ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (C-2)

History
Argentina
Name	Veinticinco de Mayo
Namesake	May Revolution
Builder	Cantiere navale fratelli Orlando, Livorno
Laid down	29 November 1927
Launched	11 August 1929
Commissioned	11 July 1931
Fate	Scrapped 1960
General characteristics
Class and type	Veinticinco de Mayo-class cruiser
Displacement	6,800t normal; 9,000t full load
Length	560.3 ft (170.8 m)
Beam	58.5 ft (17.8 m)
Draught	15.3 ft (4.7 m)
Installed power	85,000 hp (63,000 kW)
Propulsion	Parsons turbine, 2 screws
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h)
Range	8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement	600
Armament	6 × 190 mm (7.5 inch)/52 caliber guns (3 × 2); 12 × 102 mm (4 inch)/45 caliber DP guns (6 × 2); 6 × Vickers-Terni 40/39 mm AA guns; 6 × 533 mm (21-inch) torpedo tubes;
Armour	Deck: 1 in (25 mm) ; Sides: 2.8 in (71 mm) ; Conning tower: 2.3 in (58 mm) ; Turrets: 2 in (51 mm);
Aircraft carried	2 × Grumman J2F Duck
Aviation facilities	Catapult launcher

ARA Veinticinco de Mayo was a cruiser which served in the Argentine Navy. The English translation of the name is May 25, which is the date of Argentina's May Revolution in 1810.

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