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Revision as of 19:33, 25 April 2011
_Antartida.jpg) Tte Olivieri departing Jubany base on Antarctica
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| History | |
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 Argentina | |
| Name | ARA Teniente Olivieri (A-2) |
| Namesake | Liteunent Olivieri |
| Launched | 1981 |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1640 tons (full) |
| Length | 56.3 m |
| Beam | 12.2 m |
| Draft | 4.3 m |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) 2 x Diesel-electric engines, single screw |
| Speed | 14 knots |
| Range | 2800 miles at 10 knots |
| Complement | 39 [1] |
| Armament | 2 × 12.7mm machine-guns |
The ARA Teniente Olivieri (A-2) is a fleet ocean tug in service at the Argentine Navy classified as aviso.
Homebased at Ushuaia is normally assigned to operate in Antarctica during the summer campaigns in the Patrulla Antártica Naval Combinada (English: Joint Antarctic Naval Patrol) with the Chilean Navy to guarantee safety to all touristic and scientific ships that are in transit within the Antarctic Peninsula [2].
Service
Built in 1981 as Marsea 10 by Quality Shipyard at New Orleans, USA to be used as support ship and trailer for oil rigs.
In November 1987 was acquired by the U.S. Maritime Administration.
It is the first ship to bear the name of Midshipman Olivieri killed on the ARA Alferez Sobral bridge during the Falklands War ( Template:Lang-es )
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