfter Uruguay
nameLanguage Spanish
notableEvent rescue of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition of Otto Nordenskjöld
notableEventDate 1903
notableFor Antarctic rescue missions
openToPublic true
operator Argentine Navy
preservationStatus preserved as museum ship
preservingOrganization Argentine Navy
propulsion sail
steam engine
role gunboat
patrol ship
training ship
serviceBranch Armada de la República Argentina
linked to: Argentine Navy
shipType schooner-rigged steam corvette
tourismAttraction Buenos Aires maritime museum attraction
usedIn Antarctic exploration support
Patagonian campaigns
hydrographic surveys

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