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ARA Uruguay

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The corbeta (corvette) ARA Uruguay, built in England, is the largest ship afloat of its age in the Armada de la República Argentina (Argentine Navy), with more than 140 years passed since its commissioning in September 1874. [1]

39 relations: Antarctic (ship), Antarctica, ARA Paraná (1874), ARA Presidente Sarmiento, Argentine Navy, Armstrong Gun, Barque, Battle of Juncal, Binnacle, Birkenhead, Buenos Aires, Cammell Laird, Cape Horn, Corbeta Uruguay base, Corvette, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Drake Passage, England, Exploration, Fishery, Geography, Gunboat, Hydrographic survey, Jean-Baptiste Charcot, Julián Irízar, Museum ship, Otto Nordenskjöld, Puerto Madero, Río Santiago Shipyard, Sail plan, Schooner, Search and rescue, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, South Orkney Islands, Swedish Antarctic Expedition, Training ship, Transit of Venus, Vavasseur mounting, Zárate, Buenos Aires.

Antarctic (ship)

Antarctic was a Swedish steamship built in Drammen, Norway in 1871.

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Antarctica

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent.

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ARA Paraná (1874)

ARA Paraná was a steam and sail corvette built in United Kingdom in 1873 which served as a gunboat with the Argentine Navy between 1874 and 1899.

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ARA Presidente Sarmiento

ARA Presidente Sarmiento is a museum ship in Argentina, originally built as a training ship for the Argentine Navy and named after Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, the seventh President of Argentina.

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Argentine Navy

The Navy of the Argentine Republic or Argentine Navy (Armada de la República Argentina — ARA, also Armada Argentina) is the navy of Argentina.

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Armstrong Gun

An Armstrong Gun was a uniquely designed type of rifled breech-loading field and heavy gun designed by Sir William Armstrong and manufactured in England beginning in 1855 by the Elswick Ordnance Company and the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich.

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Barque

A barque, barc, or bark is a type of sailing vessel with three or more masts having the fore- and mainmasts rigged square and only the mizzen (the aftmost mast) rigged fore-and-aft.

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Battle of Juncal

The naval Battle of Juncal took place between a squadron of the newly independent United Provinces of the River Plate under command of William Brown and a squadron belonging to the Brazilian Empire, commanded by Sena Pereira.

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Binnacle

A binnacle is a waist-high case or stand on the deck of a ship, generally mounted in front of the helmsman, in which navigational instruments are placed for easy and quick reference as well as to protect the delicate instruments.

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Birkenhead

Birkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England.

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Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the capital and most populous city of Argentina.

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Cammell Laird

Cammell Laird is a British shipbuilding company.

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Cape Horn

Cape Horn (Cabo de Hornos) is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile, and is located on the small Hornos Island.

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Corbeta Uruguay base

Corbeta Uruguay base was an Argentine military outpost established in November 1976 on Thule Island, Southern Thule, in the South Sandwich Islands.

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Corvette

A corvette is a small warship.

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Domingo Faustino Sarmiento

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (February 15, 1811 – September 11, 1888) was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the seventh President of Argentina.

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Drake Passage

The Drake Passage or Mar de Hoces—Sea of Hoces—is the body of water between South America's Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Exploration

Exploration is the act of searching for the purpose of discovery of information or resources.

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Fishery

Generally, a fishery is an entity engaged in raising or harvesting fish which is determined by some authority to be a fishery.

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Geography

Geography (from Greek γεωγραφία, geographia, literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, the features, the inhabitants, and the phenomena of Earth.

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Gunboat

A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.

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Hydrographic survey

Hydrographic survey is the science of measurement and description of features which affect maritime navigation, marine construction, dredging, offshore oil exploration/offshore oil drilling and related activities.

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Jean-Baptiste Charcot

Jean-Baptiste-Étienne-Auguste Charcot (15 July 1867 – 16 September 1936), born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, was a French scientist, medical doctor and polar scientist.

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Julián Irízar

Admiral Julián Irízar (Capilla del Señor, Buenos Aires Province, January 7, 1869 – March 17, 1935) was an officer of the Argentine Navy.

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Museum ship

A museum ship, also called a memorial ship, is a ship that has been preserved and converted into a museum open to the public for educational or memorial purposes.

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Otto Nordenskjöld

Nils Otto Gustaf Nordenskjöld (December 6, 1869 – June 2, 1928) was a Finnish and Swedish geologist, geographer, and polar explorer.

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Puerto Madero

Puerto Madero, also known within the urban planning community as the Puerto Madero Waterfront, is a barrio (district) of the Argentine capital at Buenos Aires CBD, occupying a significant portion of the Río de la Plata riverbank and representing the latest architectural trends in the city of Buenos Aires.

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Río Santiago Shipyard

The Rio Santiago Shipyard is a shipyard located in the city of Ensenada, Buenos Aires Province at the shores of the Santiago River.

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Sail plan

A sail plan is a set of drawings, usually prepared by a naval architect which shows the various combinations of sail proposed for a sailing ship.

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Schooner

A schooner is a type of sailing vessel with fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts.

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Search and rescue

Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger.

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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean.

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South Orkney Islands

The South Orkney Islands are a group of islands in the Southern Ocean, about north-east of the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.

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Swedish Antarctic Expedition

The Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901–1904) was led by Otto Nordenskjöld and Carl Anton Larsen.

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Training ship

A training ship is a ship used to train students as sailors.

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Transit of Venus

A transit of Venus across the Sun takes place when the planet Venus passes directly between the Sun and a superior planet, becoming visible against (and hence obscuring a small portion of) the solar disk.

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Vavasseur mounting

Vavasseur mountings were several mounting devices for artillery and machine guns.

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Zárate, Buenos Aires

Zarate, Argentina is 1hr and 15 minutes away from Argentina's capital Buenos Aires.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARA_Uruguay

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