ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (cruiser)
- ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (cruiser)
The ARA "Veinticinco de Mayo" was a cruiser which served in the Argentine Navy through World War II. The English translation of the name is the Twenty-fifth of May, which is the date of Argentina's May Revolution in 1810.
The "Veinticinco de Mayo" was built in Italy and was the first ship of the "Veinticinco de Mayo" class of cruisers. Three vessels were to be produced, but in the end, only "Mayo" and her sister ship "Almirante Brown" were acquired, both in 1931.
These ships were unusual in several ways. First, they carried 7.5 inch guns, only the third class of warship to do so. Also, like the Italian "Zara" class and other Italian-built warships of the era they carried their floatplanes under the foredeck and launched them from a fixed catapult over the bows.
References
* David Miller, "Illustrated Directory of Warships - from 1860 to the present day." (Salamander Books, London, 2001)
* M.J. Whitley, "Cruisers of World War II, An International Encyclopedia" (1995) Arms and Armour Press
See also
* List of cruisers
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