ARA Fournier (M-5)

	Stern quarter view of ARA Fournier
History
Argentina
Name	Fournier
Builder	Sanchez Shipyard, San Fernando
Launched	1939
Commissioned	1940
Identification	Pennant number M-5
Fate	Ran aground and sank 4 October 1949
General characteristics
Class and type	Bouchard-class minesweeper
Displacement	450 long tons (457 t) (standard) ; 520 long tons (528 t) (full load);
Length	59.00 m (193 ft 7 in) oa
Beam	7.30 m (23 ft 11 in)
Draught	2.27 m (7 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × MAN 2-cycle diesel engines, 2,000 bhp (1,500 kW);
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range	3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Endurance	50 long tons (51 t) fuel oil
Complement	62
Armament	2 × single 99 mm (3.9 in) guns; 1 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns; 2 × 7.65 mm (0.301 in) machine guns;

ARA Fournier (M-5) was a Bouchard-class minesweeper of the Argentine Navy. She was in service from 1940 until her sinking in 1949.

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