List of auxiliary ships of the Argentine Navy



This list includes all major auxiliary ships (transports, colliers, tankers, scientific vessels, tugs, among others) in service with the Argentine Navy since being formally established in the 1860s. It does not include vessels prior to that date, nor does it include warships which are listed separately.

The list is organized by type of ship, by class within each type, and by service entry date within each class. 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.

There is a separate list of current ships of the Argentine Navy regardless the type.

Naming tradition
The current norms establish naming conventions for Argentine Navy ships according to their type; some of these used for auxiliaries are summarized below.


 * Avisos, salvage ships, maritime tugs: Mariners or civilians of relevance to the Navy.
 * Icebreakers and polar ships: Antarctic coastal geographic features, or names historically related with the Argentine activity in Antarctica.
 * Transports and tankers: Coastal geographic features.
 * Research ships: Maritime port cities.

Avisos
Irigoyen class (US-built)

Zapiola class (US-built)

Sotyomo class (US-built)

Teniente Olivieri class aviso (US-built)

Neftegaz class (Polish-built)

Icebreakers
 General San Martín class icebreaker (German-built)

 Almirante Irizar class icebreaker (Finnish-built)

Multipurpose ships
Ciudad de Zárate class multipurpose ship (US-built)

Oceanographic/Hydrographic Research
 Capitán Cánepa-class (ex Flower-class, Canadian-built)

Comodoro Lasserre-class (ex Colony-class, US-built)

Islas Orcadas-class (ex Eltanin-class, US-built)

Puerto Deseado-class oceanographic ship (Argentine-built)

Hydrographic ships (Argentine-built)

Repair ships
Achelous class (US-built)

Tankers/Oilers
Motor ships (various origins)

Steam ships (various origins)

Patagonia-class replenishment oiler (French-built)

Punta Cigueña-class tanker (US-built)

Punta Delgada-class tanker (ex-Klickitat-class gasoline tankers, US-built)

Punta Medanos-class tanker (Argentine-built)

Training ships
Libertad class tall ship (Argentine-built)

Fishing training ship (Japanese-built)

Transports and cargo ships
Motor ships (various origins)

Steam ships (various origins)

Chaco class (German-built)

Bahía Aguirre class (Canadian-built)

Bahía Paraíso class (Argentine-built)

Lapataia class (Italian-built)

 Hércules class fast troop transport (British-built)

Costa Sur class  (Argentine-built)

Tugs and salvage
Steam ships (various origins)

Harbour tugs (US-built)

Online sources

 * ARA official website – Sea Fleet – Auxiliary Units Auxiliaries currently in service supporting the fleet ‘’(retrieved 2009-09-15)’’