ARA Bahía Buen Suceso
ARA Bahía Buen Suceso (B-6) was a Bahía Aguirre-class 5,000-ton fleet transport that served in the Argentine Navy from 1950 to 1982. She took part in the Falklands War as a logistics ship tasked with resupplying the Argentine garrisons scattered around the Falkland Islands. Captured by British forces on 15 June after running aground at Fox Bay, she sank in deep waters while being used as target practice by the Royal Navy on 21 October 1982.
| History | |
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| Argentina | |
| Name | Bahía Buen Suceso |
| Builder | Halifax Shipbuilding Ltd., Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Yard number | 17 |
| Commissioned | 1950 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk, 21 October 1982 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Bahía Aguirre class |
| Type | Transport |
| Tonnage | 3,834 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 102.48 m (336 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 14.36 m (47 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 5.64 m (18 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 × Nordberg 5-cylinder 3,750 hp (2,796 kW) diesel engines, 2 shafts |
| Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) |
| Capacity | 100 passengers |
| Crew | 46 |
| Service record | |
| Part of: | Argentine Navy, Naval Transport Service |
| Operations: | Falklands war |
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