ARA Almirante Storni (P-53)

ARA Almirante Storni (P-53) is the third Gowind-class offshore patrol vessel constructed for the Argentinian Navy.

History
Argentina
Name	Almirante Storni
Namesake	Segundo Rosa Storni
Ordered	2019
Builder	Kership, Lorient
Launched	10 May 2021
Acquired	13 October 2021[1]
Identification	Pennant number: P-53
General characteristics
Class and type	Kership offshore patrol vessel
Displacement	1,450 t (1,430 long tons) (full load)
Length	87 m (285 ft 5 in)
Beam	11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Draft	3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
Installed power	Electrical:
Propulsion	2 Anglo Belgian Corporation V12 diesel engines, 5.6 MW (7,500 hp)
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range	8,000 nmi (14,800 km; 9,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Endurance	30 days
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × 9 m (30 ft) RHIBs
Complement	30 core crew, up to 29 troops
Sensors and processing systems	DCNS Polaris combat management system Terma Scanter 6002 I-Band surface search radar Terma Scanter 4102 I-Band air and surface search radar Sagem EOMS (Electro Optical Multisensor System) NG Sagem SIGMA 40D Inertial measurement unit LinkSrechts Helicopter visual landing aid system
Electronic warfare & decoys	Thales Altesse & Vigile LW ESM/COMINT system Lacroix Defense & Security Sylena decoy system
Armament	1 × Leonardo 30 mm Marlin cannon[2] 2 × .50 cal machine guns
Aircraft carried	1 × 5-ton helicopter or 1 × 10-ton helicopter (supported) RUAS-160 naval drone (one UAV to be acquired by the navy; service entry mid-2020s; further orders may follow)[3][4]
Aviation facilities	Helicopter pad and hangar

The French Shipbuilder Naval Group launched the hull of ARA Almirante Storni on 10 May 2021 at Lanester, before moving it to Concarneau for fitting out.[5] It is the second ship of the Argentine Navy to be named after the former Minister of the Navy and Vice Admiral Segundo Rosa Storni. The first was the Fletcher-class destroyer ARA Almirante Storni (D-24).[6]