The Seguí-class destroyer is a class of destroyers of the Argentine Navy. Four ships of the Allen M. Sumner class were lent by the United States Navy and were in commission from 1972 until 1984.
Development
ARA Seguí was commissioned as USS Hank on 28 August 1944, ARA Hipólito Bouchard was commissioned as USS Borie on 21 September 1944 and ARA Piedra Buena was commissioned as USS Collett on 16 May 1944.[1][2]
Seguí was the only one still in her Korean War configuration meanwhile, Bouchard and Piedra had FRAM configurations.
After World War II, they were in a mothball state, but on 1 July 1972 and 5 May 1977, they were handed over to Argentina based on the Argentina-US Ship Loan Agreement. All ships took on minor roles during the Falklands War. Bouchard and Piedra escorted the Belgrano in 1982 and were caught off guard by the submarine attack. They were dispatched to hunt for HMS Conqueror and made ASW grenade passes, but no contacts were made. Bouchard took a torpedo hit, the third Mk 8 torpedo launched on the Belgrano, but it failed to detonate.[3]
USS Mansfield was also bought by the Argentina, but was never commissioned and used as spare parts for their current ships during that time.
Ships in the class
| Seguí class | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull no. | Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Acquired | Decommissioned | Fate |
| D-25 | Seguí | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company | 17 January 1944 | 21 May 1944 | 1 July 1972 | 1983 | Scrapped, 1983 |
| D-26 | Hipólito Bouchard | 29 February 1944 | 4 July 1944 | 1 July 1972 | 1984 | Scrapped, 1984 | |
| D-29 | Piedra Buena | Bath Iron Works | 11 October 1943 | 5 March 1944 | 17 May 1977 | 18 February 1985 | Sunk as target, 1988 |
References
- ^ Gardiner, Chumbley & Budzbon 1995, p. 7.
- ^ DANFS.
- ^ encyclopedia, david bocquelet-Naval. "The Argentinian Navy in the cold war (Armada de Argentina)". naval-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
Bibliography
- Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7. OCLC 34267261.
- "Collett (DD-730)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
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