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Cargo ship
Costa Sur-class cargo ship is a cargo ship. It was built by Príncipe, Menghi y Penco , Argentina. Reported operators include Argentine Navy.
ArgentinaCosta Sur class
Príncipe, Menghi y Penco , Argentina
Argentine Navy
1977–1979
1978–present
1978–present
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3
3
Cargo ship
10,894 tons full load
119.9 m (393 ft)
17.5 m (57 ft)
7.49 m (24.6 ft)
2 Sulzer 6 ZL 40/48 diesel engines , 6,400 hp (4,800 kW), 2 shaft
16.3 knots (30.2 km/h) max 12 knots (22 km/h) cruise
bulk cargo: 9,700 m 3 (340,000 cu ft) or 6,800 tons refrigerated cargo: 210 m 3 (7,400 cu ft)
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characteristics from Argentine Navy official website.
The Costa Sur-class cargo ship is a class of three cargo ships designed and built in Argentina in 1975–1979 for servicing the Patagonic coast routes; capable of transporting bulk cargo , live cattle, and containers. The ships have been in service with the Argentine Navy since 1978. The class is named after the southern coastal area of Argentina which was designed to service.
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sept 2026 | 119.9 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 119.9 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Costa Sur-class cargo ship equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ArgentinaNavy exact named equipment holdings: Costa Sur (capacity 4 LCVP). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT / AK. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Navy exact named class holdings of Costa Sur (capacity 4 LCVP). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT / AK. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited. The own fetched design source declares this exact class and its PDF operator country; ship capacities and fitted launcher/armament counts are retained as source scope, not added to hull quantities.