Julián Irízar
Admiral Julián Irízar (Capilla del Señor, Buenos Aires Province, January 7, 1869 – March 17, 1935) was an officer of the Argentine Navy. He became a key figure in the modernization of the navy's fleet, the commander of the First Division of the Navy and later Naval Center President, but his most memorable action was as commander of the corvette Uruguay in the 1903 rescue of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition led by Otto Nordenskjöld, whose ship, the Antarctic was destroyed by ice. At the time of the rescue he held the rank Capitán de Corbeta (Lieutenant Commander). (See ARA Uruguay for more information.)
Julián Irizar | |
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Julian Irizar as Admiral | |
| Born | 7 January 1869 Capilla del Señor, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
| Died | 17 March 1935 (aged 66) Buenos Aires |
| Buried | Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires |
| Allegiance | Argentina |
| Service/ | Argentine Navy |
| Years of service | 1884–1932 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral (Equivalent of U.S.A. Rear Admiral) |
| Commands held | ARA Uruguay Supervised modernization of battleships Mariano Moreno and Bernado Rivadavia in the United States Promoted to Vice Admiral 1926, Appointed National Maritime Prefect 1932 Chaired Naval Center for two years starting 1931 |
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