ARA Bartolomé Cordero

ARA Almirante Bartolomé Cordero (P-54) is the fourth and final Gowind-class offshore patrol vessel constructed for the Argentinian Navy.

History
Argentina
Name	Bartolomé Cordero
Namesake	Bartolomé Leónidas Cordero
Ordered	2020
Builder	DCNS, Lorient (now Kership)
Launched	21 September 2021[1]
Acquired	11 April 2022[2]
Identification	Pennant number: P-54
General characteristics
Class and type	Kership offshore patrol vessel
Displacement	1,450 t (1,430 long tons) (full load)
Length	87 m (285 ft 5 in)
Beam	11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Draft	3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
Installed power	Electrical:
Propulsion	2 Anglo Belgian Corporation V12 diesel engines, 5.6 MW (7,500 hp)
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range	8,000 nmi (14,800 km; 9,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Endurance	30 days
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × 9 m (30 ft) RHIBs
Complement	30 core crew, up to 29 troops
Sensors and processing systems	DCNS Polaris combat management system Terma Scanter 6002 I-Band surface search radar Terma Scanter 4102 I-Band air and surface search radar Sagem EOMS (Electro Optical Multisensor System) NG Sagem SIGMA 40D Inertial measurement unit LinkSrechts Helicopter visual landing aid system
Electronic warfare & decoys	Thales Altesse & Vigile LW ESM/COMINT system Lacroix Defense & Security Sylena decoy system
Armament	1 × Leonardo 30 mm Marlin cannon[3] 2 × .50 cal machine guns
Aircraft carried	1 × 5-ton helicopter or 1 × 10-ton helicopter (supported) RUAS-160 naval drone (one UAV to be acquired by the navy; service entry mid-2020s; further orders may follow)[4][5]
Aviation facilities	Helicopter pad and hangar

The French Shipbuilder Naval Group launched ARA Almirante Bartolomé Cordero on 21 September 2021 at Lanester.[6] The ship was delivered to the Argentine Navy in April 2022. [7]