Auxiliary Ship ARA Tte Olivieri

ARGENTINA - ARA Teniente Olivieri

The auxiliary ship ARA Teniente Olivieri (A 2), the former Marsea 10, was a PSV (Platform Supply Vessel), built at the Quality Shipyard in Houma, Louisiana (USA) and commissioned in 1981. It was acquired by the Argentine Government to the US Maritime Administration, on November 15, 1987 and delivered in May 1988, to be used as a warning and Patrol.

The ship displaces 1,640 tons, and its dimensions are: 56.3 meters long, 12.2 meters wide and 3.6 meters deep. Propulsion is provided by two GM-EMD 16-645 E6 type diesels, which generate 3,700 HP and drive two propellers, with a speed of 14 knots and a radius of 5,200 km at 10 knots. She also has two 300 shp bow (side) thrusters. The crew consists of 15 men and she is armed with two 12.7 mm machine guns.

The load capacity on the aft deck, which measures 35.06 meters long by 9.33 meters wide, is 610 tons. In commercial service, it transports up to 315 tons of fuel, 514 tons of industrial water, 44 tons of drinking water and 113 tons of bentonite slurry. In Argentine Navy service, the ship normally carries up to 600 tons of fuel and 800 tons of water. She is based in Puerto Belgrano and is primarily used as a logistical support vessel for facilities and isolated locations.

In 1994, speculation about the acquisition of another similar vessel, an AHTS called "Erebus", which now belongs to the company Marítima Mexicana SA de CV (MARMEX) TMM Group, operating under the name "Isla Ballena".

Photo: Luis Padilha

ARA “TENIENTE OLIVIERI” (A-2)

Shipyards: Quality Shipyard, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Origin: Ex Marsea 10
Entry into service: 1981
Entry into service US Maritime Administration: November 1987
Entry into ARA service: s/d
Assigned to: Naval Amphibious and Logistics Command (COAL). Stationed at the Puerto Belgrano Naval Base (BNPB)

Technical characteristics

Displacement at full load: 1640 tn
Dimensions: length 56.3 m; beam 12.2 m; draft 4.3 m.
Maximum speed: 14 knots
Propulsion: 2 GM/EMD 16-645 E6, 3230 HP, 2 propellers.
Autonomy: 2,800 nautical miles at 10 knots.
Crew: 25 men
Armament: 2 12.7 mm MG machine guns.
Radar: s/d

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