Final Multi-Mission Offshore Patrol Vessel Delivered to Argentina

Naval Group delivered the A.R.A. Contraalmirante Cordero to the Argentine Navy at a handover ceremony in Concarneau By DA Staff / 20 Apr 2022

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The last of the four Argentinian Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs), OPV 87 A.R.A. Contraalmirante Cordero, has been delivered by Naval Group to the Argentine Navy in a handover ceremony that marks the completion of a successful program.

A.R.A. Contraalmirante Cordero was delivered to the Argentine Navy in Concarneau in the presence of Francisco Cafiero, Secretary for International Defense Affairs at the Argentine Ministry of Defense, Vice Admiral Enrique Antonio Traina, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Argentine Navy and Alain Guillou, EVP International Development at Naval Group. It is part of the contract signed by Naval Group with Argentina in 2019 for the supply of four OPVs. 

The A.R.A. Contraalmirante Cordero is the last vessel of the series and its delivery marks the success of a program that has met all its deadlines: the A.R.A. Bouchard (ex-L’Adroit) was delivered in December 2019 two months ahead of schedule, and the second and third OPVs A.R.A Piedrabuena and A.R.A Storni were delivered in April and October 2021, in line with the original schedule. Naval Group, Kership and Piriou worked side by side with the Argentinean Navy to make this possible, achieving an excellent overall customer satisfaction rate measured at 97%.

“We are conscious that delivering 4 ships in 3 years, training the crews and providing the associated logistics services was a real challenge,” said Captain Santiago Villemur, representative of the Argentinian Navy in France. “Our thanks and gratitude go to all the men and women of Naval Group and its industrial partners who have worked tirelessly to achieve this feat. These ships are already contributing to the defense of Argentina’s sovereign interests by enabling the Argentine Armada to carry out its missions at sea.”

“It is with great pride and emotion that we are delivering the last vessel of the series to Argentina on the exact date stipulated in the contract and are witnessing the raising of the Argentinean flag in Brittany for the fourth time,” said Stéphanie Giroud, director of the program at Naval Group. “The success of this project is a collective one and is due to the excellence of the relationship established with the Argentinean Armada, whose high standards and confidence have motivated our teams to meet the client’s expectations to the maximum. It is also the result of a constructive and innovative industrial partnership between the teams of Naval Group, Kership and Piriou.”

The Argentine OPVs benefit from innovations developed by Naval Group and proven by the French Navy, which has operated L’Adroit in several oceans for six years for multiple maritime security operations, alone or in cooperation. 

The patrol vessels of the series constructed in Concarneau offer the same assets and features as those of the A.R.A. Bouchard. Several developments have been incorporated to meet the needs of the Argentine Navy as closely as possible. Better armed and motorized than the Bouchard, equipped with an active stabilization system and a bow thruster, it is also ice proven, i.e. adapted to navigation in the cold waters of Antarctica. 

The vessels offer very high endurance and excellent sea-worthiness, with a 360° visibility from the bridge and a unique mast for a panoramic radar coverage. The OPVs also enable the rapid, safe and discrete deployment of intervention crafts launched by a double system of ramps at the stern of the patrol vessel.

This range of ships benefits from Naval Group’s expertise in information and command systems, allowing for extensive surveillance of the maritime space and the detection of suspicious behaviours. 

The A.R.A Contraalmirante Cordero is equipped with the POLARIS system and NiDL tactical data link system, specifically developed by Naval Group for state action missions at sea and sea-proven by the French Navy.

The OPV is able to stay on high seas for more than three weeks, to reach a speed of 20 knots and to accommodate a helicopter. Implemented by a reduced crew of 40 members, it is also able to accommodate around 20 extra passengers.

Key features: 

  • Length: 87 meters
  • Beam: 14 meters
  • Displacement: 1,650 tons
  • Max. speed: over 20 knots
  • Accommodation: 59 (crew and passengers)
  • Endurance: > 7,000 nautical miles
  • Boarding capacity: two light crafts of 9 meters and one 10-ton class helicopter
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