ARA Suboficial Castillo (A-6)
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The ARA Suboficial Castillo (A-6) is a Abnaki class tug patrol boat of the Argentine Navy
. She previously served in the US Navy as USS Takelma (ATF-113) from 1944 to 1976.
Suboficial Castillo is used as support ship for both the Argentine Submarine Force
and during the summer campaigns in Antarctica
in the Patrulla Antártica Naval Combinada (English: Joint Antarctic Naval Patrol) with the Chilean Navy
to guarantee safety to all touristic and scientific ships that are in transit within the Antarctic Peninsula
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, USA and commissioned by the US Navy in 1944. She was transferred to Reserve fleet in October 1976.
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It is the first ship to bear the name of Sub-Officer
of Argentine Marines Julio Saturnino Castillo an Argentine Nation to the Heroic Valour in Combat Cross
recipient killed during the Falklands War
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On May 25, 1995 captured the LW9579 trawler for illegal fishing in the Argentine Sea
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On January 1998, she transported a French team to the Isla de los Estados
island which install a replica of Jules Verne
's The Lighthouse at the End of the World
On August 19, 1998 after finishing a naval exercise with the Chilean Navy and docked at the port of Ushuaia
the ARA Comodoro Somellera
was sunk following a collision with her during a storm .
On 2007 she participated on the rescue of the ARA Almirante Irizar
after the icebreaker caught fire
As of 2010 she is homebased at Mar del Plata
naval base.
Argentine Navy
The Navy of the Argentine Republic or Armada of the Argentine Republic is the navy of Argentina. It is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, together with the Army and the Air Force....
. She previously served in the US Navy as USS Takelma (ATF-113) from 1944 to 1976.
Suboficial Castillo is used as support ship for both the Argentine Submarine Force
Argentine Submarine Force
The Argentine Submarine Force is the submarine service branch of the Argentine Navy. Argentine submarines have traditionally been named after the provinces of the Republic and they are home based at Mar del Plata naval base. COFS members have the same rank insignia and titles as the rest of the Navy...
and during the summer campaigns in Antarctica
Argentine Antarctica
Argentine Antarctica is a sector of Antarctica claimed by Argentina as part of its national territory. The Argentine Antarctic region, consisting of the Antarctic Peninsula and a triangular section extending to the South Pole, is delimited by the 25° West and 74° West meridians and the 60° South...
in the Patrulla Antártica Naval Combinada (English: Joint Antarctic Naval Patrol) with the Chilean Navy
Chilean Navy
-Independence Wars of Chile and Peru :The Chilean Navy dates back to 1817. A year before, following the Battle of Chacabuco, General Bernardo O'Higgins prophetically declared "this victory and another hundred shall be of no significance if we do not gain control of the sea".This led to the...
to guarantee safety to all touristic and scientific ships that are in transit within the Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica. It extends from a line between Cape Adams and a point on the mainland south of Eklund Islands....
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US Navy service
Takelma was built by United Engineering Co, at Alameda, CaliforniaAlameda, California
Alameda is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located on Alameda Island and Bay Farm Island, and is adjacent to Oakland in the San Francisco Bay. The Bay Farm Island portion of the city is adjacent to the Oakland International Airport. At the 2010 census, the city had a...
, USA and commissioned by the US Navy in 1944. She was transferred to Reserve fleet in October 1976.
Argentine service
The ship was acquired in 1993 by the Argentine Navy and classified as AvisoAviso
An aviso , a kind of dispatch boat or advice boat, survives particularly in the French navy, they are considered equivalent to the modern sloop....
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It is the first ship to bear the name of Sub-Officer
Sub-Officer
Sub-Officer is a term used in many military forces used to indicate ranks below commissioned officers. Sub-Officer is equivalent to the term NCO in the Commonwealth and USA...
of Argentine Marines Julio Saturnino Castillo an Argentine Nation to the Heroic Valour in Combat Cross
Argentine Nation to the Heroic Valour in Combat Cross
Argentine Nation to the Heroic Valour in Combat Cross is the highest national military decoration in Argentina.The decoration consists of a silver cross pattée bearing the Coat of arms of Argentina in gold, suspended from a chest ribbon of equal light blue-white-light blue stripes.Recipients of...
recipient killed during the Falklands War
Falklands War
The Falklands War , also called the Falklands Conflict or Falklands Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the disputed Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...
( )
On May 25, 1995 captured the LW9579 trawler for illegal fishing in the Argentine Sea
Argentine Sea
thumb|150px|Argentine Sea, off the [[Atlantic Ocean|atlantic]] coast of ArgentinaThe Argentine Sea refers to the sea within the continental shelf off the Argentine mainland...
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On January 1998, she transported a French team to the Isla de los Estados
Isla de los Estados
Isla de los Estados is an Argentine island that lies off the eastern extremity of the Argentine portion of Tierra del Fuego, from which it is separated by the Le Maire Strait...
island which install a replica of Jules Verne
Jules Verne
Jules Gabriel Verne was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea , A Journey to the Center of the Earth , and Around the World in Eighty Days...
's The Lighthouse at the End of the World
On August 19, 1998 after finishing a naval exercise with the Chilean Navy and docked at the port of Ushuaia
Ushuaia
Ushuaia may refer to the following:*Ushuaia, a city in Argentina.**Ushuaia Department, an administrative division**Ushuaia River**Ushuaia International Airport**Colegio Nacional de Ushuaia, National School of Ushuaia....
the ARA Comodoro Somellera
ARA Comodoro Somellera (A-10)
The ARA Comodoro Somellera was a Sotoyomo-class rescue tug that served in the Argentine Navy from 1972 to 1998 classified as Aviso...
was sunk following a collision with her during a storm .
On 2007 she participated on the rescue of the ARA Almirante Irizar
ARA Almirante Irízar (Q-5)
The ARA Almirante Irízar is a large icebreaker of the Argentine Navy. The ship is currently out of service since 2007, when a fire broke out in the auxiliary generator compartment...
after the icebreaker caught fire
As of 2010 she is homebased at Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"...
naval base.
External links
- Suboficial Castillo pictorial at Histarmar