ARA Buenos Aires

ARA Buenos Aires was the lead ship of her class of destroyer built for the Argentine Navy. The ship's design was based on the British Royal Navy's G class. Buenos Aires was laid down by Vickers Armstrong at Barrow and launched on 21 September 1937. After completion on 4 April 1938, she was turned over to the Argentine Navy, and remained in service until she was stricken in 1971.