ARA Nueve de Julio

The ARA "Nueve de Julio" was an Argentine Navy cruiser, purchased from the United States Navy on January 11, 1951. The "Nueve de Julio" was decommissioned in 1978 and sent to Japan to be scrapped.

General History

The ARA "Nueve de Julio" (C-5) was built as the USS|Boise|CL-47 in 1936 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia. The "Boise" was a "Brooklyn"-class light cruiser, named for the city of Boise, the capital of Idaho. She served in WWII in the Pacific theater before decommissioning on July 11, 1946. She was later sold to the Argentine Navy on January 11, 1951.During her service in the Argentine Navy, she participated in the Revolución Libertadora.

See also

* ARA General Belgrano

External links

* [http://www.ara.mil.ar/hist_sigloxx.asp ARA history, official website.] es icon
* [http://www.fuerzasnavales.com/registro.htm Ships of the ARA] es icon
* [http://www.histarmar.com.ar/InfHistorica/AntiguaFlotadeMar/EspTec20Cr9deJulio.htm History of the "ARA Nueve de Julio (C-5)] es icon
* [http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-b/cl47.htm history.navy.mil: Official Photos of USS "Boise"]
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/04/047/04047.htm navsource.org: USS "Boise"]